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22. She ascended; she came to the Asuras; the Asuras called to her: O illusion (māyā́), come! of her Virochana son of Prahrāda was young (vatsá), the metal-(áyas-)vessel [was] vessel; her Dvimūrdhan son of Ṛitu milked; from her he milked illusion; that illusion the Asuras subsist upon; one to be subsisted on becometh he who knoweth thus.

23. She ascended; she came to the Fathers; the Fathers called to her: O svadhā́, come! of her king Yama was young, the silver-vessel [was] vessel; her Antaka son of Mṛityu milked; from her he milked svadhā́; that svadhā́ the Fathers subsist upon: one to be subsisted upon becometh he who knoweth thus.

24. She ascended; she came to men (manuṣyà); men called to her: O rich in cheer, come! of her Manu son of Vivasvant was young, earth [was] vessel; her Pṛithī son of Vena milked; from her he milked both cultivation (kṛṣí) and grain; upon those two, both cultivation and grain, men subsist; successful by what is cultivated (kṛṣṭá-), one to be subsisted upon, becometh he who knoweth thus.

25. She ascended; she came to the seven seers; the seven seers called to her: O rich in bráhman, come! of her king Soma was young, meter [was] vessel; her Brihaspati son of An̄giras milked; from her he milked both bráhman and penance; upon that, both bráhman and penance, the seven seers subsist; possessed of bráhman-splendor, one to be subsisted upon, becometh he who knoweth thus.

26. She ascended; she came to the gods; the gods called to her: O refreshment, come! of her Indra was young, the bowl [was] vessel;