Aitareyabrahmana 3.42

3.42

The gods, having conquered the asuras, went up to the heavenly world.
That Agni, touching heaven, rose upward; he blocked the gate of the heavenly world.
Agni is indeed the overlord of the heavenly world.
The Vasus came to him first; they said to him:
'Let us pass through! Make space for us!'
He said: 'I will not let [you] pass through unpraised. Praise me now!' 'So be it,' [they replied].
They praised him with the trivṛt stoma;
praised, he let them pass through; they went to their proper world.
The Rudras came to him; they said to him:
'Let us pass through! Make space for us!'
He said: 'I will not let [you] pass through unpraised. Praise me now!' 'So be it,' [they replied].
They praised him with the pañcadaśa stoma;
praised, he let them pass through; they went to their proper world.
The Ādityas came to him; they said to him:
'Let us pass through! Make space for us!'
He said: 'I will not let [you] pass through unpraised. Praise me now!' 'So be it,' [they replied].
They praised him with the saptadaśa stoma;
praised, he let them pass through; they went to their proper world.
The All-Gods came to him; they said to him:
'Let us pass through! Make space for us!'
He said: 'I will not let [you] pass through unpraised. Praise me now!' 'So be it,' [they replied].
They praised him with the ekaviṃśa stoma;
praised, he let them pass through; they went to their proper world.
The gods praised him with each individual stoma;
praised, he let them pass through; they went to their proper world.
Now he who sacrifices praises him with all these stomas,
and he who knows him thus: surely he will let him pass through.
He lets him pass through to the heavenly world who knows thus.