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29. Strew thou the husks in the fire, in Jātavedas; wipe off far away the chaff (? kambū́kān); this we have heard to be the share of the house-king; also we know the portion (bhāgadhéya) of Perdition (nírṛti).

30. Know thou the toiling, cooking, soma-pressing one; make him to ascend the heaven-going road, by which he may ascend, arriving at the vigor that is beyond, to the highest firmament, to the furthest vault (vyòmati).

31. Wipe off, O serving priest (adhvaryú), this face of the bearing one (? babhrí); make thou, understanding it, room for the sacrificial butter; wipe off with ghee along all [its] members; I make a road to the Fathers that is heaven-going.

32. O bearing one, [as] a demon, strew discord for them, for whatsoever non-Brahmans shall sit by thee; rich in ground (? purīṣín), spreading themselves forward, let not them of the seers, partakers of thee, suffer harm.

33. I set thee down, O rice-dish, among them of the seers; for them that are not of the seers there is no portion here; let Agni my guardian, and all the Maruts, let all the gods defend the cooked [offering].