Aitareyabrahmana 2.34

2.34

Agnir deveddha iti śaṃsaty. asau vā Agnir deveddha, etaṃ hi devā indhata.
etam eva tad etasmim̐l loka āyātayaty
Agnir manviddha iti śaṃsaty. ayaṃ vā Agnir manviddha,
imaṃ hi manuṣyā indhate. 'gnim eva tad asmim̐l loka āyātayaty
Agniḥ suṣamid iti śaṃsati.
Vāyur vā Agniḥ suṣamid, Vāyur hi svayam ātmānaṃ saminddhe svayam
idaṃ sarvaṃ yad idaṃ kiṃca. Vāyum eva tad antarikṣaloka āyātayati
hotā devavṛta iti śaṃsaty. asau vai hotā devavṛta,
eṣa hi sarvato devair vṛta, etam eva tad etasmim̐l loka āyātayati
hotā manuvṛta iti śaṃsaty. ayaṃ vā Agnir hotā manuvṛto,
'yaṃ hi sarvato manuṣyair vṛto. 'gnim eva tad asmim̐l loka āyātayati
praṇīr yajñānām iti śaṃsati. Vāyur vai praṇīr yajñānāṃ.
yadā hi prāṇity, atha yajño 'thāgnihotraṃ.
Vāyum eva tad antarikṣaloka āyātayati
rathīr adhvarāṇām iti śaṃsaty.
asau vai rathīr adhvarāṇām,
eṣa hi yathaitac carati rathīr ivaitam eva tad etasmim̐l loka āyātayaty
atūrto hoteti śaṃsaty.
ayaṃ vā Agnir atūrto hotemaṃ ha na kaś cana tiryañcaṃ taraty.
Agnim eva tad asmim̐l loka āyātayati
tūrṇir havyavāḷ iti śaṃsati.
Vāyur vai tūrṇir havyavāḍ, Vāyur hīdaṃ sarvam sadyas tarati
yad idaṃ kiṃca, Vāyur devebhyo havyaṃ vahati.
Vāyum eva tad autarikṣaloka āyātayaty
ā devo devān vakṣad iti śaṃsaty. asau vai devo devān āvahaty,
etam eva tad etasmim̐l loka āyātayati
yakṣad Agnir devo devān iti śaṃsaty.
ayaṃ vā Agnir devo devān yajaty, Agnim eva tad asmim̐l loka āyātayati
so 'dhvarā karati jātavedā iti śaṃsati.
Vāyur vai jātavedā, Vāyur hīdaṃ sārvaṃ karoti yad idaṃ kiṃca.
Vāyum eva tad antarikṣaloka āyātayati

ii. 34 (x. 2). ‘Agni god-kindled’ he recites; Agni yonder is god-kindled, for the gods kindle him; verily thus he establishes him in that world. ‘Agni man-kindled’ he recites; Agni here is man-kindled, for men kindle him; verily thus he establishes him in this world. ‘Agni the good kindler’ he recites; Agni the good kindler is Vāyu, for Vāyu himself kindles himself, himself all this whatever there is here; Vāyu verily thus he establishes in the world of the atmosphere. ‘The Hotṛ god-chosen’ he recites; the Hotṛ god-chosen is yonder (sun), for he is chosen on all sides by the gods; verily thus he establishes him in that world. ‘The Hotṛ chosen by man’ he recites; the Hotṛ chosen by man is Agni here, for he is chosen on all sides by men; verily thus he establishes him in this world. ‘Leader of the sacrifices’ he recites; the leader of the sacrifices is Vāyu, for, when he breathes forth, then there is the sacrifice, then the Agnihotra; verily thus he establishes Vāyu in the world of the atmosphere. ‘The charioteer of the offerings’ he recites; the charioteer of the offerings is yonder (sun), for he as he wanders yonder is as it were a charioteer; verily thus in yonder world he establishes him. ‘The Hotṛ uncrossed’ he recites; the Hotṛ uncrossed is Agni here; no one whatever crosses him; verily thus he establishes Agni in this world. ‘The crosser, the bearer of the oblation’ he recites; the crosser, the bearer of the oblation is Vāyu, for Vāyu at once crosses all that whatever there is here, Vāyu carries the oblation to the gods; verily thus he establishes Vāyu in the world of the atmosphere. ‘May the god bring hither the gods’ he recites; yonder god brings the gods; verily thus he establishes him in that world. ‘May Agni, the god, offer to the gods’ he recites. Agni here as a god sacrifices to the gods; verily thus he establishes Agni in this world. ‘Let him perform the sacrifices, All-knower’ he recites; the All-knower is Vāyu, for Vāyu makes all that whatever there is here; verily thus he establishes Vāyu in the world of the atmosphere.