Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 58.343
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58.343
Having placed the moon in this world as a substitute, he ascended upward with the twenty-onefold [stoma]. He went to where Āditya is. There he created the All-Gods. He created the end. These [creatures] followed along and rushed upon him. They resolved to eat him. He considered: 'Come, let me ascend upward.' Having placed Āditya in this world as a substitute, he ascended upward with the twenty-sevenfold [stoma]. He went to where Varuṇa is. There he did not create anything. They followed him. They resolved to eat him. He considered: 'Come, let me ascend upward.'
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Having placed Varuṇa in this world as a substitute, he ascended upward with the thirty-threefold [stoma].
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He went to where Death is.
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There Death came into being.
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He made his limbs into a mouth.
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Following after him who had become Death facing every direction, they merely sat looking on, not daring [to approach].
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They did not eat him there.
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He considered: 'I am indeed evil, who am Death.
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Come, let me step upward.'
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Having placed Death as a substitute in this world, he stepped upward with the twenty-four [syllabled meter].
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He went to where this world named Rocana is.
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Then he became hunger.
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Fearing him who had become hunger, they did not follow after [him].
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