Aitareyabrahmana 3.6

3.6

vajro vā eṣa yad vaṣaṭkāro.
yaṃ dviṣyāt taṃ dhyāyed vaṣaṭkariṣyaṃs,
tasminn eva taṃ vajram āsthāpayati
ṣaḷ iti vaṣaṭkaroti. ṣaḍ vā ṛtava.
ṛtūn eva tat kalpayaty, ṛtūn pratiṣṭhāpayaty.
ṛtūn vai pratitiṣṭhata idaṃ sarvam anupratitiṣṭhati yad idaṃ kiṃca
pratitiṣṭhati ya evaṃ veda
tad u ha smāha Hiraṇyadan Baida:
etāni vā etena ṣaṭ pratiṣṭhāpayati.
dyaur antarikṣe pratiṣṭhitāntarikṣam pṛthivyām pṛthivy apsv āpaḥ
satye satyam brahmaṇi brahma tapasīty.
etā eva tat pratiṣṭhāḥ pratitiṣṭhantīr
idaṃ sarvam anupratitiṣṭhati yad idaṃ kiṃca.
pratitiṣṭhati ya evaṃ veda
vauṣaḷ iti vaṣaṭkaroty. asau vāva vāv, ṛtavaḥ ṣaḷ.
etam eva tad ṛtuṣv ādadhāty, ṛtuṣu pratiṣṭhāpayati.
yādṛg iva vai devebhyaḥ karoti, tādṛg ivāsmai devāḥ kurvanti

iii. 6 (xi. 6). The *vaṣaṭ* call is a thunderbolt; he should think of him whom he hates when about to say the *vaṣaṭ* call; verily in him he places the thunderbolt. In the *vaṣaṭ* call he says (the word) ‘six’; the seasons are six; verily thus he puts in order the seasons; the seasons he establishes; all this whatever there is here finds support through the seasons finding support. He finds support who knows thus. As to this Hiraṇyadant Baida used to say ‘These six thereby he establishes; sky is established on the atmosphere; the atmosphere on the earth; the earth on the waters; the waters on truth; truth on the holy power; the holy

power on fervour.' All this whatever there is here finds support in these supports finding support. He finds support who knows thus. He says _vauṣaṭ_ as the _vaṣaṭ_ call; _vau_ is yonder (sun), _ṣaṭ_ (six) the seasons; verily thus he places him in the seasons, he establishes him in the seasons; whatever as it were he does to the gods, that as it were the gods do to him.