Aitareyabrahmana 5.24

5.24

athaudumbarīṃ samanvārabhanta
iṣam ūrjam anvārabha ity
ūrg vā annādyam udumbaro
yad vai tad devā iṣam ūrjaṃ vyabhajanta, tata udumbaraḥ samabhavat.
tasmāt sa triḥ saṃvatsarasya pacyate
tad yad audumbarīm samanvārabhanta,
iṣam eva tad ūrjam annādyaṃ samanvārabhante
vācaṃ yachanti.
vāg vai yajño, yajñam eva tad yachanty
ahar niyachanty.
ahar vai svargo lokaḥ, svargam eva tal lokaṃ niyachanti
na divā vācaṃ visṛjeran.
yad divā vācaṃ visṛjerann, ahar bhrātṛvyāya pariśiṃṣyur
na naktaṃ vācaṃ visṛjeran.
yan naktaṃ vācaṃ visṛjeran, rātrīm bhrātṛvyāya pariśiṃṣyuḥ
samayāviṣitaḥ sūryaḥ syād, atha vācaṃ visṛjeraṃs.
tāvantam eva tad dviṣate lokam pariśiṃṣanty
atho khalv astamita eva vācaṃ visṛjeraṃs,
tamobhājam eva tad dviṣantam bhrātṛvyaṃ kurvanty
āhavanīyam parītya vācaṃ visṛjeran.
yajño vā āhavanīyaḥ svargo loka āhavanīyo,
yajñenaiva tat svargeṇa lokena svargaṃ lokaṃ yanti
yad ihonam akarma yad atyarīricāma \
Prajāpatiṃ tat pitaram apyetv iti vācaṃ visṛjante
Prājapatiṃ vai prajā anuprajāyante,
Prajāpatir ūnātiriktayoḥ pratiṣṭhā, nainān ūnāṃ nātiriktaṃ hinasti
Prajāpatim evonātiriktāny abhyatyarjanti
ya evaṃ vidvāṃsa etena vācaṃ visṛjante
tasmād evaṃ vidvāṃsa etenaiva vācaṃ visṛjeran

v. 24 (xxiv. 5) Then they together lay hold of an Udumbara (branch) with 'Sap and strength I lay hold of'. The Udumbara is strength and proper food. In that the gods distributed sap and strength, thence the Udumbara came into being. Therefore thrice in a year it ripens. Thus in that they lay hold together of the Udumbara (branch), verily thus they lay hold together on sap and strength. They restrain their speech; the sacrifice is speech; verily thus they restrain the sacrifice. They suppress the day; the world of heaven is the day; verily thus they press down the world of heaven. They should not utter speech by day; if they were to utter speech by day they would leave the day over to a rival. They should not utter speech by night; if they were to utter speech by night, they would leave the night over to a rival; let the sun be half set; then should they utter speech; so much only of space do they leave over to a rival. Or rather, when the sun is set, should they utter speech; verily thus they make the rival who detests them have the darkness as his portion. Having gone round the Āhavanīya should they utter speech; the Āhavanīya is the sacrifice, the Āhavanīya the world of heaven; verily thus by the sacrifice as the world of heaven they go to the world of heaven. With

'What we have done here defective,
What we have done in excess,
To Prajāpati the father
Let that go.'

they utter speech. Through Prajāpati are offspring born; Prajāpati is the support of what is defective and excessive; them neither defect nor excess harms. To Prajāpati they transfer defect and excess who knowing thus utter speech with this (verse). Therefore those who know thus should utter speech with this (verse) .