Shatapatha Brahmana · Chapter 13.5.3
१३.५.३ vapāpracaraṇam
aindrāgnasya vapāyāṃ hutāyām tadanvitarā juhuyuriti ha smāhatuḥ saumāpau mānutantavyāvindrāgnī vai sarve devāstadevainānyathādevataṃ prīṇātīti -
kāyasya vapāyāṃ hutāyām tadanvitarā juhuyuriti ha smāha śailāliḥ prajāpatirvai kaḥ prajāpatimu vā anu sarve devāstadevainānyathādevataṃ prīṇātīti -
ekaviṃśatiṃ cāturmāsyadevatā anudrutya ekaviṃśatidhā kṛtvā pracareyuriti ha smāha bhāllaveyaḥ etāvanto vai sarve devā yāvatyaścāturmāsyadevatāstadevainānyathādevatamprīṇātīti -
nānaiva careyuḥ itīndrotaḥ śaunakaḥ kimuta tvareraṃstadevainānyathādevatamprīṇātītyetadaha teṣāṃ vaco'nyā tvevāta sthitiḥ -
atha hovāca yājñavalkyaḥ sakṛdeva prājāpatyābhiḥ pracareyuḥ sakṛddevadevatyābhistadevainānyathādevataṃ prīṇātyañjasā yajñasya saṃsthāmupaiti na hvalatīti -
hutāsu vapāsu prapadyādhvaryū rajatena pātreṇa prājāpatyaṃ mahimānamuttaraṃ grahaṃ gṛhṇāti tasya purorugyaḥ prāṇato nimiṣato mahitveti viparyaste yājyānuvākye'ayātayāmatāyā eṣa eva praiṣo vaṣaṭkṛte juhoti yaste rātrau samvatsare mahimā sambabhūveti nānuvaṣaṭkaroti tasyoktaṃ brāhmaṇam -
nānyeṣāṃ paśūnāṃ tedanyā avadyanti avadyantyaśvasya dakṣiṇato'nyeṣāmpaśūnāmavadyantyuttarato'śvasya plakṣaśākhāsvanyeṣāṃ paśūnāmavadyanti vetasaśākhāsvaśvasya -
tadu hovāca sātyayajñiḥ itarathaiva kuryuḥ patha eva nāpodityamiti pūrvā tveva sthitirukthyo yajñastenāntarikṣalokamṛdhnoti sarvastomo'tirātra'uttamamaharbhavati sarvaṃ vai sarvastomo'tirātraḥ sarvamaśvamedhaḥ sarvasyāptai sarvasyāvaruddhyai -
tasya trivṛdbahiṣpavamānam pañcadaśānyājyāni saptadaśo mādhyandinaḥ pavamāna'ekaviṃśāni pṛṣṭhāni triṇavastṛtīyaḥ pavamānastrayastriṃśamagniṣṭomasāmaikaviṃśānyukthānyekaviṃśaḥ ṣoḍaśī pañcadaśī rātristrivṛtsandhiryaddvitīyasyāhnaḥ pṛṣṭhyasya ṣaḍahasya tacchastramatirātro yajñastenāmuṃ lokamṛdhnoti -
ekaviṃśatiḥ savanīyāḥ paśavaḥ sarva āgneyāsteṣāṃ samānaṃ karmetyu haika'āhuścaturviṃśatiṃ tvevaitāngavyānālabhet dvādaśabhyo devatābhyo dvādaśa māsāḥ samvatsaraḥ sarvaṃ samvatsaraḥ sarvamaśvamedhaḥ sarvasyāptai sarvasyāvaruddhyai -
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