Kaṭha Āraṇyaka 2.5

2.5

sarvābhireva dhībhiryajamāno yajñam̐ sambharati 51 dakṣiṇābhiḥ pratatampārayiṣṇumiti . vitatampāragaṃ dakṣiṇābhirityevaitadāha 52 stubho vahantu sumanasyamānā iti . hotrā vai stubhas . tā vā etarhi yajñaṃ vahanti 54 bhūrbhuvassvaromiti . etadvai vācassatyaṃ . yadeva vācassatyan . tenainam̐ saha pracarati 55 indra vantaḥ pracarateti sendra tvāya 57 prācyā tvā diśāgninā devatayā gāyatreṇa śchandasā vasantamṛtumpraviśāmīti prācīñcaiva vasantañca purastātpraviśantyapradāhāya 58 dakṣiṇayā tvā diśendre ṇa devatayā traiṣṭubhena śchandasā grīṣmamṛtumpraviśāmīti . dakṣiṇāncaiva grīṣmañca dakṣiṇataḥ praviśantyapradāhāya 59 pratīcyā tvā diśā savitrā devatayā jāgatena śchandasā varṣā ṛtumpraviśāmīti . pratīcīñcaiva varṣāśca paścātpraviśantyapradāhāya 60 udīcyā tvā diśā mitrāvaruṇābhyāndevatayāṇuṣṭubhena śchandasā śaradamṛtu-mpraviśāmīti . udīcīñcaiva śaradañcottarātpraviśantyapradāhāya 61 urdhvayā tvā diśā bṛhaspatinā devatayā pāṅktena śchandasā hemantamṛtumpraviśāmīti . ūrdhvāñcaiva himāñcopariṣṭātpraviśantyapradāhāya 62 anayā tvā diśā prajāpatinā devatayānāptena śchandasā śiśiramṛtumpraviśāmīti imāñcaiva śiśirañcāsyāḥ paraviśantyapradāhāya 63 gāyatrīṃ chandaḥ praviśāmīti . tejo vai brahma gāyatrī . teja eva tatpraviśantyapradāhāya 64 triṣṭubhaṃ chandaḥ praviśāmīti . ojo vai vīryaṃ triṣṭub . oja eva tata praviśantyapradāhāya 65 jagatīṃ chandaḥ praviśāmīti . paśavo vai jagatī . paśūneva tatpravi-śantyapradāhāya 66 anuṣṭubhaṃ chandaḥ praviśāmīti . vāgvā anuṣṭub .

With all thoughts the sacrificer prepares the sacrifice. 'Extended, able to lead across with priestly gifts': 'spread out, reaching the other shore through priestly gifts,' so he says. 'Let the chants carry [it], being well-minded': the hotra invocations are indeed the chants; they indeed now bear the sacrifice. 'Bhūr bhuvas svar om': this indeed is the truth of speech; with that which is the truth of speech he proceeds along with it. 'Proceed, having Indra,' [he says,] for having Indra. 'By the eastern direction, with Agni as the deity, with the Gāyatrī meter, I enter the spring season': they enter both the east and spring from the east, to prevent burning. 'By the southern direction, with Indra as the deity, with the Triṣṭubh meter, I enter the summer season': they enter both the south and summer from the south, to prevent burning. 'By the western direction, with Savitṛ as the deity, with the Jagatī meter, I enter the rainy season': they enter both the west and the rainy season from the west, to prevent burning. 'By the northern direction, with Mitra and Varuṇa as the deities, with the Anuṣṭubh meter, I enter the autumn season': they enter both the north and autumn from the north, to prevent burning. 'By the upward direction, with Bṛhaspati as the deity, with the Paṅkti meter, I enter the winter season': they enter both the zenith and winter from above, to prevent burning. 'By this direction, with Prajāpati as the deity, with the uninterrupted meter, I enter the dewy season': they enter both this [earth] and the dewy season from it, to prevent burning. 'I enter the Gāyatrī meter': fiery energy and the sacred word are Gāyatrī; they enter fiery energy, to prevent burning. 'I enter the Triṣṭubh meter': might and valor are Triṣṭubh; they enter might, to prevent burning. 'I enter the Jagatī meter': cattle are Jagatī; they enter cattle, to prevent burning. 'I enter the Anuṣṭubh meter': speech is Anuṣṭubh;