Gopathabrahmana 1.3.20

1.3.20

samāvṛttā ācāryā niṣedus
tān ha yajño dīkṣiṣyamāṇān brāhmaṇarūpaṃ kṛtvopodeyāya_
itthaṃ ced vo 'pasamavatsur hanta vo 'haṃ madhye dīkṣā iti [ed. 'pasamavatsur, Patyal proposes apasamavatasthur, ed. dikṣā]
ta ūcur naiva tvā vidma na jānīmaḥ
ko hīdavijñāyamānena saha dīkṣiṣyatīti
yan nv idaṃ dīkṣiṣyadhve bhūyo na dīkṣiṣyadhve_
atha vā u evaṃ dīkṣayiṣyatha saṃ vai tarhi mohiṣyatha
mohiṣyati vo yajñaḥ sarve te dīkṣayiṣyatheti_
atha vā u ekaṃ dīkṣayiṣyatha te vā ahīnartvijo gṛhapatayo bhaviṣyatha
te tūṣṇīṃ dhyāyanta āsāṃ cakrire
sa hovāca kiṃ nu tūṣṇīm ādhve
bhūyo vaḥ pṛcchāmaḥ
pṛcchateti yan nv idaṃ dīkṣiṣyadhva upame etasmin saṃvatsare mithunaṃ cariṣyatha nopaiṣyatheti [Patyal finds upamay etasmin in two BORI mss. and proposes to accept thise reading]
dhig iti hocuḥ
kathaṃ na dīkṣitā upaiṣyāmo nopaiṣyāmahā iti
te vai brāhmaṇānām abhimantāro bhaviṣyatha
reto ha vo ya etasmin saṃvatsare brāhmaṇās tad abhaviṣyaṃs te bodhimatā bhaviṣyatheti_
atha vā upeṣyāmo nopeṣyāmahā iti
te vai dīkṣitā avakīrṇino bhaviṣyatha
na ha vai devayānaḥ panthā prādur bhaviṣyatīti
tiro vai devayānaḥ panthā bhaviṣyatīti
te vayaṃ bhagavantam evopadhāvāma yathā svasti saṃvatsarasyodṛcaṃ samaśnavāmahā iti brāhmaṇam || 20 ||