Food is cattle, he takes it himself; thus by himself he fills his desires of cattle, for no one else can grant him his desire of cattle. "Thee offered to the lord of speech I eat," he says; thus he delights speech with a share. "Thee offered to the lord of the Sadas I eat," he says, for completion. The food is divided in four; what is divided in four is the offering, what is divided in four is cattle. "Thee offered to the lord of speech I eat," he says; thus secretly does he offer it. "Thee offered to the lord of the Sadas," he says, for completion. They eat; they eat at a suitable moment; he gives a sacrificial gift; at a suitable moment he gives a gift. They cleave the sacrifice, if they eat in the middle. They purify it with water; all the waters are God's signs; thus they connect the sacrifice with God. They cut off a piece of the size of a barleycorn; therefore one should cut off a piece the size of a barleycorn. If one were to cut off more, he would confuse that part of the sacrifice. If he were to make a layer and then to sprinkle, he would make it swell on both sides. He cuts it off and sprinkles it; there are two operations; the sacrificer has two feet, for support. If he were to transfer it crosswise, he would pierce the unwounded part of the sacrifice; he transfers it in front; thus he transfers it in the proper way. "With the eye of the sun I gaze on thee," he said, for the eye of the sun harms no one. "On the impulse of God the Light-giver, with the arms of the Ashvins, with the hands of the Nourisher I take thee," he says; thus, impelled by God, he took it with the holy power and with the angels. "Thee with the mouth of the Radiant One I eat," he said, for nothing harms the mouth of the Radiant One. "With the belly of the scholar," he said, for nothing harms the belly of the scholar. "With the holy power of the Lord of Prayer," he said, for he is fullest of the holy power. The breaths indeed depart from him who eats this offering; by purifying it with water he grasps the breaths; the breaths are life, the waters life; thus he summons the breaths according to their places.