Taittiriya Samhita 7.1.9
Krishna Yajurveda · Kanda 7, Prapathaka 1 · Verse 7.1.9
Sanskrit Original
’ अपुष्य॒त्तस्मा᳚त्पलि॒तौ जाम॑दग्नियौ॒ न ज॒मद॑ग्निः॒ पुष्टि॑कामश्चतूरा॒त्रेणा॑यजत॒ स ए॒तान्पोषाꣳ सं जा॑नाते ए॒ताने॒व पोषा᳚न्पुष्यति॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वाग्श्च॑तूरा॒त्रेण॒ यज॑ते पुरोडा॒शिन्य॑ उप॒सदो॑ भवन्ति प॒शवो॒ वै पु॑रो॒डाशः॑ प॒शूने॒वाव॑ रुं ॒धेऽन्नं॒ वै पु॑रो॒डाशोऽन्न॑मे॒वाव॑ रुंधेऽन्ना॒दः प॑शु॒मान्भ॑वति॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वाग्श्च॑तूरा॒त्रेण॒ यज॑ते
Jamadagni desiring prosperity, sacrificed with the four−night rite. He prospered therein, and accordingly the two descendants of Jamadagni are not seen as grey−haired. That prosperity is his who knowing thus offers the four−night rite. On the Upasads offerings of the sacrificial cake are made. The sacrificial cake is cattle; verily he wins cattle. The sacrificial cake is food; verily he wins food. An eater of food and owner of cattle he becomes who knowing thus offers the four−day rite.