Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 44
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By this third three-day period, indeed, the gods went upward to the heavenly world.
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Because it was not held together, it collapsed for them.
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They saw this sāman; with it they made it stand, [saying]: “It has stood here, it has stood here!” With it alone they made it firm. Since they made it stand by this, that is the Devasthāna's nature as Devasthāna. That there is the Devasthāna here, they establish this very three-day rite; they make it firm. Having prepared it, by it they went to the heavenly world. Because they stood firmly in that heavenly world, that too is the Devasthāna's nature as Devasthāna. When they went to the heavenly world, it protected this whole [world], just as its nidhana [protects]. By this sāman, indeed, he wins an invincible victory over the gods. Concerning this there is this verse: / “The gods, dwelling together, stepped upon the Vairūpa, and that fell apart for them; / having uttered ‘hiṃ’ and having climbed upon it again, they all shook off old age from their bodies.” / Having prepared this very chandoma three-day period, having mounted the Devasthāna sāman itself, they went to the heavenly world. Concerning this too there is this verse: / “When, at the summoning of the Vairūpa, uttering ‘hiṃ’ on the course, they stood firmly on their journey, / they created that Devasthāna sāman; by it the gods went to immortality.” / Thus indeed they went to immortality.
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Prajāpati created food.
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Fearing destruction, it departed into the directions.
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He desired: “May I secure food.”
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He saw this sāman.
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With it he secured food from all the directions, [saying]: “It has stood here, it has stood here!” One who desires food should recite it four times. There are four directions; he secures food from the directions. Now, one who desires the heavenly world should recite it three times. Three indeed are these worlds, for the attainment of these worlds. Now, the Arkapuṣpa. Arka, indeed, is food; this is its flower, which is wild. For that is born in the wilderness, for the attainment of wild food. The gods, indeed, desiring heaven, performed austerity. They saw these two sāmans; with them they praised. Thereupon, indeed, they attained the heavenly world. These two are heaven-bestowing sāmans. He attains the heavenly world who knows thus. Just as yonder tracks are seen after rain, even so the heavenly world was seen by these two. And they are heaven-bestowing. He attains the heavenly world who knows thus.
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Now, the Dairghaśravasa. The Dairghaśravasa is food, for the attainment of food. Dīrghatamas Māmateya, going on a quest for gain, said to Dīrghaśravas, his younger brother: “Be the overseer of these our wives.” Dīrghaśravas desired: “May I secure food, lest these wives starve.” He saw this sāman; with it he praised Agni: / “He who distributes all goods, the pleasant Hotṛ of the peoples, / as the first cups of honey, may praises go forward to this Agni!” / Thus. Agni, being praised by him, made this whole [world] consist of honey-sweet food for him. His wives lived just as those who eat honey. That is indeed a great sap; it is great food. By this sāman, indeed, he secures great food. And because Dīrghaśravas saw it, therefore it is called Dairghaśravasa.
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Now, the Yaśas.
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By the Yaśas, indeed, the gods became glory.
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They sit at the sacrificial session [thinking]: “May we become glory.”
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They indeed become glory.
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That glory, indeed, is prosperity.
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He attains prosperity who knows thus.
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And it has a nidhana of thirty-seven syllables.
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The Bṛhatī, indeed, has thirty-six syllables.
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The Bṛhatī is the heavenly world.
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Yonder sun is the thirty-seventh.
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They establish themselves in the end in this very heavenly world.
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And they pray for this auspicious blessing at the end.
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'Lifespan, full lifespan, everything; may we attain full lifespan!'
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By this very prosperity they attain the conclusion.
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Now the Śulka.
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By means of the Śulka the gods became toll-collectors.
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They sit at the sacrificial session [thinking], 'May we become toll-collectors!'
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They indeed become toll-collectors.
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The Śulka is indeed prosperity.
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He attains prosperity who knows thus.
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They also call it the Āśva. The gods, desiring heaven, practiced tapas. They saw this sāman. With it they praised. Thereupon they attained the heavenly world. This is a heavenly sāman. He attains the heavenly world who knows thus. Now the Bharga. By means of the Bharga the gods became radiant. They sit at the sacrificial session [thinking], 'May we become radiant!' They indeed become radiant. The Bharga is indeed prosperity. He attains prosperity who knows thus. Now the Abhiśava, for having reins on both sides. Just as one might drive with one rein, so it is when there is one; and just as one might drive with both reins, so it is when there are both. By these two, the twelve-day rite proceeds secured, uninjured. By the twelve-day rite, secured and uninjured, he crosses over evil and attains prosperity who knows thus.
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Now the Arka of Dīrghatamas. Food is indeed the Arka, for the attainment of food.
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Dīrghatamas Māmateya, desiring food, practiced tapas.
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He saw this sāman.
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With it he praised. Thereupon he attained food. That is the sāman for the attainment of food. He attains food, and becomes the eater of food and the best among his own people, who knows thus. And because Dīrghatamas Māmateya saw it, therefore it is called the Arka of Dīrghatamas. 'The tawny, vigorous stallion Soma is pressed'—thus [the verses] contain 'vigorous stallion', which is the form of the Bṛhat. This day belongs to the Bṛhat. 'Like a king, wondrous, he has bellowed toward the cows; being purified, he crosses the sheep's strainer; the falcon has settled upon his ghee-filled womb. Parjanya, father of the winged buffalo, has established his dwelling on the navel of the earth, in the mountains. The sister waters have streamed up toward the cows; he clothes himself with the pressing-stones when the sacrifice is advanced'—thus they contain 'cow' and contain 'cattle', for the attainment of cattle; for the Chandomas are cattle. 'O sage, you encompass the mighty work of the wise one; like a washed courser you rush to the prize; warding off misfortunes, Soma, be gracious to us; clothed in ghee, you put on an adorned robe'—thus they contain 'encompass' (pari), which is the form of the end; for this day is the end.
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On them [is sung] the Sāmarāja. Kingship is indeed prosperity. He attains prosperity and reaches kingship who knows thus. They also call it the Saṃvat. By the inclined path (pravat) the gods went to the heavenly world; by the steep path (udvat) they flew up; by the level path (saṃvat) they attained it. That these sāmāns are [employed], they go forth to the heavenly world by the inclined path, they fly up by the steep path, and they attain it by the level path. And they have vāc as their finale. They seek speech along with the Chandomas. Speech is as if reached at this point. In the Chandomas, when these [sāmāns] have vāc as their finale, they visibly attain speech itself.
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Now the Bṛhat.
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The Bṛhat is indeed the peak.
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It is on the peak itself that they proceed establishing themselves. It takes place on the day belonging to the Jagatī. The form of the male is indeed the Bṛhat, that of the female is the Jagatī. Since the Bṛhat is the pṛṣṭha here, by that this day is made into a couple. Now the Vāmadevya. Cattle are indeed the Vāmadevya. Possessed of cattle indeed they become who have praised with it. 'Clinging as it were to the sun, all drink of Indra'—thus they contain 'all' (viśva); for this day belongs to the All-Gods. 'Treasures, born [and] future, for might'—thus they contain 'born' (jana); the form of the Jagatī contains 'born'; this day belongs to the Jagatī. 'We do not think of a counter-share; praise the munificent giver of wealth; auspicious are Indra's gifts; he who does not thwart the desire of him who serves him, urging his mind to give'—thus by this he prays for a blessing.
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On them [is sung] the Śrāyantīya. The gods, when undertaking the sacrificial session, said, 'Whatever is cruel in our self, let us cast it out. May we not enter upon [it] being cruel.' That which was cruel in their self, having cast it out, they placed it in the wiping of two platters. Then they entered upon the sacrificial session. Thereupon this cruel (akhala) god was born. Because he was born from the two platters (śarāva), that is his name. This [god] was born as Agni. Him this [god] does not harm who knows thus. He said to the gods, 'For what have you generated me?' 'For oversight,' they said, 'so that you may slay him who transgresses.' Prajāpati lusted after his own daughter, the Dawn. She stood before him, having become a red deer. Having become a spotted deer, he mounted her. He noticed: 'For this oversight indeed the gods generated me; this one is transgressing; come, let me shoot him!' He shot him. He, being shot, cast off this form and soared upwards.
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