Atharvavedabrahmana 12.11

12.11

athaitannānācchandāṃsyantareṇa gartā iva | athaite aviṣṭhe baliṣṭhe
nāntare ṇva te tābhyāṃ (1) pratipadyate, tadvarttaskandaṃ rohasyarūpaṃ svargaṃ
tadanu vā na(2) saṅkrāmit | amṛtaṃ vai praṇavaḥ, amṛtenaiva tat
mṛtyuṃ tarati | tadyathā mantreṇa vā vaṇśena vā garttaṃ saṅkrāmet,
evaṃ tat praṇavenopasantanoti | brahma ha vai praṇavaḥ, brahmaṇaivāsmai tadraddhyopasantanoti | śuddhaḥ praṇavaḥ syāt prajākāmānāṃ makarāntaḥ
pratiṣṭhākāmānāṃ makarāntaḥ praṇavaḥ syāditi haika āhuḥ | śuddha iti
tveva sthitau mīmāṃsitaḥ praṇavaḥ | athāta iha śuddha iha pūrṇa iti,
śuddhaḥ praṇavaḥ syācchastrānuvacanayormmadhya iti, ha smāha kauṣītakiḥ | tatha saṃhitaṃ bhavati makarāntovasānārthe | pratiṣṭhā vā avasānaṃ, pratiṣṭhityai eva | athobhayoḥ kāmayorāptyā eto vai chandaḥpravāhāvaraṃ chandaḥ paracchandotipravahataḥ, tasyāyurnachinatti, chandasāṃ
chandotiprotaṃ syāt, yataiva yaṃ didhyāttaṃ manasā praiva vidhye (3) chandasāṃ
krandatve dravati vācaṃ vā śroṣyata iti | triḥ prathamāṃ triruttamāmanvāha, yajñasyaiva tadbarhisau nahyati, kṣemme balāyāvisraṃsāya | yadyapi
chandaḥ prātaḥsavane yujyetārddharcaśa eva tasya śaṃsyaṃ (4) gāyatrā
rūpeṇa | atho prātaḥsavanarūpeṇeti, na triṣṭubjagatyāvetāsmiṃ
sthānerddharcaśasye yat kiñcicchandaḥ prātaḥsavane yujyetāṃ (5) paccha
evainayoḥ śasyamiti sā sthitiḥ