The theologians say, "Thou hast sprinkled the offerings with water; but the waters with what?" "With the holy power," he should say, for he sprinkles the offerings with water, and the waters with the holy power. He sprinkles the kindling-wood and the sacrificial strew; thus he makes it pure. He sprinkles the altar; the altar was rough, hairless, and impure; thus he makes it pure. "To the sky thee, to the atmosphere thee, to earth thee," with these words he places the sacrificial strew and sprinkles it; thus he sprinkles it for these worlds. He pours down the waters, for healing. He takes the bunch in front; thus he makes it the chief. He takes so much as is measured by the Creator as the mouth of the sacrifice. He spreads the sacrificial strew; the sacrificial strew is offspring, the altar is the earth; thus he places offspring on the earth. He strews it so as not to be very discernible; thus he makes him not very discernible by offspring and cattle. He puts the bundle over the sacrificial strew; the strew is offspring, the bundle the sacrificer; thus he makes the sacrificer superior to the non-sacrificer. He puts grass between, for separation. He anoints it; thus he makes it into an offering and causes it to go to the world of heaven. He anoints it in three places; these worlds are three. He does not break off its edges; if he were to break them off, it would not go aloft for the sacrificer. He pushes it upwards as it were, for the world of heaven is upwards as it were. He depresses it; thus he brings down rain for him. He puts it forward with its points to the east; thus he makes the sacrificer go to the world of heaven. He strews it upwards, for upwards is as it were connected with a man. He smooths it with his hand, for the protection of the sacrificer. The theologians say, "What in the sacrifice is the sacrificer?" "The bundle" is the reply. "Where in it is the world of heaven?" "The Ahavaniya fire," he should reply. In that he puts the bundle on the Ahavaniya, he makes the sacrificer go to the world of heaven. He throws the strew along after it, for calming. "Thou art firm," with these words he strokes it; the firm one is this earth; thus he finds support in it, and shivers not. "Has he gone, O Agnidh?" he says. So he should say only "Has he gone?" Thus he makes the sacrificer go to the world of heaven.