1 The horse, the hornless goat, and the wild ox: these are for God the Creator. A black-necked goat, devoted to God the Radiant, is to be bound in front at the forehead of the horse; the ewe of God the Giver of Eloquence below his jaws; two goats of God the Healer, with marks on the lower parts of the body, to his fore-legs; a dark-coloured goat, of God the Provider and the Nourisher, to his navel; a white and a black, of God the Provider and the Ender of life, to his sides; two of God the Shaper, with bushy tails, to his hind feet; the white goat of the Sustainer of the winds to his tail; for God the Mighty, the Good Worker, a cow who slips her calf; a dwarf for God the All-Pervading.

2 The red goat, the smoky-red, the jujube-red, these are for God the Provider. The brown, the ruddy-brown, the parrot-brown, these are for God the All-Seeing. One with white ear-holes, one with partly white, one with wholly white, for God the Light-giver. One with fore-feet white, partly white, wholly white, for God the Lord of Prayer. She-goats speckled, with small spots, with big spots, for God the Friend and the All-Seeing.

3 The bright-tailed, the wholly bright-tailed, the jewel-tailed, these are for God the Healer. The white, the white-eyed, the reddish, these are for God the Healer, Lord of beasts. Long-eared goats are for God the Ender of life; round ones for the Healer; cloud-coloured ones for God the Giver of rain.

4 Goats speckled, transversely speckled, upward speckled are for the angels of the storm. The reddish she-goat, the red-haired, the white, these are for God the Giver of Eloquence. The goat with diseased ears, the short-eared, the red-eared are for God the Shaper. The black-necked, the white-flanked, one with bright-coloured thighs are for God the Mighty and the Radiant. Those with black marks, small marks, large marks are for the Dawn.

5 Parti-coloured female victims are for God, Lord of all; red-coloured, eighteen months old, for Speech; victims without distinguishing marks for the Boundless; those of one same colour for the Upholder.

6 Black-necked victims for God the Radiant; white-browed for the bright ones; red for God the Healer; bright ones for the angels of light; cloud-coloured for God the Giver of rain.

7 The tall goat, the sturdy, the dwarf, these are for God the Mighty and the All-Pervading; the tall, the white fore-footed, the black-backed, for God the Mighty and the Lord of Prayer; parrot-coloured for the swift ones; speckled for God the Radiant and the angels of the storm; dark-coloured for God the Nourisher.

8 Variegated, for God the Mighty and the Radiant; two-coloured, for the Radiant and the Provider; dwarf oxen, for the Radiant and the All-Pervading; barren cows, for the Friend and the All-Seeing; partly variegated, for the Friend.

9 Black-necked ones, for the Radiant; brown, for the Provider; white, for the Sustainer of the winds; undistinguished, for the Boundless; self-coloured, for the Upholder.

10 Black ones in thanks for the Earth; smoke-coloured for the Firmament; tall ones for the Sky; brindled ones for the Lightning; blotched ones for the Stars.

11 Snake-coloured ones are sacrificed to mark the Spring; white to the Summer; black to the Rains; red ones to the Autumn; speckled to the Winter; reddish-yellow to the Dewy Season.

12 Calves eighteen months old for the Gayatri chant; steers of two and a half years for the Trishtubh; two-year-old steers for the Jagati; three-year-olds for the Anushtubh; four-year-olds for the Ushnih.

13 Four-year-old steers for the Viraj; full-grown bulls for the Brihati; strong bulls for the Kakubh; draught-oxen for the Pankti; milch-cows for the Atichhandas.

14 Black-necked victims sacred to God the Radiant; brown to the Provider; spotted to the Light-giver; weaned she-kids to the Giver of Eloquence; dark-coloured goats to the Nourisher; speckled victims to the angels of the storm; many-coloured to the Lord of all; barren cows to Heaven and Earth.

15 Called contemporary, the dappled belong to God the Mighty and the Radiant; black ones to the All-Seeing; speckled to the angels of the storm; hornless he-goats to the Creator.

16 To God the Radiant, foremost in place, he sacrifices firstling goats; to the consuming angels of the storm those born of one mother; to the angels of the storm who perform domestic rites those born after a long time; to the sportive angels of the storm those born together; to the self-strong angels of the storm those born in succession.

17 Called contemporaneous, the dappled belong to the Mighty and the Radiant; those with projecting horns to the Supreme Mighty; the many-coloured to the Maker of all.

18 Smoke-coloured, those of brownish hue, are to be offered in charity in remembrance of the righteous departed; the brown and the smoky-looking likewise; the black and the brownish-looking likewise; the black and the spotted belong to God the Healer.

19 Called contemporaneous, the dappled belong to the plough and the ploughshare; white ones to the Sustainer of the winds; white ones to the Light-giver.

20 To Spring he offers francolins; to Summer sparrows; to the Rains partridges; to Autumn quails; to Winter Kakaras; to the Dewy Season Vikakaras.

21 To the Sea he sacrifices porpoises; to the Giver of rain frogs; to the Waters fishes; to the Friend Kulipayas; to the All-Seeing crocodiles.

22 To the Provider he sacrifices wild geese; to the Sustainer of the winds female cranes; to the Mighty and the Radiant curlews; to the Friend divers; to the All-Seeing Chakravakas.

23 To the Radiant he sacrifices cocks; to the Lord of the forest tree owls; to the Radiant and the Provider blue jays; to the Healer peacocks; to the Friend and the All-Seeing pigeons.

24 To the Provider he sacrifices quails; to the Shaper Kaulikas; to the Radiant, Lord of the homestead, Parushnas.

25 To Day he sacrifices doves; to Night Sichapus; to the Joints of Day and Night bats; to the Months gallinules; to the Year great eagles.

26 To the Ground he sacrifices rats; to the Firmament field-rats; to Day voles; to the Quarters mongooses; to the Intermediate Spaces brownish ichneumons.

27 To the bright ones he sacrifices black-bucks; to the Healers stags; to the angels of light Nyanku deer; to the Lord of all spotted deer; to the Sadhyas Kulinga antelopes.

28 To the Ruler he sacrifices wild asses; to the Friend Gauras; to the All-Seeing buffaloes; to the Lord of Prayer Gayals; to the Shaper camels.

29 To the Creator he sacrifices elephants; to Speech white ants; to Sight flies; to Hearing black bees.

30 To the Creator and to the Sustainer of the winds Gayals are to be offered; to the All-Seeing a wild ram; to the Ender of life a black ram; to a human king a monkey; to the Tiger a red doe; to the Bull a female Gayal; to the Kshiprasyena a quail; to the Nilangu a worm; to the Sea a porpoise; to the Snowy Mountain an elephant.

31 The Kinnara belongs to the Creator; the Ula, the Halikshna, the cat belong to the Upholder; the heron belongs to the Quarters; the Dhunkshna to the Radiant; sparrow, red snake, Saras, these belong to the Shaper; the curlew belongs to Speech.

32 To the Provider an antelope is to be offered; wild goat, mongoose, Saka, these belong to the Nourisher; the Gaura belongs to the Mighty; Pidva, antelope, cock, these belong to Divine Favour; the Chakravaka is for Echo.

33 The female crane belongs to the Light-giver; Sarga, Srijaya, Saryandaka, these belong to the Friend; to the Giver of Eloquence belongs the human-voiced Maina; to the Ground the porcupine; tiger, wolf, viper belong to Passion.

34 The eagle belongs to the Giver of rain; the Iti, the Vahasa, the woodpecker, these are for the Sustainer of the winds; for the Lord of Prayer, Lord of Speech, is the Patigaraja; the Alaja belongs to the Firmament; pelican, cormorant, fish, these belong to the Lord of Rivers; the tortoise belongs to Heaven and Earth.

35 The buck belongs to the Moon; iguana, Kalaka, woodpecker, these belong to the Lords of the forest tree; the cock belongs to the Light-giver; the swan to the Wind; crocodile, dolphin, Kulipaya, these belong to the Sea; the porcupine to Modesty.

36 The black doe belongs to Day; the jackal belongs to the Healer; the black-buck to Night; the polecat belongs to the All-Pervading.

37 The cuckoo belongs to the Half-Months; the otter belongs to the Months.

38 The frog belongs to the Seasons; the vole, the rat, the mouse are for remembrance of the righteous departed; the python and the Balaya belong to the bright ones; the wild ram belongs to the All-Seeing.

39 The white animal belongs to the angels of light; the camel, the Ghrinivan, the rhinoceros to Devotion; the Srikara belong to the Lord of the forest; the Ruru buck is for the Healer; Kvayi, cock, gallinule, these belong to the swift ones.

40 The Khanga is for the Lord of all; the boar is for the Mighty; the lion is for the angels of the storm; the spotted antelope belongs to the Lord of all.