Ṣaḍviṃśa Brāhmaṇa ("26th" book) 7.2

7.2

purā satraṃ bahukartṛkaṃ dvādaśāhādibahudinasādhyaṃ yāgam āsīnānām anutiṣṭhatāṃ sādhyānām etannāmakānāṃ devānām akṣasu cakṣuṣu śarkarāḥ sikatā jajñire jātāḥ | te devā indramupaniṣeduḥ upāgaman | gatvā caivamavocan | teṣāṃ satramāsīnānām asmākaṃ cakṣuṣu śarkarāḥ kathaṃ nu jāyeran | he indra ! tvaṃ yāḥ cakṣuṣu utpannāḥ śarkarā vidyā jānīṣe ityevaṃpṛṣṭa indraḥ tatparihārāya tebhyo devebhyaḥ saumye carāvetat prasiddhaṃ śyāvam ājyaṃ prāyacchat | tataste tadājyamavekṣanta | tadavekṣaṇena te devāḥ prāpaśyan | teṣāṃ cakṣūṃṣyapanītaśarkarāṇyubhūvannityarthaḥ | ato yaḥ kaścit pumānevaṃ vidvān jānan saumyaṃ carumājyapūrṇamavekṣate sa prapaśyati samyak paśyati, anandhaśca bhavati | tasmādghṛtaśiṣṭam ājyapūrṇaṃ carumavekṣetetyarthaḥ | atra viśeṣo bahvṛcabrāhmaṇe śrūyate—pratigṛhya saumyaṃ hotā pūrvaṃ chandogebhyo'vekṣeta taṃ haike pūrvaṃ chandogebhyo haranti tattathā na kuryāt | vaṣaṭkartā prathamaṃ sarvabhakṣān bhakṣayatīti ha smāha tenaiva rūpeṇa tasmādvaṣaṭkartaiva pūrvo'vekṣetārthainaṃ chandogebhyo haranti (ai. brā. 3. 32. 5. 6) iti |
praśaṃsāpūrvakaṃ setikartavyatākaṃ saumyacaruprāśanaṃ vidhatte --
pavamānāyendave (sā. 651) ityatra pakāravakāramakāreṣu triṣvakṣareṣu pratyekaṃ plutaṃ kuryādityarthaḥ | tathā ca drāhmāyaṇaḥ—retasyāyāstrirudgṛhṇātīti brāhmaṇaṃ bhavati | pāvāmānāyendāvā (21.3.15; lā. 7.12.3) iti |
tatpraśaṃsati-