| s-502
| prāṇaḥ hi sarvebhyaḥ bhūtebhyaḥ hitaḥ |
| s-503
| tat yat enam hite upādadhāt tasmāt āha upadhāsyāmi upādhām iti |
| s-504
| tat āhuḥ kim hitam kim upahitam iti |
| s-505
| prāṇaḥ eva hitam |
| s-506
| vāc upahitam |
| s-507
| prāṇe hi iyam vāc upa iva hitā |
| s-508
| prāṇaḥ tu eva hitam |
| s-509
| aṅgāni upahitam |
| s-510
| prāṇe hi imāni aṅgāni upa iva hitāni |
| s-511
| saḥ asya eṣa cityaḥ āsīt |
| s-512
| āsīt |
| s-513
| cetavyaḥ hi asya āsīt |
| s-514
| āsīt |
| s-515
| tasmāt cityaḥ |
| s-516
| cityaḥ u eva ayam yajamānasya bhavati |
| s-517
| bhavati |
| s-518
| cetavyaḥ hi asya bhavati |
| s-519
| tasmāt u eva cityaḥ |
| s-520
| tat |
| s-521
| etāḥ |
| s-522
| tat etāḥ vai asya tāḥ pañca tanvaḥ vyasraṃsanta loma tvac māṃsam asthi majjā |
| s-523
| tāḥ eva etāḥ pañca citayaḥ |
| s-524
| tat yat pañca citīḥ cinoti etābhiḥ eva enam tat tanūbhiḥ cinoti |
| s-525
| yat cinoti tasmāt citayaḥ |
| s-526
| sa yaḥ sa prajāpatiḥ vyasraṃsata saṃvatsaraḥ saḥ |
| s-527
| atha yāḥ asya etāḥ pañca tanvaḥ vyasraṃsanta ṛtavaḥ te |
| s-528
| pañca vai ṛtavaḥ pañca etāḥ citayaḥ |
| s-529
| tat yat pañca citīḥ cinoti ṛtubhiḥ eva enam tat cinoti |
| s-530
| yat cinoti tasmāt citayaḥ |
| s-531
| sa yaḥ sa saṃvatsaraḥ prajāpatiḥ vyasraṃsata ayam eva sa vāyuḥ yaḥ ayam pavate |
| s-532
| atha yāḥ asya tāḥ ṛtavaḥ pañca tanvaḥ vyasraṃsanta diśaḥ tāḥ |
| s-533
| pañca vai diśaḥ pañca etāḥ citayaḥ |
| s-534
| tat yat pañca citīḥ cinoti digbhiḥ eva enam tat cinoti |
| s-535
| yat cinoti tasmāt citayaḥ |
| s-536
| yaḥ cite agniḥ nidhīyate asau saḥ ādityaḥ |
| s-537
| saḥ eṣaḥ eva eṣaḥ agniḥ citaḥ |
| s-538
| etāvat nu tat yat enam agniḥ samadadhāt |
| s-539
| atha u āhuḥ prajāpatiḥ eva visrastaḥ devān abravīt sam mā dhatta iti |
| s-540
| te devāḥ agnim abruvan tvayi imam pitaram prajāpatim bhiṣajyāma iti |
| s-541
| sa vai aham etasmin sarvasmin eva viśāni iti |
| s-542
| tathā iti |
| s-543
| tasmāt etam prajāpatim santam agniḥ iti ācakṣate |
| s-544
| tam devāḥ agnau āhutibhiḥ abhiṣajyan |
| s-545
| te yām yām āhutim ajuhavuḥ sā sā enam pakvā iṣṭakā bhūtvā apyapadyata |
| s-546
| tat yat iṣṭāt samabhavan tasmāt iṣṭakāḥ |
| s-547
| tasmāt agninā iṣṭakāḥ pacanti |
| s-548
| āhutīḥ eva enāḥ tat kurvanti |
| s-549
| saḥ abravīt yāvat yāvat vai juhutha tāvat tāvat me kam bhavati iti |
| s-550
| tat yat asmai iṣṭe kam abhavat tasmāt u eva iṣṭakāḥ |
| s-551
| tat ha sma āha āktākṣyaḥ yaḥ eva yajuṣmatīḥ bhūyasīḥ iṣṭakāḥ vidyāt saḥ agnim cinuyāt bhūyas eva tat pitaram prajāpatim bhiṣajyati iti |
| s-552
| atha ha sma āha tāṇḍyaḥ kṣatram vai yajuṣmatyaḥ iṣṭakāḥ viśaḥ lokampṛṇāḥ attā vai kṣatriyaḥ annam viś yatra vai attuḥ annam bhūyaḥ bhavati tat rāṣṭram samṛddham bhavati tat edhate tasmāt lokampṛṇāḥ eva bhūyasīḥ upadadhyāt iti |
| s-553
| etat aha tayoḥ vacaḥ |
| s-554
| anyā tu eva atas sthitiḥ |
| s-555
| saḥ eṣa pitā putraḥ |
| s-556
| yat eṣaḥ agnim asṛjata tena eṣaḥ agneḥ pitā |
| s-557
| yat etam agniḥ samadadhāt tena etasya agniḥ pitā |
| s-558
| yat eṣa devān asṛjata tena eṣa devānām pitā |
| s-559
| yat etam devāḥ samadadhuḥ tena etasya devāḥ pitaraḥ |
| s-560
| ubhayam ha etat bhavati pitā ca putraḥ ca prajāpatiḥ ca agniḥ ca agniḥ ca prajāpatiḥ ca prajāpatiḥ ca devāḥ ca prajāpatiḥ ca |
| s-561
| pitā ca putraḥ ca prajāpatiḥ ca agniḥ ca agniḥ ca prajāpatiḥ ca prajāpatiḥ ca devāḥ ca prajāpatiḥ ca |
| s-562
| yaḥ evam veda saḥ upadadhāti tayā devatayā iti aṅgirasvat iti dhruvā sīda iti |
| s-563
| vāc vai sā devatā |
| s-564
| prāṇaḥ vai aṅgirāḥ |
| s-565
| sthirā sīda iti etat |
| s-566
| atha u pratiṣṭhitā sīda iti |
| s-567
| vācā ca eva enam etat prāṇena ca cinoti |
| s-568
| vāc vai agniḥ prāṇaḥ indraḥ |
| s-569
| aindrāgnaḥ agniḥ |
| s-570
| yāvān agniḥ yāvatī asya mātrā tāvatā eva enam etat cinoti |
| s-571
| indra agnī vai sarve devāḥ |
| s-572
| sarva devatyaḥ agniḥ |
| s-573
| yāvān agniḥ yāvatī asya mātrā tāvatā eva enam etat cinoti |
| s-574
| tat āhuḥ kasmāt asyāḥ agniḥ cīyate iti |
| s-575
| yatra vai sā devatā vyasraṃsata tat imām eva rasena anu vyakṣarat |
| s-576
| tam yatra devāḥ samaskurvan tat enam asyai eva adhi samabharan |
| s-577
| sā eṣā ekā eva iṣṭakā iyam eva |
| s-578
| iyam hi agniḥ |
| s-579
| asyai hi sarvaḥ agniḥ cīyate |
| s-580
| sā iyam catur sraktiḥ |
| s-581
| diśaḥ hi asyai sraktayaḥ |
| s-582
| tasmāt catur sraktayaḥ iṣṭakāḥ bhavanti |
| s-583
| imām hi anu sarvā iṣṭakāḥ |
| s-584
| tat āhuḥ yat evam eka iṣṭakaḥ atha katham pañca iṣṭakaḥ iti |
| s-585
| iyam nu eva prathamā mṛd mayī iṣṭakā |
| s-586
| tat yat kiṃca atra mṛd mayam upadadhāti ekā eva sā iṣṭakā |
| s-587
| atha yat paśu śīrṣāṇi upadadhāti sā paśu iṣṭakā |
| s-588
| atha yat rukma puruṣau upadadhāti yat hiraṇya śakalaiḥ prokṣati sā hiraṇya iṣṭakā |
| s-589
| atha yat srucau upadadhāti yat ulūkhala musale yāḥ samidhaḥ ādadhāti sā vānaspatya iṣṭakā |
| s-590
| atha yat puṣkara parṇam upadadhāti yat kūrmam yat dadhi madhu ghṛtam yat kiṃca atra annam upadadhāti sā eva annam pañcamī iṣṭakā |
| s-591
| evam u pañca iṣṭakaḥ |
| s-592
| tat āhuḥ kataratas iṣṭakāyāḥ śiraḥ iti |
| s-593
| yatas upaspṛśya yajuḥ vadati iti u ha eke āhuḥ |
| s-594
| sa svayam ātṛṇṇāyāḥ eva ardhāt upaspṛśya yajuḥ vadet tathā u ha asya etāḥ sarvāḥ svayam ātṛṇṇām abhyāvṛttāḥ bhavanti iti |
| s-595
| na tathā kuryāt |
| s-596
| aṅgāni vai asya etāni parūṃṣi yat iṣṭakāḥ |
| s-597
| yathā vai aṅge aṅge parvan parvan śiraḥ kuryāt tādṛś |
| s-598
| tat yaḥ vāva cite agniḥ nidhīyate |
| s-599
| tat āhuḥ kati paśavaḥ agnau upadhīyante iti |
| s-600
| pañca iti nu eva brūyāt |
| s-601
| pañca hi etān paśūn upadadhāti |