Aitareyabrahmana 6.30

6.30

evayāmarutaṃ śaṃsati.
pratiṣṭhā vā evayāmarut, pratiṣṭhām evāsya tat kalpayati
taṃ nyūṅkhayaty.
annaṃ vai nyūṅkho, 'nnādyam evāsmiṃs tad dadhāti
sa jāgato vātijāgato vā.
sarvaṃ vā idaṃ jāgataṃ vātijāgataṃ vā
sa u māruta.
āpo vai Maruta āpo 'nnam, abhipūrvam evāsmiṃs tad annādyaṃ dadhāti
tāny etāni sahacarāṇīty ācakṣate:
nābhānediṣṭhaṃ vālakhilyā vṛṣākapim evayāmarutaṃ.
tāni saha vā śaṃset saha vā na śaṃsed
yad enāni nānā śaṃsed, yathā puruṣaṃ vā reto vā vichindyāt tādṛk tat.
tasmād enāni saha vā śaṃset saha vā na śaṃset
sa ha Bulila Āśvatara Āśvir vaiśvajito hotā sann īkṣāṃ cakra:
eṣāṃ vā eṣāṃ śilpānāṃ viśvajiti
sāṃvatsarike dve madhyaṃdinam abhi pratyetor
hantāham ittham evayāmarutaṃ śaṃsayānīti.
tad dha tathā śaṃsayāṃ cakāra
tad dha tathā śasyāmane Gauśla ājagāma, sa hovāca:
hotaḥ kathā te śastraṃ vicakram plavata iti
kihy hy abhūd ity
evayāmarud ayam uttarataḥ śasyata iti sa hovācaindro vai madhyaṃdinaḥ,
kathendram madhyaṃdinān ninīṣasīti
nendram madhyaṃdinān ninīṣāmīti hovāca
chandas tv idam amadhyaṃdinasācy.
ayaṃ jāgato vātijāgato vā.
sarvaṃ vā idaṃ jāgataṃ vātijāgataṃ vā.
sa u māruto.
maiva śaṃsiṣṭeti
sa hovācāramāchāvakety.
atha hāsminn anuśāsanam īṣe
sa hovācaindram eṣa viṣṇunyaṅgaṃ śaṃsatv,
atha tvam etaṃ hotar upariṣṭād raudryai dhāyyāyai
purastān mārutasyāpyasyāthā iti
tad dha tathā śaṃsayāṃ cakāra.
tad idam apy etarhi tathaiva śasyate

vi. 30 (xxx. 4). He recites the Evayāmarut (hymn); the Evayāmarut (hymn) is a support; verily thus he makes a support for him. It he recites with the sound *o*; the sound *o* is food; verily thus he places food in him. It is in Jagatī or Atijagatī; all the world is connected with the Jagatī or Atijagatī. It is addressed to the Maruts; the Maruts are waters, food is water; verily thus in order he places proper food in him. These they call the accompanying (hymns), the Nābhānediṣṭha, the Vālakhilyās, the Vṛṣākapi, the Evayāmarut. These he should recite together or not recite together; if he recites them separately; that would be as if one were to divide in two a man or seed; therefore he should recite them together or not recite them together. Bulila Āçvatara Āçvi being Hotṛ at the Viçvajit meditated ‘Of these Çilpas two are liable to be performed at the midday in the Viçvajit in the year (rite); come, let me here have recited the Evayāmarut (hymn)’. He then had recited the hymn. When it was being recited thus, Gauçla came up; he said ‘O Hotṛ, how is that your Çastra is wandering without a wheel’. ‘What has happened’ (he

replied). 'The Evayāmarut is being recited further on'; he replied, 'the midday is connected with Indra; why do you seek to draw Indra away from the midday?' 'I do not seek to draw Indra away from the midday; he said. 'But this text is not appropriate for the midday; it is Jagatī or Atijagatī; all this is connected with the Jagatī or Atijagatī; it also is addressed to the Maruts; do not recite it' (he replied). He said 'Stop, O Achāvāka'; then he sought instruction from him. He said 'Let him recite (a hymn) to Indra with a reference to Viṣṇu; then do thou, O Hotṛ, after the inserted verse to Rudra and before (the hymn) to the Maruts insert this (Evayāmarut) hymn. He caused the recitation to be made so; now to-day it is thus performed.