Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 58.383
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58.383
Therefore they were defeated, for they worship the worst [form] of his. The Fathers, with Yama as their head, sought him in the world of the Fathers. They found that which is the form of milk-rice porridge. That very form of his they worship. For that indeed was the form of food at the beginning, namely milk-rice porridge; of that, this which humans worship is a modification. The birds, likewise with Mṛtyu as their head, sought him. They found him as a golden-winged bird. That very form of his they worship. The cattle, with Dhātṛ as their head, sought him. They found him as a black bull with golden horns and golden hooves. That very form of his they worship. That indeed is the form of this deity which the Sātyayajñyas worship: a black bull with golden horns and golden hooves. He who knows this thus becomes the bull (chief) of his own people. Now as for that one who burns here—
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He sought in this upward direction.
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He found him seated together with all these forms.
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He bestowed all these forms upon him alone.
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Therefore, whatever beautiful form is produced here, that which he bestows is what is produced here.
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When he—
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