Atharvavedabrahmana 11.7

11.7

devāśca ha vā ṛṣayaścāsuraiḥ saṃyattā āsan| teṣāmasurāṇā
mimāḥ puraḥ pratyabhijitā āsan, ayasmayī pṛthivī, rajatāntarikṣaṃ, hariṇī dyo| te devāḥ saṅghātaṃ saṅghātaṃ parājayanta| te
viduḥ, anāyatanā hi vai śmaḥ, smaḥ ? tasmāt parājayāmahā iti
etāḥ tā puraḥ pratyakurvvata, havirddhānandiva āgnīdhramantarikṣātsadaḥ
pṛthivyāḥ| te devā abruvan, upasadamupāyāma, upasadā vai mahā
purañjayantīti| ta ebhyo lokebhyo niraghnan, ekayāmuṣmāllokādekayāntarikṣādekayā pṛthivyāḥ| tasmādāhuḥ, upasadā vai mahā
purañjayantīti| ta ebhyo lokebhyo nirhatā ṛtūna prāviśan
te ṣaḍupāyan, tānupasadbhirivartubhyo niraghnan, dvābhyāmamuṣmāllokād
dvābhyāmantarikṣād dvābhyāṃ pṛthivyāḥ| ta ṛtubhyo nirhatāḥ
saṃvatsaraṃ prāviśan| te dvādaśopāyan, tānupasadbhiriva saṃvatsarānniraghnan, catasṛbhiramuṣmāllokāccatasṛbhirantarikṣāccatasṛbhiḥ pṛthivyāḥ| te saṃvatsarā nirhatā ahorātre prāviśan, te yanmāyamupāyan, tenainān rātryā anudanta,(1) yat prātaḥ, tenāhnaḥ
tasmādboḥ sāyamprāyatastanamāpyāyate | prātaḥsāyantantānupasadbhiraivaibhyo lokebhyo nudamāna āyan | tato devā abhavan parāsurāḥ
sarvebhya evaibhyo lokebhyo bhrātṛvyanudamāna eti, ya evaṃ vidvānupasadamupaiti