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Shatapatha Brahmana · Chapter 13.2.2

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rājā vā eṣa yajñānāṃ yadaśvamedhaḥ/ yajamāno vā aśvamedhaḥ/ yajamāno yajñaḥ/ yadaśve paśūnniyunakti yajña eva tadyajñamārabhate/ -

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aśvaṃ tūparaṃ gomṛgamiti tānmadhyame yūpa ālabhate senāmukhamevāsyaitena saṃśyati tasmādrājñaḥ senāmukhaṃ bhīṣmaṃ bhāvukam -

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kṛṣṇagrīvamāgneyaṃ rarāṭe purastāt pūrvāgnimeva taṃ kurute tasmādrājñaḥ pūrvāgnirbhāvukaḥ -

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sārasvatīṃ meṣīmadhastāddhanvoḥ strīreva tadanugāḥ kurute tasmātstriyaḥ puṃso'nuvartmāno bhāvukāḥ -

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āśvināvadhorāmau bāhvoḥ bāhvoreva balaṃ dhatte tasmādrājā bāhubalī bhāvukaḥ -

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saumāpauṣṇaṃ śyāmaṃ nābhyām pratiṣṭhāmeva tāṃ kuruta iyaṃ vai pūṣā'syāmeva pratitiṣṭhati -

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sauryayāmau śvetaṃ ca kṛṣṇaṃ ca pārśvayoḥ kavace eva te kurute tasmādrājā saṃnaddho vīryaṃ karoti -

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tvāṣṭrau lomaśasakthau sakthyoḥ ūrvoreva balaṃ dhatte tasmādrājorubalī bhāvukaḥ -

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vāyavyaṃ śvetaṃ pucche utsedhameva taṃ kurute tasmādutsedhaṃ prajā bhaye'bhisaṃśrayantīndrāya svapasyāya vehataṃ yajñasya sendratāyai vaiṣṇavo vāmano yajño vai viṣṇuryajña evāntataḥ pratitiṣṭhati -

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te vā ete pañcadaśa paryaṅgyāḥ paśavo bhavanti pañcadaśo vai vajro vīryaṃ vajro vajreṇaivaitadvīryeṇa yajamānaḥ purastātpāpmānamapahate -

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pañcadaśa pañcadaśo evetareṣu pañcadaśo vai vajro vīryaṃ vajro vajreṇavaitadvīryeṇa yajamāno'bhitaḥ pāpmānamapahate -

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tadāhuḥ apāhaivaitaiḥ pāpmānaṃ hatā ityakṛtsnaṃ ca tvai prajāpatiṃ saṃskaroti na cedaṃ sarvamavarunddhe -

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saptadaśaiva paśūnmadhyame yūpa ālabheta saptadaśo vai prajāpatimprajāpatiraśvamedho'śvamedhasyaivāptyai ṣoḍaśa ṣoḍaśetareṣu ṣoḍaśakalaṃ vā idaṃ sarvaṃ tadidaṃ sarvamavarunddhe -

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tānkathamāprīṇīyādityāhuḥ samiddho añjankṛdaraṃ matīnāmiti bārhadukthībhirāprīṇīyādbṛhaduktho ha vai vāmadevyo'śvo vā sāmudriraśvasyāprīrdadarśa tā etāstābhirevainametadāprīṇīma iti vadanto na tathā kuryājjāmadagnībhirevāprīṇīyātprajāpatirvai jamadagniḥ so'śvamedhaḥ svayaivainaṃ devatayā samardhayati tasmājjāmadagnībhirevāprīṇīyāt -

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taddhaike eteṣāṃ paryaṅgyāṇāṃ nānā yājyāpuro'nuvākyāḥ kurvanti vindāma eteṣāmavittyetareṣāṃ na kurma iti na tathā kuryātkṣatraṃ vā aśvo viḍitare paśavaḥ pratipratinīṃ ha te pratyudyāminīṃ kṣatrāya viśaṃ kurvantyatho āyuṣā yajamānaṃ vyardhayanti ye tathā kurvanti tasmātprājāpatya evāśvo devadevatyā itare kṣatrāyaiva tadviśaṃ kṛtānukarāmanuvartmānaṃ karotyatho āyuṣaiva yajamānaṃ samardhayati -

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hiraṇmayo'śvasya śāso bhavati lohamayāḥ paryaṅgyāṇāmāyasā itareṣāṃ jyotirvai hiraṇyaṃ rāṣṭramaśvamedho jyotireva tadrāṣṭre dadhātyatho hiraṇyajyotiṣaiva yajamānaḥ svargaṃ lokametyatho anūkāśameva taṃ kurute svargasya lokasya samaṣṭyai -

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atho kṣatraṃ vā aśvaḥ kṣatrasyaitadrūpaṃ yaddhiraṇyaṃ kṣatrameva tatkṣatreṇa samardhayati -

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atha yallohamayāḥ paryaṅgyāṇām yathā vai rājño rājāno rājakṛtaḥ sūtagrāmaṇya evaṃ vā ete'śvasya yatparyaṅgyā evamu vā etaddhiraṇyasya yallohaṃ svenaivaināṃstadrūpeṇa samardhayati -

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atha yadāyasā itareṣām viḍvā itare paśavo viśa etadrūpaṃ yadayo viśameva tadviśā samardhayati vaitasa iṭasūna uttarato'śvasyāvadyantyānuṣṭubho vā aśva'ānuṣṭubhaiṣā diksvāyāmevainaṃ taddiśi dadhātyatha yadvaitasa iṭasūne'psuyonirvā aśvo'psujā vetasaḥ svayaivainaṃ yonyā samardhayati -

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