Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 5.p9

5.p9

v. 4. In that there is (a cake) on twelve potsherds for Indra and Agni, and Indra and Agni are supports, verily (it serves) for support. Indra is in the middle; therefore to him in the middle he sacrifices. In that there is a milk mess for Varuṇa, (it is because) Varuṇa is Indra, and he has milk as his portion; therefore there is a milk mess for Varuṇa. In that there is a milk mess for the Maruts, (it is because) the Maruts are situated in the waters; therefore with milk he sacrifices to them, for milk is the waters. Moreover the Maruts are Indra's, milk is Indra's; therefore is there a milk mess for the Maruts. In that there is (a cake) on one potsherd for Ka,