| s-501
| na enam ūrdhvam na tiryañcam na madhye parijagrabhat |
| s-502
| na tasya pratimā asti yasya nām mahat yaśaḥ |
| s-503
| na saṃdṛśe tiṣṭhati rūpam asya |
| s-504
| na cakṣuṣā paśyati kaścana enam |
| s-505
| hṛdā hṛdistham manasā ye enam evam viduḥ amṛtāḥ te bhavanti |
| s-506
| a jātaḥ iti evam kaścid bhīruḥ prapadyate |
| s-507
| rudraiḥ yat dakṣiṇam mukham tena mām pāhi nityam |
| s-508
| mā naḥ toke tanaye mā naḥ āyuṣi mā naḥ goṣu mā naḥ aśveṣu rīriṣaḥ |
| s-509
| vīrān mā naḥ rudraiḥ bhāmitaḥ vadhīḥ haviṣmantaḥ sadam id tvā havāmahe |
| s-510
| tyajet pitaram _ ghātakam _ yājakam śūdra artha yājakam _ viplāvakam _ hānam yaḥ ca antyāvasāyibhiḥ saha saṃvaset antyāvasāyinyām ca |
| s-511
| tasya _ gurūn _ sambandhān ca saṃnipātya sarvāṇi _ ādīni _ kāryāṇi kuryuḥ pātram ca asya viparyasyeyuḥ |
| s-512
| dāsaḥ karmakaraḥ _ avakarāt _ pātram ānīya _ ghaṭāt pūrayitvā dakṣiṇā mukhaḥ _ viparyasyet amukam anudakam karomi iti nāma grāham |
| s-513
| tam sarve anvālabheran prācīnāvītinaḥ _ śikhāḥ |
| s-514
| _ guravaḥ _ sambandhāḥ ca vīkṣeran |
| s-515
| apaḥ upaspṛśya grāmam praviśanti |
| s-516
| atas uttaram tena sambhāṣya tiṣṭhet _ rātram japan sāvitrīm _ pūrvam _ pūrvam ca _ rātram |
| s-517
| yaḥ tu prāyaścittena śudhyet tasmin śuddhe _ mayam pātram puṇyatamāt hradāt pūrayitvā sravantībhyaḥ _ tatas enam apaḥ upasparśayeyuḥ |
| s-518
| atha asmai tat pātram dadyuḥ |
| s-519
| tat pratigṛhya japet śāntā dyauḥ śāntā pṛthivī śāntam śivam antarikṣam yaḥ rocanaḥ tam iha gṛhṇāmi iti |
| s-520
| etaiḥ yajurbhiḥ pāvamānābhiḥ taratsamandībhiḥ kūṣmāṇḍaiḥ ca ājyam juhuyāt |
| s-521
| hiraṇyam brāhmaṇāya dadyāt ācāryāya ca |
| s-522
| yasya tu prāṇāntikam prāyaścittam saḥ mṛtaḥ śudhyet |
| s-523
| sarvāṇi eva tasmin _ ādīni _ karmāṇi kuryuḥ |
| s-524
| etat eva śāntyudakam sarveṣu upapātakeṣu sarveṣu upapātakeṣu |
| s-525
| atha atas cāndrāyaṇam |
| s-526
| tasya uktaḥ vidhiḥ kṛcchre |
| s-527
| vapanam vratam caret |
| s-528
| śvobhūtām paurṇamāsīm upavaset |
| s-529
| āpyāyasva _ te payāṃsi navaḥ navaḥ iti ca etābhiḥ tarpaṇam _ homaḥ haviṣaḥ ca anumantraṇam upasthānam candramasaḥ |
| s-530
| yat devāḥ _ heḍanam iti catasṛbhiḥ juhuyāt deva kṛtasya iti ca ante samidbhiḥ |
| s-531
| _ bhūḥ bhuvaḥ svar tapaḥ satyam yaśaḥ śrīḥ ūrj iḍā ojaḥ tejaḥ varcaḥ puruṣaḥ dharmaḥ śivaḥ iti etaiḥ _ anumantraṇam pratimantram manasā namaḥ _ iti _ sarvān |
| s-532
| _ pramāṇam _ avikāreṇa |
| s-533
| _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ udakāni havīṃṣi uttarottaram praśastāni |
| s-534
| paurṇamāsyām pañcadaśa grāsān bhuktvā _ apacayena _ pakṣam aśnīyāt amāvāsyāyām upoṣya _ upacayena _ pakṣam |
| s-535
| viparītam ekeṣām |
| s-536
| evam cāndrāyaṇaḥ māsaḥ |
| s-537
| evam āptvā vipāpaḥ vipāpmā sarvam enaḥ hanti |
| s-538
| dvitīyam āptvā daśa pūrvān daśa parān ātmānam ca ekaviṃśam paṅktim ca punāti |
| s-539
| saṃvatsaram ca āptvā candramasaḥ salokatām āpnoti |
| s-540
| asat vai idam agre āsīt |
| s-541
| tat āhuḥ kim tat asat āsīt iti |
| s-542
| ṛṣayaḥ vāva te agre sat āsīt |
| s-543
| tat āhuḥ ke te ṛṣayaḥ iti |
| s-544
| prāṇāḥ vai ṛṣayaḥ |
| s-545
| te yat purā asmāt sarvasmāt idam icchantaḥ śrameṇa tapasā ariṣan tasmāt ṛṣayaḥ |
| s-546
| sa |
| s-547
| sa yaḥ ayam madhye prāṇaḥ eṣaḥ eva indraḥ |
| s-548
| tān eṣa prāṇān madhyatas indriyeṇa ainddha |
| s-549
| yat ainddha tasmāt indhaḥ |
| s-550
| indhaḥ ha vai tam indraḥ iti ācakṣate parokṣam |
| s-551
| parokṣa kāmāḥ hi devāḥ |
| s-552
| te iddhāḥ sapta nānā puruṣān asṛjanta |
| s-553
| te abruvan na vai ittham santaḥ śakṣyāmaḥ prajanayitum imān sapta puruṣān ekam puruṣam karavāma iti |
| s-554
| te etān sapta puruṣān ekam puruṣam akurvan |
| s-555
| yat ūrdhvam nābheḥ tau dvau samaubjan yat avāk nābheḥ tau dvau |
| s-556
| pakṣaḥ puruṣaḥ pakṣaḥ puruṣaḥ pratiṣṭhā ekaḥ āsīt |
| s-557
| atha yā eteṣām saptānām puruṣāṇām śrīḥ yaḥ rasaḥ āsīt tam ūrdhvam samudauhan tat asya śiraḥ abhavat |
| s-558
| yat śriyam samudauhan tasmāt śiraḥ |
| s-559
| tasmin etasmin prāṇāḥ aśrayanta |
| s-560
| tasmāt vā iva etat śiraḥ |
| s-561
| atha yat prāṇāḥ aśrayanta tasmāt u prāṇāḥ śriyau |
| s-562
| atha yat sarvasmin aśrayanta tasmāt u śarīram |
| s-563
| saḥ eva puruṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ abhavat |
| s-564
| sa yaḥ sa puruṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ abhavat ayam eva sa yaḥ ayam agniḥ cīyate |
| s-565
| sa vai sapta puruṣaḥ bhavati |
| s-566
| sapta puruṣaḥ hi ayam puruṣaḥ yat catvāraḥ ātmā trayaḥ pakṣa pucchāni |
| s-567
| catvāraḥ hi tasya puruṣasya ātmā trayaḥ pakṣa pucchāni |
| s-568
| atha yat ekena puruṣeṇa ātmānam vardhayati tena vīryeṇa ayam ātmā pakṣa pucchāni udyacchati |
| s-569
| atha yaḥ cite agniḥ nidhīyate yā eva eteṣām saptānām puruṣāṇām śrīḥ yaḥ rasaḥ tam etat ūrdhvam samudūhanti tat asyai tat śiraḥ tasmin sarve devāḥ śritāḥ |
| s-570
| atra hi sarvebhyaḥ devebhyaḥ juhvati |
| s-571
| tasmāt u eva etat śiraḥ |
| s-572
| saḥ ayam puruṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ akāmayata bhūyān syām prajāyeya iti |
| s-573
| saḥ aśrāmyat |
| s-574
| sa tapaḥ atapyata |
| s-575
| sa śrāntaḥ tepānaḥ brahma eva prathamam asṛjata trayīm eva vidyām |
| s-576
| sā eva asmai pratiṣṭhā bhavat |
| s-577
| tasmāt āhuḥ brahma asya sarvasya pratiṣṭhā iti |
| s-578
| tasmāt anūcya pratitiṣṭhati |
| s-579
| pratiṣṭhā hi eṣā yat brahma |
| s-580
| tasyām pratiṣṭhāyām pratiṣṭhitaḥ atapyata |
| s-581
| saḥ apaḥ asṛjata vācaḥ eva lokāt |
| s-582
| vāc eva asya |
| s-583
| sā asṛjyata |
| s-584
| sā idam sarvam āpnot |
| s-585
| yat idam kim ca yat āpnot tasmāt āpaḥ |
| s-586
| yat avṛṇot tasmāt vār |
| s-587
| saḥ akāmayata ābhyaḥ adbhyaḥ adhi prajāyeya iti |
| s-588
| saḥ anayā trayyā vidyayā saha apaḥ prāviśat |
| s-589
| tatas āṇḍam samavartata |
| s-590
| tat abhyamṛśat |
| s-591
| astu iti astu bhūyaḥ astu iti eva tat abravīt |
| s-592
| tatas brahma eva prathamam asṛjyata trayī eva vidyā |
| s-593
| tasmāt āhuḥ brahma asya sarvasya prathama jam iti |
| s-594
| api hi tasmāt puruṣāt brahma eva pūrvam asṛjyata |
| s-595
| tat asya tat mukham eva asṛjyata |
| s-596
| tasmāt anūcānam āhuḥ agni kalpaḥ iti |
| s-597
| atha yaḥ garbhaḥ antar āsīt saḥ agriḥ asṛjyata |
| s-598
| sa yat asya sarvasya agram asṛjyata tasmāt agriḥ |
| s-599
| agriḥ ha vai tam agniḥ iti ācakṣate parokṣam |
| s-600
| parokṣa kāmāḥ hi devāḥ |