Aitareyabrahmana 5.26: adhyāya 25, khaṇḍaḥ 1-9

5.26

uddharāhavanīyam ity aparāhṇa āha.
yad evāhnā sādhu karoti, tad eva tat prāṅ uddhṛtya tadabhaye nidhatta
uddharāhavanīyam iti prātar āha.
yad eva rātryā sādhu karoti, tad eva tat prāṅ uddhṛtya tadabhaye nidhatte
yajño vā āhavanīyaḥ, svargo loka āhavanīyo
yajña eva tat svarge loke svargaṃ lokaṃ nidhatte ya evaṃ veda
yo vā agnihotraṃ vaiśvadevaṃ ṣoḷaśakalam paśuṣu pratiṣṭhitaṃ veda,
vaiśvadevenāgnihotreṇa ṣoḷaśakalena paśuṣu pratiṣṭhitena rādhnoti
raudraṃ gavi sad, vāyavyam upāvasṛṣṭam, āśvinaṃ duhyamānaṃ,
saumyaṃ dugdhaṃ, vāruṇam adhiśritam, pauṣṇaṃ samudantam,
mārutaṃ viṣyandamānaṃ, vaiśvadevam binduman, maitraṃ śarogṛhītaṃ,
dyāvāpṛthivīyam udvāsitaṃ, sāvitram prakrāntaṃ, vaiṣṇavaṃ hriyamāṇam,
bārhaspatyam upasannam, Agneḥ pūrvāhutiḥ, Prajāpater uttaraindraṃ hutam
etad vā agnihotraṃ vaiśvadevaṃ ṣoḷaśakalam paśuṣu pratiṣṭhitaṃ
vaiśvadevenāgnihotreṇa ṣoḷaśakalena paśuṣu pratiṣṭhitena rādhnoti
ya evaṃ veda

v. 26 (xxv. 1) ‘Take out the Āhavanīya’ he says on the afternoon; whatever good he does on the day, verily thus, by taking it out and bringing forward, he places in security. ‘Take out the Āhavanīya’ he says on the morning; whatever he does well by night verily thus, by taking it out and bringing it forward, he places in security. The Āhavanīya is the sacrifice, the Āhavanīya the world of heaven; verily thus in the sacrifice as the world of heaven, he places the world of heaven who knows thus. He who knows the Agnihotra as connected with the All-gods, of sixteen parts, and finding support in cattle, prospers with the Agnihotra, as connected with the All-gods, of sixteen parts, and finding support in cattle. When in the cow, it is Rudra’s; when allowed to drop, it is Vāyu’s; when being milked, it is the Açvin’s; when milked, it is Soma’s; when put on the fire, it is Varuṇa’s; when swelling up, it is Pūṣan’s; when pouring over, it is the Maruts’; when bubbling, it is the All-gods’; when covered with a film, it is Mitra’s; when removed, it is sky and earth’s; when it is ready (for the Hotṛ), it is Savitṛ’s; when it is being taken (for the oblation), it is Viṣṇu’s; when put (on the altar), it is Bṛhaspati’s; the first libation is for Agni; the next for Prajāpati; the offering is Indra’s. This is the Agnihotra, connected with the All-gods, of sixteen parts, and finding support in cattle. With the Agnihotra, as connected with the All-gods, of sixteen parts and finding support in cattle he prospers who knows thus.