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631 him; it verily [have] I not [eaten] coming hither, nor retiring, nor coming on; with the feet of the two Açvins, therewith have I etc. etc.

47. If thou hast eaten it with other front-feet than those with which the ancient seers ate this, a serpent will slay thee: thus one says to him; it verily [have] I not [eaten] coming hither, nor retiring, nor coming on; with Savitar's front-feet, therewith have I etc. etc.

48. If thou hast eaten it with other hands than those with which the ancient seers ate this, thou wilt slay a Brahman: thus one says to him; it verily [have] I not [eaten] coming hither, nor retiring, nor coming on; with the hands of righteousness (ṛtá), therewith have I etc. etc.

49. If thou hast eaten it with another firm standing (pratiṣṭhā́) than that with which the ancient seers ate this, without firm standing, without support (āyátana) wilt thou die: thus one says to him; it verily [have] I not [eaten] coming hither, nor retiring, nor coming on; standing firm in truth, therewith have I etc. etc.

50. This—namely, the rice-dish—is indeed the summit (viṣṭápa) of the ruddy one (bradhná).

51. He cometh to have the ruddy one for his world, he resorteth (çri) to the summit of the ruddy one, who knoweth thus.

52. Out of this rice-dish Prajāpati verily fashioned thirty-three worlds.

53. In order to the knowledge (prajñā́na) of them he created the sacrifice.

54. He who becomes the on-looker (upadraṣṭṛ́) of one knowing thus stops [his own] breath.

55. If he does not stop [his own] breath, he is scathed a complete scathing.