Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 12.9.18

12.9.18

prajāpatiḥ prajā sṛṣṭvā riricāna iva amanyata / (soma: ekādaśinī)

xii. 8. Prajāpati, having created offspring, felt himself empty as it were; he pondered, ‘How now can I sacrifice with such a sacrificial rite that by sacrificing with it I shall obtain my desires and win proper food?’ He saw the set of eleven (victims); he grasped it and sacrificed with it; having sacrificed with it he obtained his desires and won proper food; verily thus also the sacrificer having sacrificed with this set of eleven obtains his desires, and wins proper food. Of this set of eleven the invitatory and offering verses are distinct and those for the oblation to Manotā, but the rest is the same. The first is for Agni; Agni is the holy power; (it serves) to win the glory of the holy power. The second is for Sarasvatī; Sarasvatī is speech; by speech is food made sweet and eaten; (it serves) to obtain proper food. The third is for Soma; Soma is the lordly power; (it serves) to win the glory of the lordly power. The fourth is for Pūṣan; Pūṣan is food; (it serves) to obtain proper food. The fifth is for Bṛhaspati; Bṛhaspati is the holy power; (it serves) to win the glory of the holy power. The