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519 6. Who knows (pra-vid) that, who understands (cit) that which [is] the unexhausted soma-holding vessel of the heart of it? The priest (brahmán) of excellent wisdom—he may revel in it.

7. He knows those two, he understands them that [are] its two unexhausted, thousand-streaming breasts; they milk out refreshment (ū́rj), unresisting.

8. She that, crying much, great, vigor-bestowing, loud-noised, goes unto her course (? vratá), bellowing at three gharmás—she lows a lowing, she abounds (pī) with milk (páyas).

9. Whom, when fattened, the waters wait upon, the mighty (çākvará) bulls that are self-ruling, they rain, they cause to rain, for him who knows this, his desire, refreshment, waters.

10. Thunder [is] thy voice, O Prajāpati; a bull, thou castest (kṣip) vehemence (? çúṣma) over the earth; verily from fire, from wind was born the honey-whip, the formidable daughter of the Maruts.

11. As at the early pressing soma is loved (priyá) of the Açvins, so, O Açvins, let splendor be maintained in my self.

12. As at the second pressing soma is loved of Indra-and-Agni, so, O Indra-and-Agni, let splendor be maintained in my self.

13. As at the third pressing soma is loved of the Ṛibhus, so, O Ṛibhus, let splendor be maintained in my self.

This group of three verses is specially quoted at Vāit. 21. 7 to accompany an offering of ājya. It is one of the passages forming the varcasya gaṇa (see note to Kāuç. 13. 1);