Aitareyabrahmana 7.22

7.22

tad u ha smāha Saujāta Ārāḷhir:
ajītapunarvaṇyaṃ vā etad yad ete āhutī iti.
yathā ha kāmayeta tathaite kuryād,
ya ito 'nuśāsanaṃ kuryād itīme tv eva juhuyād
brahma prapadye brahma mākṣatrād gopāyatu brahmaṇe svāheti
tat-tad itī+m̐ \
brahma vā eṣa prapadyate, yo yajñam prapadyate.
brahma vai yajño;
yajñād u ha vā eṣa punar jāyate yo dīkṣate.
tam brahma prapannaṃ kṣatraṃ na parijināti.
brahma mā kṣatrād gopāyatv ity āha, yathainam brahma kṣatrād gopāyed.
brahmaṇe svāheti, tad enat prīṇāti.
tad enat prītaṃ kṣatrād gopāyaty
athānūbandhyāyai samiṣṭayajuṣām upariṣṭāt
kṣatram prapadye kṣatram mā brahmaṇo gopāyatu kṣatrāya svāheti.
tat-tad itī+m̐ \ kṣatraṃ vā eṣa prapadyate, yo rāṣṭram prapadyate.
kṣatraṃ hi rāṣṭraṃ.
taṃ kṣatram prapannam brahma na parijināti.
kṣatram mā brahmaṇo gopāyatv ity āha, yathainaṃ kṣatram brahmaṇo gopāyet.
kṣatrāya svāheti, tad enat prīṇāti.
tad enat prītam brahmaṇo gopāyati
saiṣeṣṭāpūrtasyaivāparijyāniḥ kṣatriyasya yajamānasya yad ete āhutī,
tasmād ete eva hotavye

vii. 22 (xxxiv. 4). As to this Saujāta Ārālhi used to say ‘These two libations are not a winning again of what has decayed’. ‘As he desires he may perform these two, who takes his instruction hence’ (he said ); but the following he should certainly offer with ‘I have recourse to the holy power; may the holy power guard me from the lordly power; to the holy power hail!’ ‘Thus, thus’ (he said). He who has recourse to the sacrifice has recourse to the holy power; the sacrifice is the holy power; moreover from the sacrifice is he who consecrates himself born again. Him who has recourse to the holy power the lordly power does not oppress. ‘May the holy power guard me from the lordly power’ he says, in order that the holy power may guard him from the lordly power; ‘To the holy power hail’ (he says); thus he delights it. Thus it delighted guards him from the lordly power. Then after the concluding formulas of the final offering of a cow (he says) ‘I have recourse to the lordly power; may the lordly power guard me from the holy power; to the lordly power hail!’ ‘Thus, thus’ (he said). He who has recourse to the kingship has recourse to the lordly power, for the kingship is the lordly power. Him who has recourse to the lordly power the holy power does not oppress, ‘May the lordly power guard me from the holy power’ he says, in order that the lordly power may guard him from the holy power; ‘To the lordly power hail!’ (he says); thus he delights it. Thus it delighted guards him from the holy power. These two libations are the prevention of decay of the sacrifice and the gifts; therefore they must be offered.