a Ye are the Nigrabhyas, heard by God. Delight my life, delight my expiration, delight my inspiration, delight my cross-breathing, delight my eye, delight my ear, delight my mind, delight my speech, delight my trunk, delight my limbs, delight my offspring, delight my cattle, delight my house, delight my troops, delight me with all my troops, delight me; may my troops not go thirsty.

b The plants are the subjects of the provision; the subjects indeed are able to give up the king. "I have made you grow in my mind, O ye well born; O ye born of right, may we enjoy your favour; may the divine plants in accord with the Mighty grant us the provision for the pressing," he says; thus having begged it from the plants, he presses it.

c When the provision is pressed, the first drop which falls has potency to destroy the power, strength, offspring, and cattle of the sacrificer; he should pronounce over it the formula, "Thou hast fallen to me with offspring, with abundance of wealth; destroy not my power and strength"; thus he invokes this blessing to prevent the destruction of his power, strength, offspring, and cattle.

d The drop has fallen on the earth, the sky,

On this seat and on the one which was aforetime

The drop that wanders over the third seat

I offer in the seven Hotras.