Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 11.1.8

11.1.8

vajreṇa eva tad yajamānasya pāpmānam hanti / (soma: prātar anuvāka)

xi. 1. Next comes the morning litany. In that he recites it in the morning, that is why the morning litany has its name. In that he mutters the formulae of recourse, in that he offers the libations, verily thus he produces a benediction. After uttering the sound _hiṅ_ he recites the morning litany; the sound _hiṅ_ is a thunderbolt; verily thus with a thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. He should recite aloud in a clear tone. The clear is the one part of speech which is not infested by evil; therefore in a clear tone should he recite, to smite away the evil of the sacrificer. By half verses should he recite; these worlds are com-