Without a Saman there is no sacrifice. "O Radiant One, come hither for the feast," he says; this is the character of the Rathantara. "Thee with the kindling-sticks, O Angiras," he says; this is the character of the Vamadevya. "The great and powerful one, O Radiant One," he says. This is the character of the Brihat. In that he repeats this triplet, he makes the sacrifice have Samans. The fire was in yonder world, the sun in this; these worlds were disturbed. God set the fire in this world and the sun in yonder world. Then indeed these worlds became calm. In that he repeats it thus, it serves for the calming of these worlds; these worlds become calm for him who knows thus. He repeats fifteen Samidhenis. The nights of the half-month are fifteen; the year is made up of half-months. There are three hundred and sixty syllables in the Samidhenis; there are as many nights in the year; thus by syllables he obtains the year. Nrimedha and Paruchchhepa had a theological dispute and said, "Let us kindle fire in the dry wood to see which of us two is the more learned." Nrimedha spoke; he generated smoke. Paruchchhepa spoke; he generated fire. "O seer," he said, "seeing that our knowledge is equal, how didst thou generate fire and not I?" "I know the character of the Samidhenis," he replied. The character of the Samidhenis is the quarter-verse which is repeated with the word "ghee" in it. "Thee with the kindling-sticks, Angiras," he says; thus he generates light in the Samidhenis. They are feminine in that they are Rik verses, they are feminine in that they are Gayatri verses, they are feminine in that they are Samidhenis. He repeats a verse with the word "Male" in it. The Radiant One was the messenger of the angels, Ushanas Kavya of the rejecters. They went to question the Creator; He turned away from Ushanas with the words, "As messenger we choose the Radiant One." Then the angels prospered, the rejecters were defeated. The man for whom, knowing thus, he repeats, "As messenger we choose the Radiant One," prospers himself, his enemy is defeated. He repeats a verse with the word "imperishable"; thus by it he causes his enemy to perish. "The flaming locked, him we adore," he says; that is purifying; thus with it he makes pure the sacrificer. "Thou art lit, O Radiant One, worshipped," he says; thus he places around a barrier that may not be climbed. If he were to add anything further, it would be just as when a libation falls outside the barriers. There are three fires: the oblation bearer of the angels, the bearer of the offering for the ancestors, and the guardian of the rejecters. They repeat, "Me will he choose, me." "Choose ye the bearer of the oblation," he says; let him choose him who is of the angels. He chooses one of a seer's family; thus he departs not from the connexion, and so it serves for continuity. He chooses, beginning at the further end, in order of descent; therefore the ancestors drink after men in order of descent, beginning at the further end.