Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 28.8

English (machine translation) 28.8

Now, that [the verses] contain [the word] ‘ā’ as stotriya and anurūpa [verses], that is the characteristic of the first day.

The two stotriya [pragāthas] of the maitrāvaruṇa and the acchāvāka are composed by Viśvāmitra.

The two nine-verse concluding sections are composed by Vasiṣṭha.

They thus make the two ends similar.

Having recited the stotriya [verses], they make the tomorrow's stotriya [verses] into the anurūpa [verses],

for the continuity of the ahīna [sacrifice], for the characteristic form of the ahīna.

They thereby make day correspond to day.

For a day corresponds to a day.

On this they say: 'Why is recitation made following the chanted praise? Why do they over-recite the stoma?'

That indeed is not chanted which is not recited after.

That stoma does not go to the gods which they do not over-recite.

Therefore recitation is made following the chanted praise; therefore they over-recite the stoma.

The recitations have four callings-on.

Ukthas are indeed cattle.

Cattle are fourfold;

also, [they are] four-footed, for the attainment of cattle.

The offering verses of the ukthas belong to the one-day rite.

The one-day rite is a firm foundation, verily for a firm foundation.

They make the secondary vaṣaṭ-call, verily for the appeasement of the oblations,

for the establishing of the oblations, for the establishing of the oblations.

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