Aitareyabrahmana 7.14

7.14

athainam uvāca:
Varuṇaṃ rājānam upadhāva:
putro me jāyatāṃ, tena tvā yajā iti
tatheti. sa Varuṇaṃ rājānam upasasāra:
putro me jāyatāṃ, tena tvā yajā iti. tatheti.
tasya ha putro jajñe Rohito nāma
taṃ hovācājani vai te putro, yajasva māneneti.
sa hovāca:
yadā vai paśur nirdaśo bhavaty, atha sa medhyo bhavati.
nirdaśo nv astv, atha tvā yajā iti. tatheti
sa ha nirdaśa āsa.
tam hovāca:
nirdaśo nv abhūd, yajasva māneneti.
sa hovāca:
yadā vai paśor dantā jāyante, 'tha sa medhyo bhavati.
dantā nv asya jāyantām, atha tvā yajā iti. tatheti
tasya ha dantā jajñire.
taṃ hovācājñata vā asya dantā, yajasva māneneti.
sa hovāca:
yadā vai paśor dantāḥ padyante, 'tha sa medhyo bhavati.
dantā nv asya padyantām, atha tvā yajā iti. tatheti
tasya ha dantāḥ pedire.
taṃ hovācāpatsata vā asya dantā, yajasva māneneti.
sa hovāca:
yadā vai paśor dantāḥ punar jāyante, 'tha sa medhyo bhavati.
dantā nv asya punar jāyantām, atha tvā yajā iti. tatheti
tasya ha dantāḥ punar jajñire.
taṃ hovācājñata vā asya punar dantā, yajasva māneneti.
sa hovāca:
yadā vai kṣatriyaḥ saṃnāhuko bhavaty, atha sa medhyo bhavati.
saṃnāhaṃ nu prāpnotv, atha tvā yajā iti. tatheti
sa ha saṃnāham prāpa, taṃ hovāca:
saṃnāhaṃ nu prāpad, yajasva māneneti.
sa tathety uktvā putram āmantrayām āsa:
tatāyaṃ vai mahyaṃ tvām adadād, dhanta tvayāham imaṃ yajā iti
sa ha nety uktvā dhanur ādāyāraṇyam apātasthau,
sa saṃvatsaram araṇye cacāra

vii. 14 (xxxiii. 2). Then he said to him, ‘Have recourse to Varuṇa, the king, (saying) ‘Let a son be born to me; with him let me sacrifice to thee.’ ‘Be it so,’ (he replied). He went up to Varuṇa, the king, (saying) ‘Let a son be born to me; with him let me sacrifice to thee.’ ‘Be it so’ (he replied). To him a son was born, Rohita by name. To him he said ‘A son hath been born to thee; sacrifice to me with him.’ He said ‘When a victim is over ten days old then it becomes fit for sacrifice; let him become over ten days old; then let me sacrifice to thee with him.’ ‘Be it so’ (he replied). He became over ten days old. He said to him ‘He hath become over ten days old; sacrifice to me with him.’ He said ‘When the teeth of a victim appear, then it becomes fit for sacrifice; let his teeth appear; then let me sacrifice to thee (with him).’ ‘Be it so’ (he replied). His teeth appeared; he said to him ‘His teeth have appeared; sacrifice to me with him.’ He said ‘When the teeth of a victim fall, then it becomes fit for sacrifice; let his teeth fall; then let me sacrifice to thee.’ ‘Be it so’ (he replied). His teeth fell; he said to him ‘His teeth have fallen; sacrifice to me with him.’ He said ‘When the teeth of a victim appear again, then it becomes fit for sacrifice; let his teeth appear again; then let me sacrifice to thee.’ ‘Be it so’ (he replied). His teeth appeared again; he said to him ‘His teeth have appeared again; sacrifice to me with him.’ He said ‘When the Kṣatriya is fit to bear arms, then is he fit for sacrifice; let him win his arms; then let me sacrifice to thee.’ ‘Be it so’ (he replied). He won his arms; he said to him ‘He hath now won his arms; sacrifice to me with him.’ ‘Be it so’ he said and addressed his son ‘O my dear one, this one gave thee to me;

come, let me sacrifice to him with thee.’ ‘No’ he said and taking his bow went to the wild, and for a year he wandered in the wild.