Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 26.5.30

26.5.30

atho catuṣpādāḥ paśūnām eva āptyai / (soma: chandomāh)

‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle.