Aitareyabrahmana 6.8

6.8

ubhayyaḥ paridhānīyā bhavanti hotrakāṇām prātaḥsavane
ca mādhyaṃdine cāhīnāś caikāhikāś ca
tata aikāhikābhir eva maitrāvaruṇo paridadhāti,
tenāsmāl lokān na pracyavate
'hīnābhir achāvākaḥ, svargasya lokasyāptyā
ubhayībhir brāhmaṇācchaṃsī.
teno sa ubhau vyanvārabhamāṇa etīmaṃ cāmuṃ ca lokam,
atho maitrāvaruṇaṃ cāchāvākaṃ cātho ahīnaṃ caikāham cātho saṃvatsaraṃ
cāgniṣṭomaṃ caivam u sa ubhau vyanvārabhamāṇa ety
atha tata aikāhikā eva tṛtīyasavane hotrakāṇām paridhānīyā bhavanti.
pratiṣṭhā vā ekāhaḥ, pratiṣṭhāyām eva tad yajñam antataḥ pratiṣṭhāpayanty
anavānam prātaḥsavane yajed
ekāṃ dve na stomam atiśaṃset.
tad yathābhiheṣate pipāsate kṣipram prayachet, tādṛk tad.
atho kṣipraṃ devebhyo 'nnādyaṃ somapītham prayachānīti.
kṣipraṃ hāsmim̐l loke pratitiṣṭhaty
aparimitābhir uttarayoḥ savanayor.
aparimito vai svargo lokaḥ, svargasya lokasyāptyai
kāmaṃ tad dhotā śāṃsed yad dhotrakāḥ purvedyuḥ śaṃseyur,
yad vā hotā tad dhotrakāḥ.
prāṇo vai hotāṅgāni hotrakāḥ, samāno vā ayam prāṇo 'ṅgāny anusaṃcarati.
tasmāt tat kāmaṃ hotā śaṃsed yad dhotrakāḥ pūrvedyuḥ śaṃseyur,
yad vā hotā tad dhotrakāḥ
sūktāntair hotā paridadhad ety,
atha samānya eva tṛtīyasavane hotrakāṇām paridhānīyā bhavanty.
ātmā vai hotāṅgāni hotrakāḥ.
samānā vā ime 'ṅgānām antās,
tasmāt samānya eva tṛtīyasavane hotrakāṇām paridhāniyā bhavanti bhavanti

vi. 8 (xxvii. 5). There are two kinds of concluding verses of the Hotrakas, at the morning and at the midday, those of the Ahīna and those of the one day rites. The Maitrāvaruṇa concludes with those of the one day rite only; thereby he departs not from the world. With those of the Ahīna the Achāvāka, to obtain the world of heaven. Both are used by the Brāhmanācchaṅsin; thereby grasping both he goes to this and to yonder world; moreover he goes grasping both, the Maitrāvaruṇa and the Achāvāka, the Ahīna and the one day rite, the year and the Agniṣṭoma. Now at the third pressing the concluding verses of the Hotrakas are those of the one day rite only; the one day (rite) is a support; verily thus at the end they establish the sacrifice on a support. Without taking a breath he should say the offering verse at the morning pressing; save for one or two (verses) he should not recite beyond the Stoma, (thinking) 'That is as if one were to give quickly to one neighing and thirsting; moreover I shall swiftly give proper food and Soma drinking to the gods.' Swiftly he finds support in the world. (He uses) an unlimited number at the two latter pressings; the world of heaven is unlimited; (verily it serves) to obtain the world of heaven. At pleasure the Hotṛ may recite whatever the Hotrakas may recite on the previous day; or the Hotrakas

what the Hotṛ may recite; the Hotṛ is the breath, the Hotrakas the limbs; in common does this breath go through the limbs. Therefore at pleasure the Hotṛ may recite what the Hotrakas recite on the previous day, or the Hotrakas what the Hotṛ (recites). The Hotṛ keeps concluding with the ends of the hymns. Moreover the concluding verses of the Hotrakas are the same at the third pressing; the Hotṛ is the body, the Hotrakas the limbs; the ends of the limbs are the same; therefore the concluding verses of the Hotrakas at the third pressing are the same.