Aitareyabrahmana 6.28

6.28

vālakhilyāḥ śaṃsati.
prāṇā vai vālakhilyāḥ, prāṇān evāsya tat kalpayati
tā vihṛtāḥ śaṃsati.
vihṛtā vā ime prāṇāḥ:
prāṇenāpāno, 'pānena vyānaḥ
sa pacchaḥ prathame sūkte viharaty,
ardharcaśo dvitīye, ṛkśas tṛtīye
sa yat prathame sūkte viharati, prāṇaṃ ca tad vācaṃ ca viharati.
yad dvitīye, cakṣuś ca tan manaś ca viharati.
yat tṛtīye, śrotraṃ ca tad ātmānaṃ ca viharati
te haike saha bṛhatyau saha satobṛthatyau viharanti.
tad upāpto vihāre kāmo, net tu pragāthāḥ kalpante
'timarśam eva viharet, tathā vai pragāthāḥ kalpante.
pragāthā vai vālakhilyās, tasmād atimarśam eva vihared.
yad evātimarsā+m \
ātmā vai bṛhatī, prāṇāḥ satobṛhatī.
sa bṛhatīm aśaṃsīt, sa ātmātha satobṛhatīṃ, te prāṇā;
atha bṛhatīm atha satobṛhatīṃ, tad ātmānam prāṇaiḥ paribṛhann eti.
tasmād atimarśam eva vihared
yad v evātimarśā+m \ ātmā vai bṛhatī, paśavaḥ satobṛhatī.
sa bṛhatīm aśaṃsīt, sa ātmātha satobṛhatīṃ, te paśavo;
'tha bṛhatīm atha satobṛhatīṃ, tad ātmānam paśubhiḥ paribṛhann eti.
tasmād atimarśam eva vihared
vy evottame sūkte paryasyati, sa eva tayor vihāras
tasya maitrāvaruṇaḥ prāṇān kalpayitvā brāhmaṇācchaṃsine samprayachaty:
etaṃ tvam prajanayeti

vi. 28 (xxx. 2). He recites the Vālakhilyās; the Vālakhilyās are the breaths; verily thus he provides breaths for him. He recites them transposed; these breaths are transposed, expiration (linked) with inspiration, cross breathing with inspiration. He transposes by Padas the first two hymns, by half verses the second two, by verses the third two. In that he transposes the first two hymns, thus he transposes breath and speech; in that the second two, thus he transposes eye and mind; in that the third two, thus he transposes ear and self. Some transpose, putting Bṛhatī verses and Sato-bṛhatī verses in twos together; then the desire that is in transposition is obtained, but Pragāthas do not come about. He should transpose with intermingling; thus are Pragāthas produced. The Vālakhilyās are to be Pragāthas; therefore should he transpose with intermingling; as to his intermingling, the Bṛhatī is the body, the Sato-bṛhatī the breaths; he recites

the Bṛhatī, it is the body, then the Satoḅrhatī, it is the breaths; then the Bṛhatī, then the Satoḅrhatī; thus he continues to strengthen the body with the breaths around. Therefore should he transpose with intermingling. Again as to his intermingling, the Bṛhatī is the body, the Satoḅrhatī cattle; he recites the Bṛhatī, it is the body, then the Satoḅrhatī, it is cattle; then the Bṛhatī, then the Satoḅrhatī; thus he continues to strengthen the body with cattle around. Therefore should he transpose with intermingling. He inverts the two last hymns; this is their transposition. The Maitrāvaruṇa having made the breaths for it hands it over to the Brāhmaṇācchaṅsin (saying) ‘Do thou propagate it’.