Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 49.267
English (machine translation) 49.267
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49.267
On these [verses is sung] the Vaiśvamanasa.
When Viśvamanas had gone away to gather firewood, a bear came upon him in the wilderness.
He desired: "May I strike away the bear."
He saw this sāman.
He sang it over [the bear].
Indra saw him: "A bear has come upon Viśvamanas."
He ran toward him.
From the panting of him running up, he collapsed.
He asked him: "Viśvamanas, what is this beyond you?"
He said: "Say 'An iron cylinder, O generous one!'"
He said: "An iron cylinder, O generous one!"
He said: "Strike it with a stick."
"Breaking off a small blade of grass, throw it gently on it."
Breaking off a small blade of grass, he threw it gently upon it.
There Indra poured down the thunderbolt.
Right there they struck it down.
That sāman strikes down rivals and slays demons.
He slays his hating rival, he strikes away demons and evil, who knows thus.
And because Viśvamanas saw it, therefore it is called Vaiśvamanasa.
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"The lord, the beloved, the tawny one" —
they contain [the word] "pari" [around], which is a form of the end;
for this day is the end.
"They cleanse the brown one with the filter,
who is around the gods, the universe" —
they contain [the word] "all" (viśva);
for this day belongs to the All-Gods.
"Goes along with exhilaration" —
they contain [the word] "intoxication/exhilaration."
Directly from the beginning they place sap and exhilaration into the third pressing.
"Twice five sisters of own renown, joined by stones,
waves making Indra's dear and desired [soma] bath" —
with this he utters a blessing.
"For Indra to drink, O Soma, for the slayer of Vṛtra, you are poured around" —
they are connected with the slaying of Vṛtra, for ultimate victory.
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