Aitareyabrahmana 3.40

3.40

dīkṣaṇīyeṣṭis tāyate.
tām evānu yāḥ kāśceṣṭayas, tāḥ sarvā agniṣṭomam apiyantī/ḷām
upahvayata, iḷāvidhā vai pākayajñā.
iḷām evānu ye keca pākayajñās, te sarve 'gniṣṭomam apiyanti
sāyamprātar agnihotraṃ juhvati, sāyamprātar vratam prayachanti;
svāhākāreṇāgnihotraṃ juhvati, svāhākāreṇa vratam prayachanti;
svāhākāram evānv agnihotram agniṣṭomam apyeti
pañcadaśa prāyaṇīye sāmidhenīr anvāha pañcadaśa darśapūrṇamāsayoḥ,
prāyaṇīyam evānu darśapūrṇamāsāv agniṣṭomam apītaḥ
somaṃ rājānaṃ krīṇanty,
auṣadho vai somo rājāuṣadhibhis tam bhiṣajyanti yam bhiṣajyanti.
somam eva rājānaṃ krīyamāṇam anu yāni kānica bheṣajāni,
tāni sarvāṇy agniṣṭomam apiyanty
agnim ātithye manthanty agniṃ cāturmāsyeṣv,
ātithyam evānu cāturmāsyāny agniṣṭomam apiyanti
payasā pravargye caranti payasā dākṣāyaṇayajñe,
pravargyam evānu dākṣāyaṇayajño 'gniṣṭomam apyeti
paśur upavasathe bhavati,
tam evānu ye keca paśubandhās te sarve 'gniṣṭomam apiyantī/ḷādadho
nāma yajñakratus, taṃ dadhnā caranti dadhnā dadhigharme,
dadhigharmam evānv iḷādadho 'gniṣṭomam apyeti

iii. 40 (xiv. 2). The consecration offering is performed; all those offerings after it verily are resolved in the Agniṣṭoma. He invokes the sacrificial food; the sacrifices of cooked (food) have the form of the sacrificial food; all the sacrifices of cooked (food) are resolved in the Agniṣṭoma. At evening and morning they offer the Agnihotra; evening and morning they gave the fast (milk); with the call of Hail! they offer the Agnihotra; with the call of Hail! they gave the fast (milk). Through the call of Hail! the Agnihotra is resolved in the Agniṣṭoma. Fifteen kindling verses he recites at the introductory (offering), fifteen in the new and full moon sacrifices; through the introductory (offering) the new and full moon sacrifices are resolved in the Agniṣṭoma. They buy Soma, the king; Soma, the king, is connected with plants; with plants they heal whom they heal; therefore through the purchase of Soma, the king, whatever medicines there are, all these are resolved in the Agniṣṭoma. They kindle Agni by friction at the guest reception, Agni at the four-monthly sacrifices; through the guest reception the four-monthly sacrifices are resolved in the Agniṣṭoma. With milk they proceed at the Pravargya, with milk at the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice; verily through the Pravargya the Dākṣāyaṇa sacrifice is resolved in the Agniṣṭoma. There is a victim on the fast day; verily

through it all animal sacrifices are resolved in the Agniṣṭoma. There is a sacrificial rite called the Iḍādadha; it they perform with curds; with curds they perform the pot of curds; verily through the pot of curds the Iḍādadha is resolved in the Agniṣṭoma.