Ṣaḍviṃśa Brāhmaṇa ("26th" book) 2.9

2.9

he subrahmaṇye tvaṃ sā prasiddhā sarvadevatātmakendrarūpā asi bhavasi | tasyāste pṛthivī prathamaḥ pāda iti yajurbhāgam āha yajamānaḥ paṭhet | tena mantrapāṭhena yānyeva asurarakṣāṃsi asurāśca rakṣāṃsi ca pṛthivyāṃ santi tāni sarvāṇyevāpahate vināśayati | evamanyadapi vyākhyeyam | tatte tava parorajāḥ rajaso lokāt paraḥ utkṛṣṭo brahmaṇo lokaḥ sa parorajāḥ | sa eva pañcamaḥ pādaḥ iti tadāha | rajasaḥ paraṃ brahmaṇaḥ sthānam | tadetat sthānaṃ parorajāḥ ityetat padamāha | tathā sā prasiddhā tvaṃ naḥ asmabhyam iṣam annam ūrjaṃ tadrasaṃ ca dhukṣva prapūraya iti yadāha tena sā devatā asmai yajamānāya iṣamūrjaṃ ca dugdhe | kiṃ ca vīryaṃ balam annādyam annādikaṃ dhanaṃ ca dhehi prayaccheti yadāha tena sā asmai yajamānāya vīryam annādyaṃ ca dadhāti |
nigadapraśaṃsāpūrvakaṃ subrahmaṇyāhvānasya kālaṃ darśayati—