Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 3.11

English (machine translation) 3.11

Now, as to why they perform the Patnīsamyājas at the Gārhapatya;

the wives have their share in the Gārhapatya;

the sacrificer has his share in the Āhavanīya;

therefore they perform the Patnīsamyājas at the Gārhapatya.

They are four.

Up to four is a pair, a couple, procreation, for generation.

They are [performed] in a whisper;

the Patnīsamyājas are the shedding of seed;

in a whisper is seed shed.

They are conforming [in meter and form];

what in the sacrifice is conforming is successful, verily for the success of the sacrifice.

Now, to Soma, Tvaṣṭṛ, the wives of the gods, and Agni Gṛhapati:

these deities indeed rule over pairs;

them they please here;

being pleased, they grant pairs to him.

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