Aitareyabrahmana 3.42

3.42

devā vā asurair vijigyānā ūrdhvāḥ svargaṃ lokam āyan.
so 'gnir divispṛg ūrdhva udaśrayata, sa svargasya lokasya dvāram avṛṇod.
Agnir vai svargasya lokasyādhipatis.
taṃ Vasavaḥ prathamā āgachaṃs, ta enam abruvann:
ati no 'rjasvākāśaṃ naḥ kurv iti.
sa nāstuto 'tisrakṣya ity abravīt, stuta nu meti. tatheti.
taṃ te trivṛtā stomenāstuvaṃs,
tān stuto 'tyārjata, te yathālokam agachaṃs.
taṃ Rudrā āgachaṃs, ta enam abruvann:
ati no 'rjasvākāśaṃ naḥ kurv iti.
sa nāstuto 'tisrakṣya ity abravīt, stuta nu meti. tatheti.
taṃ te pañcadaśena stomenāstuvaṃs,
tān stuto 'tyārjata, te yathālokam agachaṃs
tam Ādityā āgachaṃs ta enam abruvann:
ati no 'rjasvākāśaṃ naḥ kurv iti.
sa nāstuto 'tisrakṣya ity abravīt, stuta nu meti. tatheti.
taṃ te saptadaśena stomenāstuvaṃs,
tān stuto 'tyārjata, te yathālokam agachaṃs
taṃ Viśve devā āgachaṃs, ta enam abruvann:
ati no 'rjasvākāśaṃ naḥ kurv iti.
sa nāstuto 'tisrakṣya ity abravīt, stuta nu meti. tatheti.
taṃ ta ekaviṃśena stomenāstuvaṃs,
tān stuto 'tyārjata, te yathālokam agachann
ekaikena vai taṃ devāḥ stomenāstunvaṃs,
tān stuto 'tyārjata, te yathālokam agachann
atha hainam eṣa etaiḥ sarvaiḥ stomaiḥ stauti yo yajate
yaś cainam evaṃ vedātit tu tam arjātā
ati ha vā enam arjate svargaṃ lokam abhi ya evaṃ veda

iii. 42 (xiv. 4). The gods having defeated the Asuras went aloft to the world of heaven. Agni arose aloft touching the sky: he opened the door of

the world of heaven; Agni is the overlord of the world of heaven. To him first came the Vasus; they said to him ‘Let us through; make room for us.’ He replied ‘Unless I am praised, I shall not let you through; praise me now.’ ‘Be it so’ (they said); they praised him with the Trivṛt Stoma; being praised he let them through; they went to their due place. To him came the Rudras; they said to him ‘Let us through; make room for us.’ He replied ‘Unless I am praised, I shall not let you through; praise me now.’ ‘Be it so’ (they said); they praised him with the Pañcadaça Stoma; being praised, he let them through; they went to their due place. To him came the Ādityas; they said to him ‘Let us through; make room for us.’ He replied ‘Unless I am praised, I shall not let you through; praise me now.’ ‘Be it so’ (they said); they praised him with the Saptadaça Stoma; being praised, he let them through; they went to their due place. To him came the All-gods; they said to him ‘Let us through; make room for us.’ He replied ‘Unless I am praised, I shall not let you through; praise me now.’ ‘Be it so’ (they said); they praised him with the Ekaviṅça Stoma; being praised, he let them through; they went to their due place. With each Stoma the gods praised him; them praised he let through; they went to their due places. So he who sacrifices praises him with all these Stomas, and he who knows thus him will he let pass; him he lets pass to the world of heaven who knows thus.