Aitareyabrahmana 2.23

2.23

devānāṃ vai savanāni nādhriyanta. ta etān puroḷāśān apaśyaṃs,
tān anusavanaṃ niravapan savanānāṃ dhṛtyai,
tato vai tāni teṣām adhriyanta
tad yad anusavanam puroḷāśā nirupyante, savanānām eva dhṛtyai;
tathā hi tāni teṣām adhriyanta
puro vā etān devā akrata yat puroḷāśās, tat puroḷāśānām puroḷāśatvaṃ
tad āhur: anusavanam puroḷāśān nirvaped, aṣṭākapālam prātaḥsavana,
ekādaśakapālam mādhyaṃdine savane, dvādaśakapālaṃ tṛtīyasavane;
tathā hi savanānāṃ rūpaṃ tathā chandasām iti
tat-tan nādṛtyam.
aindrā vā ete sarve nirupyante yad anusavanam puroḷāsās,
tasmāt tān ekādaśakapālān eva nirvapet
tad āhur:
yato ghṛtenānaktaṃ syāt tataḥ puroḷāśasya prāśnīyāt somapīthasya guptyai,
ghṛtena hi vajreṇendro Vṛtram ahann iti
tat-tan nādṛtyaṃ. havir vā etad yad utpūtaṃ,
somapītho vā eṣa yad utpūtaṃ. tasmāt tasya yata eva kutaś ca prāśnīyāt.
sarvato vā etāḥ svadhā yajamānam upakṣaranti yad etāni havīṃṣy:
ājyaṃ dhānāh karambhaḥ parivāpaḥ puroḷāśaḥ payasyeti
sarvata evainaṃ svadhā upakṣaranti ya evaṃ veda

ii. 23 (viii. 5). The pressings of the gods were not firm. They saw these cakes; they offered them at each pressing, to support the pressings; then indeed were their pressings made firm. In that the cakes are offered at each pressing, (they serve) to support the pressings, for so are those of them made firm. The cakes the gods made citadels, that is why the Puroḍāśas

have their name. They say 'He should offer the cakes at each pressing, one on eight potsherds at the morning pressing, one on eleven potsherds at the midday pressing, one on twelve potsherds at the third pressing, for such is the characteristic of the pressings, such of the metres.' That is not to be regarded. The cakes at each pressing are all offered to Indra; therefore he should offer them on eleven potsherds. They say 'From that part of the cake should he eat where it is not anointed with ghee, to protect the Soma drink; for by ghee as a thunderbolt Indra slew Vṛtra.' That is not to be regarded. That which is purified is the oblation; what is purified is the Soma drink; therefore should he eat from any part whatever of it. From all sides these oblations, butter, fried grains, mush, the pap, the cake, and the milk mess flow up to the sacrificer as delights; on all sides delights flow up to him who knows thus.