Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 6.p32

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vii. 4. Next the consecration of Keçin. Keçin Dārbhya, not being consecrated, sat down. To him flew up a golden bird and said 'Thou hast not been consecrated; I know the consecration; let me tell it to thee; I have sacrificed once; I am afraid of it perishing; thou dost know the imperishableness of that which once has been offered; it do thou (tell) to me.' He said 'Yes'; they two discussed together. It was he, or Ula Vārṣṇivṛddha or Iṭant Kāvya or Çikhaṇḍin Yājñasena or whoever it was, it was he. He said 'The bodies are consecrated by that sacrifice; but the man is consecrated indeed whose gods within are consecrated', so he used to say. Where the Adhvaryu offers the uplifting offerings, then the sacrificer should offer five libations, the first with 'May mind for me with mind be consecrated; hail!'; the second with 'May speech for me with speech be consecrated; hail!'; the third with 'May breath for me with breath be consecrated; hail!' The breath (he mentions) in the middle, for breath is in the middle. The fourth (he offers) with 'May the eye for me with the eye be consecrated; hail!'; the fifth with 'May the ear for me with the ear be consecrated; hail!' But Kauṣītaki used to say 'These offerings should not be made; if they were made the libations would be superabundant; he should merely take hold of the Adhvaryu as he offers and pronounce as accompaniment the commencement (of the verses), first 'May mind for me with mind be consecrated'; second, 'May speech for me with speech be consecrated'; third, 'May breath for me with breath be consecrated'; fourth, 'May the eye for me with the eye be consecrated'; fifth, 'May the ear for me with the ear be consecrated.' Verily also he consecrates the deities in man, and the libations which are superfluous are not offered. Now the imperishableness of what has once been offered is faith; he who sacrifices with faith, his sacrifice perishes not. Imperishableness is the waters, both those which are in these worlds, and those which are about the self. He who knowing 'In me there is imperishableness,' sacrifices, his