a Thou art the milk of the great ones, the body of all the angels; may I today accomplish the cup of the speckled ones; thou art the cup of the speckled ones; thou art the heart of the All-Pervading, once has the All-Pervading stepped apart along thee, O vigorous one; with curds and ghee may prosperity be increased; may wealth come to me from this which is offered and enjoyed; thou art the light for all men, milked from the dappled one.

b As great as are sky and earth in mightiness,

As great as the expanse of the seven rivers,

So great is the cup of thee, O Mighty One,

Which unvanquished I draw off with strength.

If a black bird touch the speckled butter, his slaves would be likely to die; if a dog touch it, his four-footed cattle would be likely to die; if it were to be spilt, the sacrificer would be likely to die. The speckled butter is the cattle; his cattle fall, if his speckled butter falls; in that he takes again the speckled butter, he takes again cattle for him. The speckled butter is the breath; his breath falls, if his speckled butter falls; in that he takes again the speckled butter, he takes again breath for him. He takes it after placing gold in the ladle; gold is lasting, the speckled butter is the breath; thus he places lasting in his breath. It is of a hundred measures, man has a hundred years of life, a hundred powers; thus he rests on life and power. He makes a horse sniff it; thus from his own place of origin he fashions offspring for him. His sacrifice is broken whose speckled butter is spilt. He takes it again with a Rik addressed to the All-Pervading; the sacrifice is made whole again by the sacrifice.