Atharvavedabrahmana 12.8

12.8

tadāhuḥ, yaddhotā yakṣaddhotā yakṣaditi, maitrāvaruṇo hoce preṣyati, atha kasmāddotṛbhyaḥ sadbhyo hocāśaṃsibhyo hotā yakṣaddhotā
yakṣaditi(6) preṣyatīti | vāgve hotā, vāk sarva ṛtvijaḥ, vāg
yakṣadvāg yakṣaditi | atho sarve vā ete saptahotāropi vā
ṛcābhyuditaṃ, saptahotāra ṛtuthā yajantīti | atha ya upariṣṭād
saṃvatsaraḥ, saṃvatsaraḥ prajāpatiḥ, prajāpatiryajñaḥ | sa yotra bhakṣayedyastaṃ tatra brūyāt, aśānto bhakṣo nānuvaṣaṭkṛta ātmānamantaragān jīviṣyātīti | tathā hāsyādyo(1) vai bhakṣayet,(2) prāṇo
dvādaśarcaṃjāmitāyai, te vai dvādaśa bhavanti, dvādaśa ha vai māsāḥ,
bhakṣaḥ prāṇa ātmanamantaragāditi | tathaiva ha bhavati limpediti
vāva jighrettatra(3) ta dvidevatyeṣu(4) ceti, tadu tatra śāsanaṃ vedayante(5) atha yadamū vyabhicarato nānāntyonyamanuprapadyete adhvaryyū
tasmādṛtūṃstūṃnāṃnuprapadyete