Aitareyabrahmana 6.13

6.13

athāha:
yad ukthinyo 'nyā hotrā anukthā anyāḥ,
katham asyaitā ukthinyaḥ sarvāḥ samāḥ samṛddhā bhavantīti
yad evaināḥ sampragīrya hotrā ity ācakṣate, tena samā
yad ukthinyo 'nyā hotrā anukthā anyās, teno viṣamā
evam u hāsyaitā ukthinyaḥ sarvāḥ samāḥ samṛddhā bhavanty
athāha:
śaṃsanti prātaḥsavane śaṃsanti mādhyaṃdine hotrakāḥ,
katham eṣāṃ tṛtīyasavane śastam bhavatīti
yad eva mādhyaṃdine dve-dve sūkte śaṃsantīti brūyāt, tenety
athāha:
yad dvyuktho hotā, kathaṃ hotrakā dvyukthā bhavantīti
yad eva dvidevatyabhir yajantīti brūyāt, teneti

vi. 13 (xxviii. 5). Further he says ‘Seeing that some of the Hotṛ's offices have litanies and others have no litanies, how are they all made by him to have litanies, and be equal and perfect?’ In that naming them together they call them Hotṛ's offices, thereby are they equal. In that some of the Hotṛ's offices have litanies and others not, thereby are they different. So they all become for him possessed of litanies, equal and perfect. Further

he says ‘The Hotrakas recite at the morning pressing and recite at the midday pressing; how do they recite at the third pressing?’ ‘In that at the midday they recite two hymns apiece’, he should reply, ‘for that reason.’ Further he says ‘Seeing that the Hotṛ has two litanies, how have the Hotrakas two litanies?’ ‘In that they use as offering verses (verses) addressed to two deities’, he should reply, ‘for that reason.’