Aitareyabrahmana 7.8

7.8

Regarding this they say:
If one who has established the sacred fires should shed tears on the fast day,
what is the expiation in that case?
He should offer a sacrificial cake on eight potsherds to Agni Vratabhṛt.
Its invitatory and offering verses are:
"You, O Agni, bearing vows, pure" [and] "Bearing vows, protector of vows, unbeguiled."
Or he should offer an oblation into the āhavanīya fire:
"To Agni Vratabhṛt, svāhā!"
That is the expiation in that case.
Regarding this they say:
If one who has established the sacred fires should fall into an unvowed act on the fast day,
what is the expiation in that case?
He should offer a sacrificial cake on eight potsherds to Agni Vratapati.
Its invitatory and offering verses are:
"You, O Agni, are protector of vows" [and] "Whatever vows of yours we transgress."
Or he should offer an oblation into the āhavanīya fire:
"To Agni Vratapati, svāhā!"
That is the expiation in that case.
Regarding this they say:
If one who has established the sacred fires should let the New Moon or the Full Moon day pass by,
what is the expiation in that case?
He should offer a sacrificial cake on eight potsherds to Agni Pathikṛt.
Its invitatory and offering verses are:
"For you know, O disposer, the paths" [and] "We have reached the pathway of the gods."
Or he should offer an oblation into the āhavanīya fire:
"To Agni Pathikṛt, svāhā!"
That is the expiation in that case.
Regarding this they say:
If all the fires of one should go out,
what is the expiation in that case?
He should offer a sacrificial cake on eight potsherds to Agni Tapasvat Janadvat Pāvakavat.
Its invitatory and offering verses are:
"Come with ascetic heat among the people" [and] "Come to us with ascetic heat among the people."
Or he should offer an oblation into the āhavanīya fire:
"To Agni Tapasvat Janadvat Pāvakavat, svāhā!"
That is the expiation in that case.