Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-7.247

2-7.247

vāgdevatyaṃ vai trirātrasya prathamamahaḥ prāṇadevatyaṃ dvitīyaṃ cakṣurdevatyaṃ tṛtīyam
tadāhuḥ kiyāṃstrirātra iti
iyāniti brūyāt
iyaddhyevaitaditi
atho iyāniti brūyāt
iyaddhyevaitaditi
tadāhurarvāṅtrirātrā3ḥ parā3ṅiti
parāṅiti brūyāt
parāṅhi vadati parāṅprāṇiti parāṅpaśyati parāṅchṛṇoti
atho ha brūyādarvāñca parāñceti
arvāñca hi parāñca vadatyarvāñca parāñca prāṇityarvāñca parāñca paśyatyarvāñca parāñca
śṛṇoti
tadāhurekastrirātrā3u dvā3u trayā3 iti
eka iti brūyāt
eko hyevaiṣa yatprāṇo'pāno vyāna iti
tadāhurekaṃ bhūyā3ssahasrā3miti
ekamiti brūyāt
ekaṃ hyeva bhūyassahasrātsaṃkhyāne bhavati

The first day of the three-day rite has Speech as its deity; the second has Breath as its deity; the third has the Eye as its deity. Regarding this they ask: "How great is the three-day rite?" One should say: "This great," for it is just this much. And he should say: "This great," for it is just this much. Regarding this they ask: "Is the three-day rite directed hitherward, or is it directed thitherward?" One should say: "Directed thitherward," for thitherward one speaks, thitherward one breathes, thitherward one sees, thitherward one hears. And one may say: "Both hitherward and thitherward," for both hitherward and thitherward one speaks, both hitherward and thitherward one breathes, both hitherward and thitherward one sees, both hitherward and thitherward one hears. Regarding this they ask: "Is the three-day rite one, or two, or three?" One should say: "One," for this is indeed one: what is in-breath, out-breath, and diffused breath. Regarding this they ask: "Is one more, or a thousand?" One should say: "One," for one is indeed more than a thousand in enumeration.