Aitareyabrahmana 2.4.p2

2.4.p2

ii. 25 (ix. 1). The gods could not agree in the drinking first of Soma, the king; ‘Let me drink first; let me drink first’ they desired. They said seeking agreement, ‘Come, let us run a race; he who of us wins shall drink first of the Soma.’ ‘Be it so’ (they replied). They ran a race; of them running the race when they had started Vāyu first took the lead, then Indra, then Mitra and Varuṇa, then the Açvins. Indra perceived of Vāyu ‘He is winning.’ He ran up after him (saying) ‘Let us share together; then let us win.’ He answered, ‘No; I alone shall win.’ ‘A third for me; then let us win’ (he said). ‘No,’ he answered, ‘I alone shall win.’ ‘A fourth for me; then let us win’ (he said). ‘Be it so’ (he replied); he admitted him to a fourth share; therefore Indra has a quarter as his portion, Vāyu three-quarters. Indra and Vāyu won together, then Mitra and Vāruṇa, then the Açvins. Their feeding is in accord with their winning; first for Indra and Vāyu, then for Mitra and Varuṇa, then for the Açvins. The Indra-Vāyu cup is drawn with a quarter for Indra. Seeing this the seer declares ‘With the teams, with Indra as charioteer.’ Therefore now also (when) the Bharatas attack the property of the Satvants,