Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 6.p20

6.p20

vi. 14. ‘Indra is the most forcible, most mighty, of the gods; for him keep it.’ They kept it for him; he appeased it with the holy power; therefore he says ‘Indra the Brahman.’ He gazes on it (saying), ‘With the eye of Mitra I gaze on thee’; verily thus with the eye of Mitra he appeases it; he accepts it (saying) ‘On the instigation of the god Savitṛ, with the arms of the Açvins, with the hands of Pūṣan I take thee’; verily with these deities he appeases it. Then separating the blades of grass he places (the vessel containing the Brahman's portion) with handle pointing east on the bare earth (saying) ‘On the navel of earth I set thee, in the lap of Aditi’; the earth is the appeaser of foods; verily thus he appeases it. Taking thence he eats (saying) ‘With the mouth of Agni I eat thee’; Agni is the appeaser of foods; verily thus he appeases it. Then he sips water (saying) ‘Thou art healing’; the waters are healing and medicine; verily