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513 13. Both bṛhát and rathantará were two teats; both yajñāyajñíya and vāmadevyá [were] two.

14. Herbs did the gods milk [from her] by rathantará, expansion (vyácas) by bṛhát;

15. Waters by vāmadevyá, the sacrifice by yajñāyajñíya.

16. Herbs doth rathantará milk, expansion doth bṛhát,

17. Waters doth vāmadevyá, the sacrifice doth yajñāyajñíya, for him who knoweth thus.

18. She ascended; she came to the forest trees; the forest trees slew her; she in a year came into being; therefore what is cut of the forest trees grows over in a year; cut off (vraçc) is his unfriendly foe (bhrā́tṛvya) who knoweth thus.

19. She ascended; she came to the Fathers; the Fathers slew her; she in a month came into being; therefore to the Fathers they give in a month the monthly [oblation]; he understandeth the road that goes to the Fathers who knoweth thus.

20. She ascended; she came to the gods; the gods slew her; she in a half-month came into being; therefore for the gods they make váṣaṭ in a half-month: he understandeth the road that goes to the gods who knoweth thus.

21. She ascended; she came to men (manuṣyà); men slew her; she at once (sadyás) came into being; therefore on both days they present (upa-hṛ) to men; in his house do they present who knoweth thus.