One who sacrifices knowing the "ascent" verses of the Pavamana Stotras mounts on the Pavamanas and is not cut off from the Pavamanas. "Thou art the hawk, with the Gayatri for thy metre; I grasp thee; bring me over in safety. Thou art the eagle, with the Tristubh for thy metre; I grasp thee; bring me over in safety. Thou art the vulture, with the Jagati for thy metre; I grasp thee; bring me over in safety," he says. These are the ascents of the Pavamanas; one who knowing thus sacrifices mounts on the Pavamanas, and is not cut off from the Pavamanas. One who knows the continuity of the Pavamana lives all his days; he does not die before his time; he becomes rich in cattle; he obtains offspring. The Pavamana cups are drawn off, but these are not drawn off by him: the wooden vessel, the stirring-vessel, and the vessel which holds the purified provision. If he were to begin the Stotra without drawing them off, he would split the Pavamana. "Thou art taken with a support; to the Creator thee!" with these words he should rub the wooden vessel; "to the Mighty thee!" with these words the stirring-vessel; "to all the angels thee!" with these words the vessel which holds the purified provision; thus he renders continuous the Pavamana, he lives all his days; he does not die before his time; he becomes rich in cattle; he obtains offspring.