To the Radiant his body goes, to the provision his sap,

The All-Seeing grasps him with His noose;

To speech, the Sarasvati, and to the All-Pervading the body

Of him who is long ill.

For one who is long ill, or who desires, "May I live all my days," he should offer this sacrifice: to the Radiant on eight potsherds, to the provision an oblation, to the All-Seeing on ten potsherds, to Sarasvati an oblation, to the Radiant and the All-Pervading on eleven potsherds; thus he ransoms his body, his sap; by the offering to the All-Seeing he frees him from the noose; by the offering to Sarasvati he bestows speech; by God's creatures and the sacrifice he heals him; even if his life is gone, he yet lives. "What went new, that became fresh butter," with these words he looks upon the butter; thus he describes its form and greatness. "Thou art the breath of the Ashvins," he says; the Ashvins are the physicians of the angels; thus by them he makes healing for him. "Thou art the breath of the Mighty," he says; thereby he bestows power upon him. "Thou art the breath of the Friend and the All-Seeing," he says; thereby he bestows breath upon him. "Thou art the breath of all the angels," he says; thereby he bestows strength upon him. "Stream of ghee, path of life," he says; that is according to the text. "With the Pavamana Stoma thee," he says; thereby he bestows breath upon him. "With the Brihat and Rathantara Stoma thee," he says; thereby he bestows force upon him. "With the measure of the Radiant thee," he says; thereby he bestows body upon him. The priests speak these words around; as many as are the priests, they heal him. Grasping the hand of the priest they speak around him; separately they bestow life on the sacrificer; what was his is his again. From the gold he drinks away the ghee; ghee is life, gold is lasting; it is a hundred Krishnalas in weight; man has a hundred years of life, a hundred powers; thus he finds support in life, in power. Or as many seasons as he deems that he will live, so many be the number, for prosperity. "Him quicken, O Radiant One, for life, for radiance," he says; thus he bestows life and radiance upon him. "O ye angels, that he may win old age," he says; thus he makes him win old age. "The Radiant is full of life," with these words he takes his hand; they bestow life upon him, and he lives all his life.