Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 52.276
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52.276
Now the Idhmavāha. / The ṛṣis, going to the heavenly world, left Idhmavāha, the wood-gatherer, behind, dead, alone in the forest. / He desired: "May I fly up after to the heavenly world; may I unite with the fellow sacrificers!" / He reflected: "Come, let me praise the fellow sacrificers themselves! / They, praised, will act in such a way that I shall hear them." / He saw this triplet; / with it he praised them: / "Those who kindle the fire, who spread the sacrificial grass continuously, / whose youthful ally is Indra; / high is their fuel-wood, abundant their praise, broad their sacrificial post-chip, / whose youthful ally is Indra; / without battle, with warrior companions the hero drives the cattle pen enclosed by strife, / whose youthful ally is Indra." / Praised, they acted for him in such a way that he heard them. / He heard the sound of their whips. / He saw this sāman; / with it he praised:
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"Right here do I hear the sound of the whips in their hands;
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they adorn the bright one with their courses."
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