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rival of Vasistha, 3. 1. 7. 3 = 5. 4. 11. 3)^ and Indra, at a place 

 since known as " Indra's Yell " is said to have yelled at him and 

 Visvamitra, " O Visvamitra and Jamadagni, here (come) these cows"' 

 (therefore the "Yell Saman " is given, to secm-e cattle, 13. 5. 15 

 ("cattle come when called with the voice," 23. 28. 8). 2 Jamadagni 

 is one of the numerous " sons of Bhrgu " (Turasravas is said to have 

 been an Ailgirasa), who is especially celebrated on account of his 

 prosperity, which is said in this Brahmana to have been caused b)- 

 his catftratra, or four-night rite, and e\'en now it induces such famih' 

 prosperity (possession of cattle and sons) as to give rise to the 

 proverb in regard to his descendants, " The two sons of Urva (des- 

 cendants of Jamadagni) are not recognized as grey-haired men '" 

 (that is, they seem young, na va ilrvau palitau sauijancde), 21. 10. 

 5—7 and (without the proverb) 22. 7. 2 (compare TS. 7. 1. 9. 1, 

 tasmat palitcai jainadagjiiycm ria sanijanate). In 1. 5. 9, firva is a 

 general name for a class of manes (feasted at midda}-) distinct from 

 kavyas and avamas {= ilnias, AB. 7. 34. 2). Jamadagni is one of 

 the three saints who had three lives {palita cannot be " poor,'') and 

 part of the " prosperity " of his family is shown in their youthful 

 vigor even at an advanced age. In TS. 7. 1.8. 1, Aurva is prov- 

 ided with sons by Atri (four-night rite), who is mentioned in PB. as 

 discoverer of this rite and thereby getting four sons, 21. 9. 2 (another 

 rite gives ten sons, 25. 7. 4; one gives a thousand, 15. 16. 3). 



Visvamitra is known also by his rite called " V.'s victor}-," to 

 explain which it is said that the "Jahnus (and) Vrclvatas were fight- 

 ing for kingship. Visvamitra the king, a Jahnava, saw this (four- 

 night ritei and so got the realm; the others got no realm," 21. 12. 2. ^ 



Another seer, author of Vedic hymns (8. 23-26) and materially 

 helped by Indra, was Visvamanas. An ogre seized him as he was 

 going out to stud}-. Indra noticed him. " An ogre has seized the 



1 In TS. 5. 2. 10. 5. Vas. represents the cast ; Jam. the north ; Visv- 

 the west. 



- Compare on the Indra-krosa, TS. 7. 5. 8. 1, a yell at the end of tlie 

 ceremony keeps the indn'yciui vlryani from getting a^way. 



^ Jahmivrc'ivanto rastra uhiilsanta^ sa T^ih'dmitro Jdhnavo rdjdi 'taiii 

 icatnrdtraui) apasyat \ sa rd^ram ahharad^ ardi^rain itarc. ^Ry ana : ya/moh 

 piitrd rdvanndtnakdh kcicnia rdjdna dsau^ etc. The Jalmavas and Vrcl- 

 vatas (Jalinu as in AB. 7. 18) are meant. " Indra slew the VrcTvatas," 

 it is said, EV. <>. 27. 5. In 14. 11. 33, a Vaisvamitra called Udala 

 attained to children and power by the Andala Siiman {prajdtim hMnndnam 

 agacchat^ Stereotyped except for Kulmalabarhis who (by the Kaulmala- 

 barliisa), prajdpatiw (sic) hhiiwdiiam agacchat (15. 3. 21.) ! 



