Aitareyabrahmana 3.50

3.50

Those Asuras took refuge in the uktha of the maitrāvaruṇa. Indra said: 'Who with me will drive these Asuras from here?' 'I also,' said Varuṇa. Therefore the maitrāvaruṇa recites the hymn to Indra and Varuṇa at the third pressing, for Indra and Varuṇa drove them out from there. Smitten from there, those Asuras took refuge in the uktha of the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin. Indra said: 'Who with me will drive these Asuras from here?' 'I also,' said Bṛhaspati. Therefore the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin recites the hymn to Indra and Bṛhaspati at the third pressing, for Indra and Bṛhaspati drove them out from there. Smitten from there, those Asuras took refuge in the uktha of the achāvāka. Indra said: 'Who with me will drive these Asuras from here?' 'I also,' said Viṣṇu. Therefore the achāvāka recites the hymn to Indra and Viṣṇu at the third pressing, for Indra and Viṣṇu drove them out from there. The deities are recited in pairs with Indra. A pair is indeed a copulative pair; therefore from a pair a copulative pair is born for propagation. He is propagated with offspring and cattle who knows thus. Now there are these four season-offerings belonging to the potṛ and the neṣṭṛ, consisting of six verses: that makes a virāj of ten [syllables]. Thereby they establish the sacrifice in the tenfold virāj, they establish it.