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27. The heavenly waters, rich in honey, dripping with ghee, I seat in separate succession in the hands of the priests (brahmán); with what desire I now pour you on, let all that fall to my lot; may we be lords of wealth.

1. Homage to thee while being born, homage also to thee when born; to thy tail-tuft, hoofs, form, O inviolable one, be homage.

2. Whoso may know the seven advances (? pravát), [and] may know the seven distances, whoso may know the head of the sacrifice—he may accept the cow (vaçā́).

3. I know the seven advances, I know the seven distances; I know the head of the sacrifice, and the outlooking soma in her.

4. By whom the sky, by whom the earth, by whom these waters are guarded—the cow, of a thousand streams (-dhā́rā), we address with worship (bráhman).