Aitareyabrahmana 8.24: adhyāya 40, khaṇḍaḥ 1-5

8.24

athātaḥ purodhāyā eva
na ha vā apurohitasya rajño devā annam adanti.
tasmād rājā yakṣyamāṇo brāhmaṇam purodadhīta:
devā me 'nnam adann ity
agnīn vā eṣa svargyān rājoddharate yat purohitaṃ
tasya purohita evāhavanīyo bhavati,
jāyā gārhapatyaḥ, putro 'nvāhāryapacanaḥ.
sa yat purohitāya karoty āhavanīya eva taj juboty,
atha yaj jāyāyai karoti gārhapatya eya taj juhoty,
atha yat putrāya karoty anvāhāryapacana eva taj juhoti.
ta enaṃ śāntatanavo 'bhihutā abhiprītāḥ svargaṃ lokam
abhivahanti kṣatraṃ ca balaṃ ca rāṣṭraṃ ca viśaṃ ca
ta evainam aśāntatanavo 'nabhibutā anabhiprītāḥ svargāl
lokān nudante kṣatrāc ca balāc ca rāṣṭrāc ca viśaś cā/gnir
vā eṣa vaiśvānaraḥ pañcamenir yat purohitas.
tasya vācy evaikā menir bhavati pādayor ekā
tvacy ekā hṛdaya ekopastha ekā.
tābhir jvalantībhir dīpyamānābhir upodeti rājānaṃ.
sa yad āha:
kva bhagavo 'vātsīs, tṛṇāny asmā āharateti,
tenāsya tāṃ śamayati yāsya vāci menir bhavaty.
atha yad asmā udakam ānayanti pādyaṃ,
tenāsya tāṃ śamayati yāsya pādayor menir bhavaty.
atha yad enam alaṃkurvanti,
tenāsya tāṃ śamayati yāsya tvaci menir bhavaty.
atha yad enaṃ tarpayanti,
tenāsya tāṃ śamayati yāsya hṛdaye menir bhavaty.
atha yad asyānāruddho veśmasu vasati,
tenāsya tāṃ śamayati yāsyopasthe menir bhavati
sa enaṃ śāntatanur abhihuto 'bhiprītaḥ svargaṃ lokam
abhivahati kṣatraṃ ca balaṃ ca rāṣṭraṃ ca viśaṃ ca.
sa evainam aśāntatanur anabhihuto 'nabhiprītaḥ svārgal lokān
nudate kṣatrāc ca balāc ca rāṣṭrāc ca viśaś ca

viii. 24 (xl. 1). Now as to the Purohitaship. The gods eat not the food of a king without a Purohita. Therefore a king when about to sacrifice should select as Purohita a Brahman (wishing) ‘May the gods eat my food.’ The king in appointing a Purohita takes out the fires that lead to heaven. The Purohita is the Āhavanīya, his wife the Gārhapatya, his son the Anvāhāryapacana. What he does to the Purohita, verily thus he offers in the Āhavanīya; what he does to his wife, verily thus he offers in the Gārhapatya; what he does to his son, verily thus he offers in the Anvāhāryapacana. They, being appeased in body, having received the offerings and propitiated, carry him to the world of heaven, to the lordly power, might, the kingdom, and the people. They, if not appeased in body, not having received the offering and not being propitiated, repel him from the world of heaven, from the lordly power, might, the kingdom, and the people. The Purohita is Agni Vaiçvānara, possessed of five missiles; in his speech is one missile, in his feet one, in his skin one, in his heart one, in his organ one. With these flaming and blazing he approaches the king. In that he says ‘Where, O blessed one, hast thou been dwelling? Bring ye grass for him’, thereby he appeases that missile of his that is in his speech. In that they bring to him water for the feet, thereby he appeases that missile of his that is in his feet. In that they adorn him, thereby he appeases that missile of his that is in his skin. In that they delight him, thereby he appeases that missile of his that is in his heart. In that he dwells unimpeded in his dwelling, thereby he appeases that missile of his which is in his organ. He, having been appeased in his body, and having received offering and being delighted, carries him to the world of heaven, the lordly power, might, the kingdom, and the people. He also, if not appeased in body, and not offered to and delighted, repels him from the world of heaven, from the lordly power, might, the kingdom, and the people.