Pañcaviṃśa (Tāṇḍya Mahā) Brāhmaṇa 237

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(PB 20.16.1) idaṃ vāva prathamenāhnā vyakarod yad idam asyām adhyāyat ta mūlam idaṃ dvitīyena yad idaṃ prāṇād ejaty adas tṛtīyena yad varṣati yan nakṣatrāṇi yad amuṃ lokaṃ bheje
(PB 20.16.2) tad āhur brahmavādino mahāvrataṃ vā etad yad eṣa trirātra iti tasyai tad eva mukhaṃ yad eteṣām ahvāṃ bahiṣpavamānaṃ ye abhito 'hanī tau pakṣau yan madhyamam ahaḥ sa ātmāgniṣṭomasāmāni puccham
(PB 20.16.3) yad evāsāv udeti tan mukhaṃ ye abhito 'hanī tau pakṣau yan madhyamam ahaḥ sa ātmāgniḥ puccham
(PB 20.16.4) yad evāsāv udeti tan mukhaṃ ye abhito 'hanī tau pakṣau yan madhyamam ahaḥ sa ātmā yad astam eti tat puccham
(PB 20.16.5) etāvān vāva trirātro gāyatraḥ prāṇas traiṣṭubhaṃ cakṣur jāgataṃ śrotraṃ sarvam āyur eti ya evaṃ veda
(PB 20.16.6) tad āhur brahmavādinaḥ kiyāṃs trirātra itīyān iti brūyād iyaddhayetad abhy atho iyān iti brūyād iyaddhayevaitad abhiparā3ṅ arvā3ṅ ity āhuḥ parāṅ iti brūyāt parāṅ hi vadati parāṅ paśyati parāṅ prāṇity ekā3 dvā3 u trayā3 ity āhur eka iti brūyāt samāno hy eṣa yat prāṇo 'pāno vyānas tad yathā vā ado maṇau sūtram otam evam eṣu lokeṣu trirātra otaḥ śobhate 'sya mukhaṃ ya evaṃ veda
(PB 20.16.7) yad vai trirātrasya saloma tad asya viloma yad asya viloma tad asya saloma tad yad etat paraṃ sad ahar avaraṃ kriyate yajamānāyaiva tat paśūn parigṛhṇāti prajananāya na hy amuṣmin loke paśavaḥ prajāyante
(PB 20.16.8) ete vāva chandasāṃ vīryavattame yad gāyatrī ca triṣṭup ca yad ete abhito bhavato madhye jagatī vīryavatībhyām eva tac chandobhyāṃ paśūn parigṛhṇāti prajananāya na hy amuṣmin loke paśavaḥ prajāyante
(PB 20.16.9) asau vāva trirātro yathodety evaṃ prathamam ahar yathā madhyandina evaṃ dvitīyaṃ yathāstam ety evaṃ tṛtīyaṃ gacchaty amuṣyasāyujyaṃ gacchati sāveśyaṃ ya evaṃ veda