With deep reverence, the offerings were made, each one a bridge between the mortal and the divine. First, the sixth was honored with a heartfelt “svaha,” followed by the seventh and eighth, each receiving their due oblation. The ritual continued, extending to those with blue nails, and then to the green ones, each acknowledged with sacred intent. The small ones, too, were not forgotten, nor those who move about, both receiving their offerings with the utterance of “svaha.” Attention then turned to the shells, the first and the second, and then the third, each group receiving their dedicated oblations. The uppermost were honored, and then the highest, the northern ones next, each receiving the sacred invocation. The seers were remembered with devotion, followed by the crested ones, and then the hosts, and the great hosts—each a gathering of divine or spiritual presence, each worthy of their own offering. All the Angirases, the wise hosts, were included in this sacred sequence, their wisdom and presence acknowledged through oblation. Two with a thousand each were honored next, and then, with the highest reverence, the offering was made to Brahman, the Supreme. It was declared that all powers are gathered in Brahman, Brahman being the eldest of all. It was Brahman who first stretched out the heavens; among all beings, Brahman was born first. Who, then, could possibly contend with Brahman, the source and the first among all? The ritual then turned to the Atharvans, beginning with those of four verses, then five, and six, each group of hymns receiving their offering in turn. The sequence continued, honoring the hymns of seven, eight, and nine verses, then those of ten and eleven, and so on, through twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen verses. The nineteen and twenty were not forgotten, nor was the great section, which encompassed them all. The cycle concluded by honoring the hymns of three verses, and finally, those composed of a single verse. Each received its oblation, each was recognized, and in this way, the ritual embraced the vastness and diversity of the sacred utterances, offering them all to the divine with the sanctifying word: “svaha.