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777 8. The chant (sā́man) the seat, the udgīthá the support (?).

9. That settle the Vrātya ascended.

10. Of him the god-folk were the footmen, resolves (saṁkalpá) the messengers (prahāyyà), all beings the waiters (upasád).

11. All beings become his waiters who knoweth thus.

1. ⌊1.⌋ For him, from the eastern quarter, ⌊2.⌋ they made the two spring months guardians, and bṛhát and rathaṁtará attendants. ⌊3.⌋ The two spring months guard from the eastern quarter, and bṛhát and rathaṁtará attend (anu-sthā), him who knoweth thus.

2. ⌊4.⌋ For him, from the southern quarter, ⌊5.⌋ they made the two summer months guardians, and yajñāyajñíya and vāmadevyá attendants. ⌊6.⌋ The two summer months guard from the southern quarter, and yajñājñíya and vāmadevyá attend, him who knoweth thus.

3. ⌊7.⌋ For him, from the western quarter, ⌊8.⌋ they made the two rainy months guardians, and vāirūpá and vāirājá attendants. ⌊9.⌋ The