“Uktha is Brahman, thus said Sushkabhringara.  Let him meditate on the uktha as the same with the Rik, and all beings will praise him as the best.  Let him meditate on it as the same with the Yagus, and all beings will join before him as the best.  Let him meditate on it as the same with the Saman, and all beings will bow before him as the best.  Let him meditate on it as the same with might, let him meditate on it as the same with glory, let him meditate on it as the same with splendor.  For as the bow is among weapons the mightiest, the most glorious, the most splendid, thus is he who knows this among all beings the mightiest, the most glorious, the most splendid.  The Adhvaryu conceives the fire of the altar, which is used for the sacrifice, to be himself.  In it he the Adhvaryu weaves the Yagus portion of the sacrifice.  And in the Yagus portion the Hotri weaves the Rik portion of the sacrifice.  And in the Rik portion the Udgatri weaves the Saman portion of the sacrifice.  He, the Adhvaryu, or prana, is the self of the threefold knowledge; he indeed is the self of prana.  He who knows this is the self of it, i.e., becomes prana.

“Next follow the three kinds of meditation of the all-conquering Kaushitaki.  The all-conquering Kaushitaki adores the sun when rising, having put on the sacrificial cord,[19] having brought water, and having thrice sprinkled the water-cup, saying:  ’Thou art the deliverer, deliver me from sin.’  In the same manner he adores the sun when in the zenith, saying:  ‘Thou art the highest deliverer, deliver me highly from sin.’  In the same manner he adores the sun when setting, saying:  ’Thou art the full deliverer, deliver me fully from sin.’  Thus he fully removes whatever sin he committed by day and by night.  And in the same manner he who knows this, likewise adores the sun, and fully removes whatever sin he committed by day and by night.

“Then, secondly, let him worship every month in the year at the time of the new moon, the moon as it is seen in the west in the same manner as before described with regard to the sun, or let him send forth his speech towards the moon with two green blades of grass, saying:  ’O thou who art mistress of immortal joy, through that gentle heart of mine which abides in the moon, may I never weep for misfortune concerning my children.’

“The children of him who thus adores the moon do not indeed die before him.  Thus it is with a man to whom a son is already born.

“Now for one to whom no son is born as yet.  He mutters the three Rik verses.  ‘Increase, O Soma! may vigor come to thee.’  ’May milk, may food go to thee.’  ‘That ray which the Adityas gladden.’

“Having muttered these three Rik verses, he says:  ’Do not increase by our breath, by our offspring, by our cattle; he who hates us and whom we hate, increase by his breath, by his offspring, by his cattle.  Thus I turn the turn of the god, I return the turn of Aditya.’  After these words, having raised the right arm towards Soma, he lets it go again.