Kathakagrihyasutra 10.20.1

10.20.1

sarvā devatāḥ sādhāraṇanāmnā yajeta| ijyāni ca yaṣṭavyāni yajñā ityarthaḥ | sarvadevatābhyaḥ svāhā, yajñebhyaḥ svāheti | ijyāni haviṣyadravyāṇi sarvāṇi sarvadevatoddeśena prakṣipedityapi kecidvyācakṣate | idānīṃ yatheṣṭaprayogānusāreṇa yājyānuvākyāmantrānudāharaṇārthaṃ katicidvyākhyāsyāmaḥ, aśakyā hi āgneyādayo mantrā vikalpayogyāḥ sarve granthaikadeśe'nusartumativaitatyaprasaṅgāt tatra pradhānamantroktāvāgneyodāharaṇabhāṣyaṃ tāvat | āgneyī | gāyatrī | trilokagato'gnirvaiśvānara ādityavaidyutabhaumatejorūpeṇa sthito'tra stūyate | ayamagnirmūrdhā divo mūrdheva mūrdhā, yathā sarvatra gātre1 mūrdhā pradhānaṃ, tathaiṣo'gnirdivo dyusthānadevatānām | atrāgniriti sambadhyate, antarikṣasya cādhyāhriyate | agnirantarikṣasya kakudiva vidyudādirūpeṇa avasthitaḥ2 | darpadyotanatvena kakuttvam | patiḥ pṛthivyā ayaṃ, ayaṃ bhaumāgniḥ pṛthivyāḥ patiḥ pālayitā pākādyupakāreṇa | apāṃ retāṃsi jinvati | retāṃsi prajananaśaktayaḥ, tā agnirjinrvati prīṇātyupacinotītyarthaḥ | sa hi yajñādvṛṣṭipraṇālikayāṅkurādijanikāḥ śaktīrabhivyanakti ||