The thread is worn around the neck for men, over the right shoulder for the ancestors, over the left for the angels. He puts it over the left shoulder; thus he makes the mark of the angels. He repeats standing, for standing he speaks more audibly. He repeats standing, to conquer the world of heaven. He sacrifices sitting; thus he finds support in this world. In that he repeats in the Kraunch note, that is connected with the rejecters, in the low note, that is connected with men, in the intermediate note, that is connected with the angels. One should repeat in the intermediate note. Clever indeed were the Hotrs of old; therefore the ways were held apart, and the paths did not conflict. One foot should be within the sacrificial altar, the other outside; then he repeats, to hold the ways apart and to avoid conflict of the paths. Then does he win the past and the future, the measured and the unmeasured does he win, domestic and wild cattle both does he win; thus also the world of the angels and the world of men he conquers.

The angels, having repeated the Samidhenis, could not see the sacrifice. The Creator in silence performed the sprinkling of the butter. Then indeed did the angels see the sacrifice. In that he silently sprinkles, it serves to light up the sacrifice. He also anoints the kindling-sticks. He delights in offspring and cattle who knows thus. If he were to sprinkle with one verse, he would delight one; if with two, two; if with three, he would make the offering go beyond all others. He sprinkles repeating the verse in the mind, for what is imperfect is made perfect by mind. He sprinkles across so as not to make a failure. Speech and mind disputed; "I will bear the offering to God," speech said; "I to God," mind said. They went to question the Creator; He said, "Thou art the messenger of mind, for what one thinks of in the mind, one utters in speech." "Then assuredly they will not sacrifice to you with speech," said speech. Therefore in the mind they offer to the Creator, as it were; it serves to obtain Him.

He rubs the enclosing-sticks; thus he purifies them. He rubs the middle one thrice; the breaths are three; thus he conquers the breaths. He rubs the southern one thrice; these worlds are three; thus he conquers these worlds. He rubs the northern one thrice; three are the paths leading to God; thus he conquers them. Thrice he fans the fire; the worlds of the angels are three; thus he conquers the worlds of the angels. They make twelve; the year has twelve months; thus he delights the year; thus also he brings up the year for him, to gain the world of heaven. He sprinkles; the world of heaven is as it were secret; thus he makes the world of heaven resplendent for him. He sprinkles straight, for the breath is as it were straight. He sprinkles continuously, for the continuity of the breaths and of food and for the smiting away of the evil ones. The sprinkling is the head of the sacrifice, the ladle is the body. Having sprinkled, he anoints the ladle; thus he places the head of the sacrifice on its body. The Radiant One was the messenger of the angels, Daivya of the rejecters; they went to question the Creator. The Creator spoke to a scholar, saying, "Explain the phrase, 'Make announcement.'" "Hearken to this, O ye angels," he said; "The Radiant One is the Hotr." He chose Him of the angels. Then the angels prospered, the rejecters were defeated. The man who knows thus and for whom they chose his list of ancestors prospers himself, his enemy is defeated. If a scholar and a non-scholar have a litigation, one should support the one who is right.