Aitareyabrahmana 7.2.p14

7.2.p14

vii. 9 (xxxii. 8). They say ‘If one who has established the fires eats new food without making the Āgrayaṇa offering, what is the expiation here?’ He should offer a cake on twelve potsherds to Agni Vaiçvānara; its invitatory and offering verses are ‘Vaiçvānara hath produced’ and ‘Present in the sky, present Agni on earth.’ Or he should offer a libation in the Āhavanīya with ‘To Agni Vaiçvānara hail!’ That is the expiation here. They say ‘If one has established his fires and a potsherd be lost what is the expiation here?’ He should offer a cake on two potsherds to the Açvins; its invitatory and offering verses are ‘O Açvins to our abode’ and ‘With chariot rich in cattle O Nāsatyas.’ Or he should offer a libation in the Āhavanīya with ‘To the Açvins hail!’ That is the expiation here. They say ‘If one has established the fires and the filter be lost, what is the expiation here?’ He should offer a cake on eight potsherds to Agni with the filter; its invitatory and offering verses are ‘Thy filter is outstretched, O lord of prayer’ and ‘The filter of the burning one outstretched in the sky.’ Or he should offer a libation in the Āhavanīya with ‘To Agni with the filter hail!’ That is the expiation here. They say ‘If one has established the fires and the gold be lost, what is the expiation here?’ He should offer a cake on eight potsherds to Agni with the gold; its invitatory and offering verses are ‘Golden haired in the expanse of the atmosphere’ and ‘The well winged ones strengthen in the ways.’ Or he should offer a libation in the Āhavanīya with ‘To Agni with the gold hail!’ That is the expiation here. They say ‘If one who has established the fires were to offer without having bathed in the morning, what is the expiation here?’ He should offer