Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 16.p14

16.p14

xvi. 6. Then they proceed with the Pātnīvata cup; verily thus they make the wives of the gods sharers in the Āhavanīya. He does not say for it the second vaṣaṭ, for it is mixed with butter, and butter has no share in the second vaṣaṭ call. Inaudibly he says the offering verse; the Pātnīvata cup is a pouring of seed; inaudibly is seed poured. He does not say the second vaṣaṭ (thinking) 'The Pātnīvata cup is a pouring of seed; the second vaṣaṭ is completion; let me not before the due time complete the pouring of seed.' The offering verse contains (the words) 'be drunk', for the third pressing is connected with 'be drunk'. They say 'Since this is the offering verse of the Neṣṭṛ, then why does the Āgnīdhra say it as an offering verse?' 'This offering verse is connected with Agni; the Āgnīdhra is connected with Agni; therefore the Āgnīdhra uses it as an offering verse; moreover, thus the vaṣaṭ calls of these unuttered become the same' (is the reply).