The Fashioner, his son having been slain, offered the provision without the Mighty. The Mighty desired an invitation to the rite, but he was not invited, for it was said, "Thou hast slain my son." He made a disturbance of the sacrifice. The remains of it the Fashioner cast upon the Ahavaniya fire, saying, "Hail! wax great, foe of the Mighty." While the fire was flaming upwards to strike, just then of itself it stayed; and a foe sprang up alive. He grew on all sides an arrow's shot, and enveloped these worlds. Because he enveloped these worlds, therefore he is called Vritra. The Mighty feared him, and the Fashioner too. The All-Pervading said, "Come hither; we will grasp that by which he is this world." The All-Pervading deposited Himself in three places, a third on the earth, a third in the atmosphere, a third in the sky, for He was afraid of his growth. By means of the third on earth the Mighty raised his bolt, aided by the All-Pervading. The foe said, "Hurl it not at me; there is this strength in me; I will give it to you." He gave it to him, and he accepted it, and saying, "Thou didst further me," gave it to the All-Pervading. The All-Pervading accepted it, saying, "Let the Mighty place power in us." By means of the third in the atmosphere the Mighty raised his bolt, aided by the All-Pervading. The foe said, "Hurl it not at me; there is this strength in me; I will give it to you." He gave it to him; he accepted it, and saying, "Twice hast thou furthered me," gave it to the All-Pervading. By means of the third in the sky the Mighty raised his bolt, aided by the All-Pervading. The foe said, "Hurl it not at me; I will give to thee that by which I am this world." He said, "Yes." Vritra entered him. Vritra is the belly; hunger is man's enemy; one who knows this slays the enemy, hunger. He gave it to him; he accepted it, and saying, "Thrice hast thou furthered me," gave it to the All-Pervading. In that thrice he gave and thrice he accepted, that is the reason of the threefold character of the threefold. In that the All-Pervading aided him and he gave it to the All-Pervading, therefore the offering belongs to the Mighty and the All-Pervading. Whatever there is here he gave to him, the Rik verses, the Samans, the Yajuses. A thousand he gave to him; therefore there are a thousand gifts.