Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 22.6.7

22.6.7

ud u ṣya devaḥ savitā hiraṇyayā ghṛtavatī bhuvanānām abhiśriyā iti ghṛtavatī tayor uktam brāhmaṇam / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)

xxii. 5. 'Towards thee, O god Savitṛ' is the antistrophe, containing the word 'towards'. They say 'In that the third day is the end, then why has the antistrophe (the word) "towards"?' 'By this day the gods went to the world of heaven; desiring towards it they went; therefore (it has "towards")' he should reply. 'Hitherward the god Savitṛ with the golden' and 'Rich in ghee, encompassing the worlds' are (two triplets ) containing (the word) 'ghee'; the explanation of these has been given. 'Born, without steed, without reins, worthy of praise' is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus; there is the word 'with three wheels' in 'The chariot of three wheels circleth round the atmosphere'; this is a symbol of the third day. 'Those who from afar would assume kinship' is (the hymn) to the All-gods; (it contains the word) 'from afar'; from afar is the end; the third day is the end; in the end he places the end. These hymns end in half-verses, some in Padas, some in half-Padas; this ends with a third of a Pada; this is a symbol of the third day. 'To Vaiçvānara the praise, increasing holy order' is (the