Gopathabrahmana 1.3.9

1.3.9

yat purastād vedeḥ prathamaṃ barhi stṛṇāti tasmād imāḥ prajāḥ śirastaḥ prathamaṃ lomaśā jāyante
yad aparam iva prastaram anuprastṛṇāti tasmād āsām aparam iva śmaśrūṇy upakakṣāṇy anyāni lomāni jāyante
yat prāg barhiṣaḥ prastaram anupraharati tasmād imāḥ prajāḥ śirastaḥ prathamaṃ palitā bhavanti
yad antataḥ sarvam evānupraharati tasmād antataḥ sarva eva palitā bhavanti
yat prayājā apuro'nuvākyāvanto bhavanti tasmād imāḥ prajā adantikā jāyante
yad dhavīṃṣi puro'nuvākyāvanti bhavanti tasmād āsām aparam iva jāyante
yad anuyājā apuro'nuvākyāvanto bhavanti tasmād āsāṃ saptavarṣāṣṭavarṣāṇāṃ prabhidyante
yat patnīsaṃyājāḥ puro'nuvākyāvanto bhavanti tasmād āsāṃ punar eva jāyante
yat samiṣṭayajur apuro'nuvākyāvad bhavati tasmād antataḥ sarva eva prabhidyante
yad gāyatryānūcya triṣṭubhā yajati tasmād adhare dantāḥ pūrve jāyante para uttare
yad ṛcānūcya yajuṣā yajati tasmād adhare dantā aṇīyāṃso hrasīyāṃsaḥ prathīyāṃso varṣīyāṃsa uttare [ed. varsīyāṃsa]
yad āghārau dīrghatarau prāñcāv āghārayati tasmād imau daṃṣṭrau dīrghatarau
yat saṃyājye sacchandasī tasmāt same iva jambhe
yac caturthe prayāje samānayati tasmād ime śrotre antarataḥ same iva dīrṇe
yaj japaṃ japitvābhihiṃkṛṇoti tasmāt pumāṃsaḥ śmaśruvanto 'śmaśruva striyaḥ_
yat sāmidhenīḥ saṃtanvann anvāha tasmād āsāṃ saṃtatam iva śarīraṃ bhavati
yat sāmidhenyaḥ kāṣṭhahaviṣo bhavanti tasmād āsām asthīni dṛḍhatarāṇīva bhavanti
yat prayājā ājyahaviṣo bhavanti tasmād āsāṃ prathame vayasi retaḥ siktaṃ na saṃbhavati
yan madhye haviṣāṃ dadhnā ca puroḍāśena ca pracaranti tasmād āsāṃ madhyame vayasi retaḥ siktaṃ saṃbhavati
yad anuyājā ājyahaviṣo bhavanti tasmād āsām uttame vayasi retaḥ siktaṃ na saṃbhavati
yad uttame 'nuyāje sakṛd apāniti tasmād idaṃ śiśnam uccaśa eti nīcī padyate
yan nāpānet sakṛcchūnaṃ syāt_
yan muhur apānet sakṛtpannaṃ syāt