Aitareyabrahmana 2.31

2.31

devā vai yad eva yajñe 'kurvaṃs tad asurā akurvaṃs,
te samāvadvīryā evāsan na vyāvartanta.
tato vai devā etaṃ tūṣṇīṃśaṃsam apaśyaṃs, tam eṣām asurā nānvavāyaṃs.
tūṣṇīṃsāro vā eṣa yat tūṣṇīṃśaṃso
devā vai yaṃ-yam eva vajram asurebhya udayachaṃs,
taṃ-tam eṣām asurāḥ pratyabudhyanta.
tato vai devā etaṃ tūṣṇīṃśaṃsaṃ vajram apaśyaṃs, tam ebhya udayachaṃs,
tam eṣām asurā na pratyabudhyanta. tam ebhyaḥ prāharaṃs,
tenainān apratibuddhenāghnaṃs. tato vai devā abhavan, parāsurā
bhavaty ātmanā, parāsya dviṣan pāpmā bhrātṛvyo bhavati, ya evaṃ veda
te vai devā vijitino manyamānā yajñam atanvata, tam eṣām asurā abhyāyan:
yajñaveśasam eṣāṃ kariṣyāma iti.
tān samantam evodārān pariyattān udapaśyaṃs, te 'bruvan:
saṃsthāpayāmemaṃ yajñaṃ, yajñaṃ no 'surā mā vadhiṣur iti. tatheti.
taṃ tūṣṇīṃśaṃse saṃsthāpayan:
bhūr Agnir jyotir jyotir Agnir ity ājyapraüge saṃsthāpayann:
Indro jyotir bhuvo jyotir Indra iti niṣkevalyamarutvatīye saṃsthāpayan:
Sūryo jyotir jyotiḥ svaḥ Sūrya iti vaiśvadevāgnimārute saṃsthāpayaṃs.
tam evaṃ tūṣṇīṃśaṃse saṃsthāpayaṃs,
tam evaṃ tūṣṇīṃśaṃse saṃsthāpya tenāriṣṭenodṛcam āśnuvata
sa tadā vāva yajñaḥ saṃtiṣṭhate, yadā hotā tūṣṇīṃśaṃsaṃ śaṃsati
sa ya enaṃ śaste tūṣṇīṃśaṃsa upa vā vaded anu vā vyāharet, tam brūyād:
eṣa evaitām ārtim āriṣyati.
prātar vāva vayam adyemaṃ śaste tūṣṇīṃśaṃse saṃsthāpayāmas.
taṃ yathā gṛhān itaṃ karmaṇānusamiyād, evam evainam idam anusamima iti.
so ha vāva tām ārtim ṛchati,
ya evaṃ vidvān saṃśaste tūṣṇīṃśaṃsa upa vā vadaty anu vā vyāharati.
tasmād evaṃ vidvān saṃśaste tūṣṇīṃśaṃse nopavaden, nānuvyāharet

ii. 31 (ix. 7). What the gods did at the sacrifice, that the Asuras did; they were of even strength and were not discriminated. Then indeed the gods saw this silent praise; that of them the Asuras could not follow. The silent praise is a silent essence. Whatever weapon the gods raised against the Asuras that the Asuras perceived and countered; then the gods saw this silent praise as a thunderbolt; they raised it against them; it the Asuras did not counter; it they hurled at them; with it not countered they smote them; then indeed the gods prospered, the Asuras were defeated. He prospers himself, the wicked rival who hates him is defeated, who knows thus. The gods, regarding themselves as victors, were performing the sacrifice; to it the Asuras came (thinking) 'We will make a confusion of the sacrifice.' They saw them ranged round on all sides, daring; they said, 'Let us conclude this sacrifice; let not the Asuras injure our sacrifice.' 'Be it so' (they replied). They concluded it in the silent praise. With 'Bhūḥ, Agni, light, light, Agni' they concluded the Ājya and Praüga (Çastras). With 'Indra, light, bhuvaḥ, light, Indra' they concluded the Niṣkevalya and Marutvatīya (Çastras). With 'Sūrya, light, light, svar, Sūrya' they concluded the Vaiçvadeva and Āgnimāruta (Çastras). So they concluded it in the silent praise; having thus concluded it in the silent praise they attained the end with it uninjured. Then indeed does the sacrifice come to a conclusion, when the Hotṛ recites the silent praise. If any person should after the recitation of the silent praise reproach him or curse him, he should say of him, 'He will fall into this misfortune (he invokes). Early to-day we complete this when the silent praise is recited. Just as one may attend upon one come to his house with due performance, even so now do we attend upon this.' He falls into this misfortune who knowing thus, after the silent praise is recited, either reproaches or curses. Therefore one who knows thus should not reproach or curse when the silent praise has been recited.