Gopathabrahmana 2.3.23
Gopathabrāhmaṇa (ed. Gaastra 1919) 2.3.23
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2.3.23
tad āhuḥ kiṃdevatyo yajña iti_
aindra iti brūyāt_
aindre vāva yajñe sati yathābhāgam anyā devatā anvāyaṃs tāḥ prātaḥsavane marutvatīye tṛtīyasavane ca_
atha haitat kevalam evendrasya yad ūrdhvaṃ marutvatīyāt
tasmāt sarve niṣkevalyāni śaṃsanti
yad eva niṣkevalyāni tat svargasya lokasya rūpam_
yad v eva niṣkevalyāny ekaṃ ha vā agre savanam āsīt prātaḥsavanam eva_
atha haitaṃ prajāpatir indrāya jyeṣṭhāya putrāyaitat savanaṃ niramimīta yan mādhyaṃdinaṃ savanam_
tasmān mādhyaṃdine savane sarve niṣkevalyāni śaṃsanti
yad eva niṣkevalyāni tat svargasya lokasya rūpam_
yad v eva niṣkevalyāni yā ha vai devatāḥ prātaḥsavane hotā śaṃsati tāḥ śastvā hotrāśaṃsino 'nuśaṃsanti maitrāvaruṇaṃ tṛcaṃ pra'uge hotā śaṃsati
tad ubhayaṃ maitrāvaruṇaṃ maitrāvaruṇo 'nuśaṃsati_
aindraṃ tṛcaṃ pra'uge hotā śaṃsati
tad ubhayam aindram
aindraṃ brāhmaṇācchaṃsy anuśaṃsati_
aindrāgnaṃ tṛcaṃ pra'uge hotā śaṃsati
tad ubhayam aindrāgnāgnam acchāvāko 'nuśaṃsati_
atha haitat kevalam evendrasya yad ūrdhvaṃ marutvatīyāt
tasmāt sarve niṣkevalyāni śaṃsanti
yad eva niṣkevalyāni tat svargasya lokasya rūpam_
yad v eva niṣkevalyāni <yaded adevīr asahiṣṭa māyā athābhavat kevalaḥ somo asya [ṚV 7.98.5, ŚS 20.87.5]>_ity ṛcābhyanūktam_
devān ha yajñaṃ tanvānān asurarakṣāṃsy ajighāṃsan_
te 'bruvan vāmadevaṃ tvaṃ na imaṃ yajñaṃ dakṣiṇato gopāyeti