Aitareyabrahmana 2.27

2.27

prāṇā vai dvidevatyā, ekapātrā gṛhyante tasmāt prāṇā ekanāmāno,
dvipātrā hūyante tasmāt prāṇā dvandvaṃ
yenaivādhvaryur yajuṣā prayachati, tena hotā pratigṛhṇāty
eṣa vāsuḥ purūvasur iha vasuḥ purūvasur mayi vasuḥ purūvasur
vākpā vācam me pāhīty aindravāyavam bhakṣayaty
upahūtā vāk saha prāṇenopa māṃ vāk saha prāṇena hvayatām;
upahūtā ṛṣayo daivyāsas tanūpāvānas tanvas tapojā,
upa mām ṛṣayo daivyāso hvayantāṃ tanūpāvānas tanvas tapojā iti
prāṇā vā ṛṣayo daivyāsas tānūpāvānas tanvas tapojās,
tān eva tad upahvayata
eṣa vasur vidadvasur iha vasur vidadvasur mayi vasur vidadvasuś
cakṣuṣpāś cakṣur me pāhīti maitrāvaruṇam bhakṣayaty.
upahūtāṃ cakṣuḥ saha manasopa māṃ cakṣuḥ saha manasā hvayatām;
upahūtā ṛṣayo daivyāsas tanūpāvānas tanvas tapojā,
upa mām ṛṣayo daivyāso hvayantāṃ tanūpāvānas tanvas tapojā iti.
prāṇā vā ṛṣayo daivyāsas tanūpāvānas tanvas tapojās,
tān eva tad upahvayata
eṣa vasuḥ saṃyadvasur iha vasuḥ saṃyadvasur mayi vasuḥ saṃyadvasuḥ
śrotrāpāḥ śrotram me pāhīty āśvinām bhakṣayaty.
upahūtaṃ śrotraṃ sahātmanopa māṃ śrotraṃ sahātmanā hvayatām,
upahūtā ṛṣayo daivyāsas tanūpāvānas tanvas tapojā,
upa mām ṛṣayo daivyāso hvayantāṃ tanūpāvānas tanvas tapojā iti.
prāṇā vā ṛṣayo daivyāsas tanūpāvānas tanvas tapojās,
tān eva tad upahvayate
purastāt pratyañcam aindravāyavam bhakṣayati, tasmāt purastāt prāṇāpānau.
purastāt pratyañcam maitrāvaruṇam bhakṣayati, tasmāt purastāc cakṣuṣī.
sarvataḥ parihāram āśvinam bhakṣayati,
tasmān manuṣyāś ca paśavaś ca sarvato vācaṃ vadantīṃ śṛṇvanti

ii. 27 (ix. 3). (The cups) for two deities are the breaths; they are drawn in one vessel; therefore the breaths have one name. They are offered in two vessels; therefore the breaths are in pairs. With the Yajus with which the Adhvaryu offers, the Hotṛ accepts. With ‘This the wealthy one, of much wealth; here the wealthy, of much wealth; in me the wealthy, of much wealth; protector of speech, protect my speech’ he partakes of (the cup) for Indra and Vāyu. ‘Invoked is speech together with breath; may speech together with breath invoke me; invoked are the seers, divine, guardians of the body, born of fervour; may the seers, the divine, invoke me, guardians of the body, born of fervour’ (he says); the seers, divine, guardians of the body, born of fervour are the breaths; verily thus he invokes them. With ‘This the wealthy, finding wealth; here the wealthy, finding wealth; in me the wealthy, finding wealth; guardian of the eye, guard mine eye’ he partakes of (the cup) for Mitra and Varuṇa. ‘Invoked is the eye together with mind; may the eye together with mind invoke me; invoked are the seers, divine, guardians of the body; born of fervour’ (he says); the seers, divine, guardians of the body, born of fervour are the