Aitareyabrahmana 1.27: adhyāya 5, khaṇḍaḥ 1-4

1.27

somo vai rājā Gandharveṣv āsīt, taṃ devāś ca ṛṣayaś cābhyadhyāvan:
katham ayam asmān somo rājā gached iti. sā vāg abravīt:
strīkāmā vai Gandharvā, mayaiva striyā bhūtayā paṇadhvam iti.
neti devā abruvan, kathaṃ vayaṃ tvad ṛte syāmeti.
sābravīt:
krīṇītaiva, yarhi vāva vo mayārtho bhavitā tarhy eva
vo 'ham punar āgantāsmīti. tatheti.
tayā mahānagnyā bhūtayā somaṃ rājānam akrīṇaṃs
tām anukṛtim askannāṃ vatsatarīm ājanti somakrayaṇīṃ,
tayā somaṃ rājānāṃ krīṇanti
tām punar niṣkrīṇīyāt, punar hi sā tan āgachat
tasmād upāṃśu vācā caritavyaṃ. some rājani krīte Gandharveṣu
hi tarhi vāg bhavati, sāgnāv eva praṇiyāmāne punar āgachati

i. 27 (v. 1). Soma the king was among the Gandharvas; the gods and the seers meditated on him, ‘How shall Soma the king come hither to us?’ Speech said, ‘The Gandharvas love women; with me as a woman do ye barter it.’ ‘No,’ replied the gods, ‘how could we be without you?’ She replied, ‘Still do ye buy; when ye will have need of me, then shall I return to you.’ ‘Be it so’ (they replied). With her as a great naked one they bought Soma the king. In imitation of her they bring up a young immaculate cow to buy Soma; with her they buy Soma the king. Her he may repurchase again, for (speech) went back to them. Therefore one should speak inaudibly when Soma the king had been bought, for then speech is among the Gandharvas; when the fire is again brought forward, she returns again.