Aitareyabrahmana 5.5

5.5

"Where is Indra heard? In what today?" is the hymn of Vimada, repha-bearing, of the repha-bearing ṛṣi; on the fourth day, it is the form of the fourth day. / "Of thee the warrior, the bull, the self-ruler" is the hymn; "fierce, deep, fierce from birth" contains "born"; on the fourth day, it is the form of the fourth day. / And it is in the triṣṭubh [metre]. By that which has firmly established verses he holds the soma-pressing; by this he does not slip from his proper place. / "Him indeed, who conquers all, for you" is the concluding verse. / "Extended in all songs"; this day is, as it were, stretched out; by that it is the form of the fourth day. / And they are in the gāyatrī [metre]. / The gāyatrī verses carry the midday pressing of this three-day period. / That metre indeed carries [it] in which the nivid is placed. / Therefore he inserts the nivid into gāyatrī verses. / "Of the god, the leader, of everyone", "That desirable [glory] of Savitṛ", "Unto the all-godly true protector" are the opening verse and the following verses of the Vaiśvadeva [śastra]. / In the day connected with the bṛhatī, on the fourth day, it is the form of the fourth day. / "May god Savitṛ come, possessing good treasures" is addressed to Savitṛ. / "Come" (ā): on the fourth day, it is the form of the fourth day. / "Forth to heaven and earth with sacrifices, with adorations" is addressed to Heaven and Earth. / "Forth" (pra): on the fourth day, it is the form of the fourth day. / "Send forth speech like a messenger to the Ṛbhus" is addressed to the Ṛbhus. / "Forth" (pra) and "send speech": on the fourth day, it is the form of the fourth day. / "Forth may the bright divine thought come" is addressed to the All-Gods. / "Forth" (pra) and containing "bright" (śukra): on the fourth day, it is the form of the fourth day. / And they are in various metres. / There are two-footed ones, there are four-footed ones; by that it is the form of the fourth day. / "May we be in the favour of Vaiśvānara" is the opening verse of the Āgnimāruta [śastra]. / "Born from here": it contains "born" (jāta); on the fourth day, it is the form of the fourth day. / "Who are these clear men dwelling together?" is addressed to the Maruts. / "For no one knows their births": it contains "born"; on the fourth day, it is the form of the fourth day. / And they are in various metres. / There are two-footed ones, there are four-footed ones; by that it is the form of the fourth day. / "For Jātavedas let us press soma": this is the unchangeable [verse] addressed to Jātavedas. / "Men, by reflections with two churning-sticks, Agni..." is addressed to Jātavedas. / "Generating with movements of the hands": it contains "born"; on the fourth day, it is the form of the fourth day. / And they are in various metres. / There are virājs, there are triṣṭubhs; by that it is the form of the day, the form of the day.