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30. She, everlasting, born indeed of old, she, ancient, encompassed (pari-bhū) all; the great goddess of the dawn, shining forth, she looks forth by every one who winks.

31. The deity, Avi by name, sits enveloped with right; by her form these trees [are] green, green-garlanded.

32. Him that is near by he (?) deserts not; him that is near by he (?) sees not; see the wisdom (kā́vya) of the god: he died not, he grows not old.

33. The voices sent forth by the unpreceded one—they speak as they should (yathāyathám); where they go speaking, that [people] call the great brā́hmaṇa ⌊n.⌋.

34. Where both gods and men (manuṣyà) are set (çritá) as spokes in a nave—I ask thee of the flower (púṣpa) of the waters, where that by magic was placed.

35. They by whom the wind sent forth blows on, who give the five quarters together (sadhryàñc), the gods who thought themselves above (ati-man) the offering (ā́huti), conductors of the waters—which were they?

36. One of them clothes himself in this earth; one encompassed the atmosphere; he of them who is disposer (vidhartṛ́) gives the sky; some defend respectively all regions (ā́çā).

37. Whoso may know the stretched-out string in which these offspring (prajā́) are woven in, whoso may know the string of the string, he may know the great brā́hmaṇa.