Aitareyabrahmana 8.14

8.14

athainam prācyāṃ diśi Vasavo devāḥ ṣaḍbhiś caiva pañcaviṃśair ahobhir
abhyaṣiñcann etena ca tṛcenaitena ca yajuṣaitābhiś ca
vyāhṛtibhiḥ sāmrājyāya
tasmād etasyām prācyāṃ diśi ye keca prācyānāṃ rājānaḥ sāmrājyāyaiva
te 'bhiṣicyante, samrāḷ ity
enān abhiṣiktān ācakṣata etām eva devānāṃ vihitim anv
athainaṃ dakṣiṇasyāṃ diśi Rudrā devāḥ ṣaḍbhiś
caiva pañcāviṃśair ahobhir abhyaṣiñcann etena ca tṛcenaitena
ca yajuṣaitābhiś ca vyābṛtibhir bhaujyāya.
tasmād etasyāṃ dakṣiṇasyāṃ diśi ye keca Satvatāṃ
rājāno bhaujyāyaiva te 'bhiṣicyante,
bhojety enān abhiṣiktān ācakṣata etām eva devānāṃ vihitim anv.
athainam pratīcyāṃ diśy Ādityā devāḥ ṣaḍbhiś
caiva pañcaviṃśair ahobhir abhyaṣiñcanu etena
ca tṛcenaitena ca yajuṣaitābhiś ca vyāhṛtibhiḥ svārājyāya.
tasmād etasyām pratīcyāṃ diśi ye keca nīcyānāṃ rājāno ye 'pācyānāṃ
svārājyāyaiva te 'bhiṣicyante svarāḷ ity
enān abhiṣiktān ācakṣata etām eva devānāṃ vihitim anv.
athainam udīcyāṃ diśi Viśve devāḥ ṣaḍbhiś
caiva pañcaviṃśair ahobhir abhyaṣiñcann etena ca tṛcenaitena ca
yajuṣaitābhiś ca vyāhṛtibhir vairājyāya.
tasmād etasyām udīcyāṃ diśi ye keca pareṇa Himavantaṃ
janapadā Uttatakurava Uttaramadrā iti vairājyāyaiva te 'bhiṣicyante,
virāḷ ity enān abhiṣiktān ācakṣata etām eva devānāṃ vihitim anv.
athainam asyāṃ dhruvāyām madhyamāyām pratiṣṭhāyāṃ diśi
Sādhyāś cāptyāś ca devāḥ ṣaḍbhiś caiva pañcaviṃśair ahobhir abhyaṣiñcann
etena ca tṛcenatiena ca yajuṣaitābhiś ca vyāhṛtibhī rājyāya.
tasmād asyāṃ dhruvāyām madhyamāyām pratiṣṭhāyāṃ disi ye keca
Kurupañcālānāṃ rājānaḥ savaśośīnarāṇāṃ rājyāyaiva te 'bhiṣicyante,
rājety enān abhiṣiktān ācakṣata etām eva devānāṃ vihitim anv.
athainam ūrdhvāyāṃ diśi Marutaś cāṅgirasaś ca devāḥ ṣaḍbhiś
caiva pañcaviṃśair ahobhir abhyaṣiñcann etena ca tṛcenaitena
ca yajuṣaitābhiś ca vyāhṛtbhiḥ pārameṣṭhyāya māhārājyāyādhipatyāya
svāvaśyāyātiṣṭhāyeti.
sa parameṣṭhī prājāpatyo 'bhavat
sa etena mahābhiṣekeṇābhiṣikta Indraḥ sarvā jitīr ajayat,
sarvām̐l lokān avindat,
sarveṣāṃ devānāṃ śraiṣṭhyam atiṣṭhām paramātam agachat,
sāmrājyam bhaujyaṃ svārājyaṃ vairājyam pārameṣṭhyaṃ rājyam
māhārājyam ādhipatyaṃ jitvāsmim̐l loke svayambhūḥ svarāḷ amṛto,
'muṣmin svarge loke sarvān kāmān āptvāmṛtaḥ samabhavat samabhavat

viii. 14 (xxxviii. 3). Then the Vasus, the gods in the eastern quarter anointed him with six days with the Pañcaviñca, and with this triplet and this Yajus and these exclamations, for overlordship. Therefore in this eastern quarter, whatever kings there are of the eastern peoples, they are anointed for overlordship; ‘O Overlord’ they style them when anointed in accordance with the action of the gods. Then in the southern quarter the Rudras, the gods, anointed him with six days with the Pañcaviñca, and with this triplet and this Yajus and these exclamations, for paramount rule. Therefore in this southern quarter, whatever kings there are of the Satvants, they are anointed for paramount rule; ‘O paramount ruler’ they style them when anointed in accordance with the action of the gods. Then in the western quarter the Ādityas, the gods, anointed him with six days with the Pañcaviñca, and with this triplet and this Yajus and these exclamations, for self rule. Therefore in this western quarter, whatever kings there are of the southern and western peoples, they are anointed for self rule; ‘O self ruler’ they style them when anointed in accordance with the action of the gods. Then in the northern quarter the All-gods anointed him with six days with

the Pañcaviñca, and with this triplet and this Yajus and these exclamations, for sovereignty. Therefore in this northern quarter, the lands of the Uttara Kurus and the Uttara Madras, beyond the Himavant, their (kings) are anointed for sovereignty; ‘O sovereign’ they style them when anointed in accordance with the action of the gods. Then in this firm middle established quarter the Sādhyas and the Āptyas, the gods, anointed him with six day with the Pañcaviñca, and with this triplet and this Yajus and these exclamations, for kingship. Therefore in this firm middle established quarter, whatever kings there are of the Kuru-Pañcālas with the Vaças and Uçīnaras, they are anointed for kingship; ‘king’ they style them when anointed, in accordance with the action of the gods. Then in the upward quarter the Maruts and the Aṅgirases, the gods, anointed him with six days with the Pañcaviñca, and with this triplet and this Yajus and these exclamations, for supreme authority, for great kingship, for suzerainty, for supremacy, for pre-eminence. He became the supreme authority, as connected with Prajāpati. Anointed with this great anointment Indra won all victories, found all the worlds, attained the superiority, pre-eminence and supremacy over all the gods, and having won the overlordship, the paramount rule, the self rule, the sovereignty, the supreme authority, the kingship, the great kingship, the suzerainty in this world, self-existing, self-ruling, immortal, in yonder world of heaven, having obtained all desires he became immortal.