Aitareyabrahmana 6.11

6.11

asāvi devaṃ goṛjīkam andha iti madhyaṃdina unnīyamānebhyo
'nvāha vṛṣaṇvatīḥ pītavatīḥ sutavatīr madvatī rūpasamṛddhā
aindrīr anvāhaindro vai yajñas.
triṣṭubho 'nvāha, traiṣṭubham vai mādhyaṃdinaṃ savanaṃ
tad āhur:
yat tṛtīyasavanasyaiva rūpam madvad,
atha kasmān madhyaṃdine madvatīr anu cāha yajanti cābhir iti
mādyantīva vai madhyaṃdine devatāḥ, sam eva tṛtīyasavane mādayante.
tasmān madhyaṃdine madvatīr anu cāha yajanti cābhis
te vai khalu sarva eva
mādhyaṃdine prasthitānām pratyakṣād aindrībhir yajanty
abhitṛṇṇavatībhir eke
pibā somam abhi yam ugra tarda iti hotā yajati
sa īm pāhi ya ṛjīṣī tarutra iti maitrāvaruṇo yajaty
evā pāhi pratnathā mandatu tveti brāhmaṇācchaṃsī yajaty
arvāṅ ehi somakāmaṃ tvāhur iti potā yajati
tavāyaṃ somas tvam ehy arvāṅ iti neṣṭā yajatī/ndraya
somāḥ pradivo vidānā ity achāvāko yajaty
āpūrṇo asya kalaśaḥ svāhety āgnīdhro yajati
tāsām etā abhitṛṇṇavatyo bhavantīndro vai prātaḥsavane na vyajayata,
sa etābhir eva mādhyaṃdinaṃ savanam abhyatṛṇad.
yad abhyatṛṇat, tasmād etā abhitṛṇṇavatyo bhavanti

vi. 11 (xxviii. 3). ‘There hath been pressed the divine Soma juice mingled with milk’ he recites at the midday for (the goblets) being filled, (verses) containing (the words) ‘strong’, ‘drink’, ‘pressed’, and ‘be drunk’ and so perfect a form. (The verses) which he recites are addressed to Indra; the sacrifice is connected with Indra; they are Triṣṭubh verses which he recites;

the midday pressing is connected with the Triṣṭubh. They say ‘Seeing that (the word) “be drunk” is a symbol of the third pressing, then why does he recite verses containing (the word) “be drunk” and why do they use such verses as offering verses?’ At the midday the gods become drunk as it were; they also at the third pressing become drunk together; therefore at the midday he recites (verses) containing the word ‘be drunk’ and they use such (verses) as offering verses. All of them at the midday use for the Prasthita libations verses manifestly addressed to Indra. Some use verses containing (the words) ‘penetrate towards’. The Hotṛ uses as offering verse ‘Drink the Soma towards which O dread one thou hast penetrated’. The Maitrāvaruṇa uses as offering verse ‘Drink it, thou that art impetuous, penetrating’. The Brāhmaṇācchaṅsin uses as offering verses ‘Do thou drink as of old; let it delight thee’. The Potṛ uses as offering verse ‘Come hither; Soma lover they call thee’. The Neṣṭṛ uses as offering verse ‘Thine is this Soma; do thou come hither’. The Achāvāka uses as offering verse ‘For Indra the Soma draughts found aforetime’. The Agnīdh uses as offering verse ‘Filled is his cup; hail!’ Of these those contain (the words) ‘penetrate towards’; Indra was not victorious at the morning pressing; with these (verses) he penetrated towards the midday pressing; in that he penetrated towards, therefore do these verses contain (the words) ‘penetrate towards’.