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Having kept the fire in the pan for a year in the second year he should
offer on eight potsherds to Agni, to Indra on eleven potsherds, to the All-gods
on twelve potsherds, to Brhaspati an oblation, to Visnu on three potsherds; in
the third year he should sacrifice with the Abhijit (offering). In that there
is (an offering) on eight potsherds, the Gayatri has eight syllables, and the
morning pressing is connected with Agni and the Gayatri, verily he supports by
it the morning pressing and the Gayatri metre. In that there is (an offering)
on eleven potsherds, the Tristubh has eleven syllables, and the midday pressing
is connected with Indra and the Tristubh, verily he supports by it the midday
pressing and the Tristubh [1] metre. In that there is (an offering) on twelve
potsherds, the Jagati has twelve syllables, and the third pressing is connected
with the All-gods and the Jagati, verily he supports by it the third pressing
and the Jagati metre. In that there is an oblation to Brhaspati, and Brhaspati
is the holy power of the gods, verily he supports by it holy power. In that
there is (an offering) to Visnu on three potsherds, and Visnu is the sacrifice,
verily he supports by it the sacrifice. In that he sacrifices with the Abhijit
in the third year, (it serves) for conquest. In that he keeps the fire in the
pan for a year, he [2] saves this world by it; in that he piles the fire in the
second year, he saves the atmosphere by it; in that he sacrifices in the third
year, he saves yonder world by it. This (fire) Para Atnara, Kaksivant Auçija,
Vitahavya Çrayasa, and Trasadasyu Paurukutsya piled, being desirous of
offspring; then indeed did they win thousands each of children; he is extended
with offspring, with cattle, that measure he attains which they attained, who
knowing thus piles the fire.
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