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789 7. ⌊13.⌋ As he moved out toward the Fathers, king Yama, coming into being, moved out after, making the call svadhā́ [his] food-eater; ⌊14.⌋ with the call svadhā́ as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.

8.⌊15.⌋ As he moved out toward men (manuṣyà), Agni, coming into being, moved out after, making the cry svā́hā ('hail') [his] food-eater; ⌊16.⌋ with the cry svā́hāas food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.

9. ⌊17.⌋ As he moved out toward the upward quarter, Brihaspati, coming into being, moved out after, making the cry váṣaṭ [his] food-eater; ⌊18.⌋ with the cry váṣaṭ as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.

10. ⌊19.⌋ As he moved out toward the gods, Īçāna ('the lord'), coming into being, moved out after, making fury [his] food-eater; ⌊20.⌋ with fury as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.

11. ⌊21.⌋ As he moved out toward progeny, Prajāpati ('lord of progeny'), coming into being, moved out after, making breath [his] food-eater; ⌊22.⌋ with breath as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.

12. ⌊23.⌋ As he moved out toward all the intermediate directions, the most exalted one, coming into being, moved out after, making the bráhman [his] food-eater; ⌊24.⌋ with the bráhman as food-eater doth he eat food who knoweth thus.

1. Of that Vrātya—