Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 58.316

58.316

It created the Vairūpa;
with it, it went around in front.
Having become two, they thought themselves superior.
Then the Bṛhat realized: 'It thinks itself above me!'
It created the Vairāja;
with it, it went around in front.
Having become two, they thought themselves superior; then the Rathantara realized: 'It thinks itself above me!'
It created the Śākvara;
with it, it went around in front.
Having become three, they thought themselves superior.
Then the Bṛhat realized: 'It thinks itself above me!'
It created the Raivata;
with it, it went around in front.
Having become three, they thought themselves superior.
They reached the end.
They realized: 'We are equal; neither surpasses the other.'
These were the six pṛṣṭhas, [and there were] three meters.
These three meters were not sufficient for the six pṛṣṭhas.