One who desires offspring should offer the oblations to the minor deities; the minor deities are the metres, offspring are as it were the metres; thus by the metres he produces offspring for him. He makes the Upholder first; thus he produces pairing with him, Anumati gives approval to him, Raka gives, Sinivali produces, and in offspring when produced by Kuhu he places speech. These offerings also should he make who desires cattle; the minor deities are the metres, cattle are as it were the metres; thus by the metres he produces offspring for him. He makes the Upholder first; by him he scatters, Anumati gives approval to him, Raka gives, Sinivali produces, and by Kuhu he establishes offspring when produced. These offerings also should he make who desires a village; the minor deities are the metres, a village is as it were the metres; thus by the metres he wins a village for him. He puts the Upholder in the middle; thus he places him in the middle of a village. These offerings also should he offer who is long ill; the minor deities are the metres, the metres are unfavourable to him whose illness is long; thus by the metres he makes him well. He puts the Upholder in the middle, it is not in order in the middle of him whose illness is long; thus thereby in the middle he puts things in order for him. These offerings also should he offer to whom the sacrifice does not resort; the minor deities are the metres, the metres do not resort to him to whom the sacrifice does not resort. He puts the Upholder first; thus in his mouth he places the metres; the sacrifice resorts to him. These offerings also should he make who has sacrificed; the minor deities are the metres, the metres of him who has sacrificed are worn out as it were. He puts the Upholder last; thus afterwards he wins for him metres unwearied; the next sacrifice resorts to him. These offerings should he make to whom wisdom does not resort; the minor deities are the metres, the metres do not resort to him to whom wisdom does not resort. He puts the Upholder first; thus in his mouth he places the metres; wisdom resorts to him. These offerings also should he make who desires brilliance; the minor deities are the metres, brilliance is as it were the metres; thus by the metres he bestows brilliance upon him. They are made in milk; thus he bestows brilliance upon him. He puts the Upholder in the middle; thus he places him in the middle of brilliance. Anumati is the Gayatri, Raka the Tristubh, Sinivali the Jagati, Kuhu the Anushtubh, the Upholder the Vasat call. Raka is the first fortnight, Kuhu the second, Sinivali the new moon night, Anumati the full moon night, the Upholder the moon. The Vasus are eight, the Gayatri has eight syllables; the Rudras are eleven, the Tristubh has eleven syllables; the Adityas are twelve, the Jagati has twelve syllables, the Anushtubh is the Creator, the Vasat call the Upholder. Thus indeed the minor deities are all the metres and all the angels and the Vasat call. If he were to offer them all at once, they would be likely to burn him up; he should offer first two, and a third for the Upholder, and then offer likewise the last two; thus they do not burn him up, and for whatever desire they are offered that he obtains by them.