Aitareyabrahmana 5.2

5.2

yo jāta eva prathamo manasvān iti
sūktaṃ samānodarkaṃ tṛtīye 'hani tṛtīyasyāhno rupāṃ
tad u sajanīyam.
etad vā Indrasyendriyaṃ yat sajanīyam,
etasmin vai śasyamāna Indram indriyam āviśati
tad dhāpy āhuś chandogās:
tṛtīye 'hani bahvṛcā Indrasyendriyam śaṃsantīti
tad u gārtsamadam.
etena vai Gṛtsamada Indrasya priyaṃ dhāmopāgachat,
sa paramaṃ lokam ajayad
upendrasya priyaṃ dhāma gachati, jayati paramaṃ lokaṃ ya evaṃ veda
tat savitur vṛṇīmahe, 'dyā no deva savitar iti
vaiśvadevasya pratipadanucarau.
rāthaṃtare 'hani tṛtīye 'hani tṛtīyasyāhno rūpaṃ
tad devasya savitur vāryam mahad iti sāvitram
anto vai mahad, antas tṛtīyam ahas tṛtīye 'hani tṛtīyasyāhno rūpaṃ
ghṛtena dyāvāpṛthivī abhīvṛte iti
dyāvāpṛthivīyaṃ, ghiṛtaśriyā ghṛtapṛcā ghṛtāvṛdheti
punarāvṛttam punarninṛttāṃ tṛtīye 'hani tṛtīyasyāhno rūpam
anaśvo jāto anabhīśur ukthya ity ārbhavam,
rathas tricakra iti trivat tṛtīye 'hani tṛtīyasyāhno rūpam
parāvato ye didhiṣanta āpyam iti vaiśvadevam.
anto vai parāvato, 'ntas tṛtīyam ahas tṛtīye 'hani 'tṛtīyasyāhno rūpaṃ
tad u gāyam.
etena vai Gayaḥ Plāto viśveṣāṃ devānām pṛyaṃ dhāmopāgachat,
sa paramaṃ lokam ajayad
upa viśveṣāṃ devānām priyaṃ dhāma gachati,
jayati paramaṃ lokaṃ ya evaṃ veda
vaiśvānarāya dhiṣaṇām ṛtāvṛdha ity āgnimārutasya pratipad.
anto vai dhiṣaṇāntas tṛtīyam ahas tṛtīye 'hani tṛtīyasyāhno rūpaṃ
dhārāvarā maruto dhṛṣṇvojasa iti mārutam bahvabhivyāhṛtyam.
anto vai bahv, antas tṛtiyam ahas tṛtīye 'hani tṛtīyasyāhno rūpaṃ
jātavedase sunavāma somam iti jātavedasyācyutā
tvam agne prathamo aṅgirā ṛṣir iti
jātavedasyam purastādudarkaṃ tṛtīye 'hani tṛtīyasyāhno rūpaṃ.
tvaṃ-tvam ity uttaraṃ tryaham abhivadati, saṃtatyai
saṃtatais tryahair avyavachinnair yanti ya evaṃ vidvāṃso yanti

v. 2 (xxi. 2). ‘Who is born first the thinker’ is the hymn ; that which has the same endings on the third day is a symbol of the third day. It has (the words) ‘He, O men’; (the hymn) with (the words) ‘He, O men’ is the power of Indra; on it being recited power enters Indra. As to this the Sāman singers say ‘On the third day those of many verses recite the power of Indra’. It is by Gṛtsamada. By it Gṛtsamada went to the dear abode of Indra; he conquered the highest world; he goes to the dear abode

of Indra, he conquers the highest world who knows thus. 'That of Savitṛ we chose' and 'To-day for us, O god Savitṛ' are the strophe and antistrophe of the Vaiçvadeva; on the Rathantara day, on the third day, it is a symbol of the third day. 'That desirable greatness of Savitṛ the god' is (the hymn) to Savitṛ; greatness is the end; the third day is the end; on the third day it is a symbol of the third day. 'With ghee sky and earth enveloped' is (the hymn) to sky and earth; in 'Mixed with ghee, dropping ghee, ghee anointed' there is repetition and alliteration; on the third day this is a symbol of the third day. 'Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise' is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus; as containing (the word) 'three' on the third day in 'The chariot of three wheels', it is a symbol of the third day. 'Those who from afar would assume kinship' is (the hymn) to the All-gods; from afar is the end; the third day is the end; on the third day it is a symbol of the end. That is by Gaya; by it Gaya Plāta went to the dear abode of the All-gods; he conquered the highest world; he goes to the dear abode of the All-gods; he conquers the highest world who knows thus. 'To Vaiçvānara, the praise, increasing holy order' is the beginning of the Āgnimāruta; the praise is the end; the third day is the end; on the third day it is a symbol of the end. 'Pouring showers, the Maruts, of daring might' is (the hymn) to the Maruts with much to be recited; what is much is the end; the third day is the end; on the third day it is a symbol of the third day. 'To Jātavedas let us pour the Soma' is the normal (verse) to Jātavedas. 'Thou, O Agni, the first Aṅgiras, the Ṛṣi' is (the hymn) to Jātavedas; that with the same beginning on the third day is a symbol of the third day. In 'Thou' and 'Thou' he refers to the several sets of three days, for continuity. With sets of three days, uninterrupted and continuous, they proceed who proceed knowing this.