स य एवं विद्वान् मधूपसिच्योपहरति । यावद्सत्त्रसद्येनेष्ट्वा सुसमृद्धेनावरुन्द्धे तावदेनेनाव रुन्द्धे
He who, knowing thus, offers honey with the oblation—whatever prosperity is gained by performing the Sattrasatya sacrifice, he obtains just as much by this offering.
स य एवं विद्वान् मांसमुपसिच्योपहरति । यावद्द्वादशाहेनेष्ट्वा सुसमृद्धेनावरुन्द्धे तावदेनेनाव रुन्द्धे
He who, knowing thus, offers meat with the oblation—whatever prosperity is gained by performing the Dvādaśāha sacrifice, he obtains just as much by this offering.
स य एवं विद्वान् उदकमुपसिच्योपहरति । प्रजानां प्रजननाय गच्छति प्रतिष्ठां प्रियः प्रजानां भवति य एवं विद्वान् उपसिच्योपहरति
He who, knowing thus, offers water with the oblation—he proceeds to the generation of offspring, he becomes established, he becomes dear to offspring, who, knowing thus, offers with water.
निधनं भूत्याः प्रजायाः पशूनां भवति य एवं वेद
He who knows thus becomes the resting place of wealth, offspring, and cattle.
तस्मा उद्यन्त्सूर्यो हिङ्कृणोति संगवः प्र स्तौति । मध्यन्दिन उद्गायत्यपराह्णः प्रति हरत्यस्तंयन् निधनम् । निधनं भूत्याः प्रजायाः पशूनां भवति य एवं वेद
Therefore, when the sun rises, he utters the hiṅkāra; at mid-morning, he praises; at midday, he sings; in the afternoon, he recites; at sunset, he becomes the resting place. He who knows thus becomes the resting place of wealth, offspring, and cattle.
तस्मा अभ्रो भवन् हिङ्कृणोति स्तनयन् प्र स्तौति । विद्योतमानः प्रति हरति वर्षन्न् उद्गायत्युद्गृह्णन् निधनम् । निधनं भूत्याः प्रजायाः पशूनां भवति य एवं वेद
Therefore, when the cloud forms, it utters the hiṅkāra; thundering, it praises; flashing, it recites; raining, it sings; gathering, it becomes the resting place. He who knows thus becomes the resting place of wealth, offspring, and cattle.
अतिथीन् प्रति पश्यति हिङ्कृणोत्यभि वदति प्र स्तौत्युदकं याचत्युद्गायति । उप हरति प्रति हरत्युच्छिष्टं निधनम् । निधनं भूत्याः प्रजायाः पशूनां भवति य एवं वेद
He looks upon the guests, makes the hiṅ sound, addresses them, praises them, asks for water, sings forth; he brings, he returns, he removes the leavings, the residue. The residue becomes the wealth of prosperity, offspring, and cattle for him who knows thus.
{१९} यत्क्षत्तारं ह्वयत्या श्रावयत्येव तत्
Whatever steward he calls, he indeed causes that one to hear.
यत्प्रतिशृणोति प्रत्याश्रावयत्येव तत्
Whatever he listens to, he indeed causes that to be heard in return.
यत्परिवेष्टारः पात्रहस्ताः पूर्वे चापरे च प्रपद्यन्ते चमसाध्वर्यव एव ते
Whatever servers with vessels in hand, both former and later, approach, they are indeed the ladles of the Adhvaryu.
तेषां न कश्चनाहोता
Among them, none is the Hotṛ priest.
यद्वा अतिथिपतिरतिथीन् परिविष्य गृहान् उपोदैत्यवभृथमेव तदुपावैति
Or, when the lord of guests, having served the guests, enters the house, he indeed approaches the Avabhṛtha.
यत्सभागयति दक्षिणाः सभागयति यदनुतिष्ठत उदवस्यत्येव तत्
Whatever he apportions, he apportions the gifts; whatever he performs, he indeed accomplishes.
स उपहूतः पृथिव्यां भक्षयत्युपहूतस्तस्मिन् यत्पृथिव्यां विश्वरूपम्
He, when invited, eats upon the earth; when invited, all forms that are upon the earth are in him.
स उपहूतोऽन्तरिक्षे भक्षयत्युपहूतस्तस्मिन् यद्दिवि विश्वरूपम्
He, when invited, eats in the atmosphere; when invited, all forms that are in the sky are in him.
स उपहूतो दिवि भक्षयत्युपहूतस्तस्मिन् यद्दिवि विश्वरूपम्
He, when invited, eats in heaven; when invited, all forms that are in heaven are in him.
स उपहूतो देवेषु भक्षयत्युपहूतस्तस्मिन् यद्दिवि विश्वरूपम्
He, when invited, eats among the gods; when invited, all forms that are in heaven are in him.
स उपहूतो लोकेषु भक्षयत्युपहूतस्तस्मिन् यद्दिवि विश्वरूपम्
He, when invited, eats among the worlds; when invited, all forms that are in heaven are in him.
स उपहूत उपहूतः
He is invited, invited.
आप्नोतीमं लोकमाप्नोत्यमुम्
He attains this world, he attains that world.
ज्योतिष्मतो लोकान् जयति य एवं वेद
He conquers the worlds full of light, who knows thus.
यजमानब्राह्मणं वा एतदतिथिपतिः कुरुते यदाहार्याणि प्रेक्षत इदं भूया३ इदा३ इति
The lord of guests makes the sacrificer or the Brahmin as himself when he looks upon the food, thinking, 'May this be more, may this be more.'
यदाह भूय उद्धरेति प्राणमेव तेन वर्षीयांसं कुरुते
When he says, 'Bring more,' by that he makes the breath greater.
उप हरति हवींष्या सादयति
He brings the offerings, he causes them to settle.
तेषामासन्नानामतिथिरात्मन् जुहोति
Of those who are nearby, the guest offers himself.
स्रुचा हस्तेन प्राणे यूपे स्रुक्कारेण वषट्कारेण
With the ladle in hand, in the breath, at the sacrificial post, with the spoon, with the vaṣaṭ-call.
एते वै प्रियाश्चाप्रियाश्च र्त्विजः स्वर्गं लोकं गमयन्ति यदतिथयः
These, both dear and not dear, the officiants, lead to the heavenly world, namely the guests.
स य एवं विद्वान् न द्विषन्न् अश्नीयान् न द्विषतोऽन्नमश्नीयान् न मीमांसितस्य न मीमांसमानस्य
He who knows thus should not eat in hatred, should not eat the food of one who hates, nor of one who is not examined, nor of one who is examining.
सर्वो वा एष जग्धपाप्मा यस्यान्नमश्नन्ति
All the sin of eating is upon him whose food they eat.
सर्वो वा एसोऽजग्धपाप्मा यस्यान्नं नाश्नन्ति
All the sin of eating is absent from him whose food they do not eat.