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12. Desiring to obtain the world of the well-doing that have made offerings, one gives to a priest a goat with five rice-dishes; do thou conquer complete attainment (vyā̀pti) unto that world; be he, accepted, propitious to us.

13. The goat verily was born from the heat of the fire, wise, of the wise (vípra), of power, he the inspired one; what is offered, is bestowed, is conferred (abhípūrta), accompanied with váṣaṭ—that let the gods prepare in due season (rtuçás).

14. A home-woven garment he may give, also gold as sacrificial gift; so he fully obtains the worlds that are heavenly and that are earthly.

15. Unto thee, O goat, let these streams of soma (somyá) go, divine, ghee-backed, honey-dripping; establish thou earth and sky, upon the seven-rayed back of the firmament.

16. A goat art thou; O goat, heaven-going (svar-gá) art thou; by thee the An̄girases foreknew [their] world; that pure (púṇya) world would I fain foreknow.

17. Wherewith thou carriest a thousand; wherewith, O Agni, [the offering of] one's whole possession—therewith carry thou this our offering to go to heaven (svàr) among the gods.

The verse is found also in VS. (xv. 55), TS. (iv. 7. 13$4$; v. 7. 7$3$), MS. (ii. 12. 4), and K. (xl. 12 ⌊but Schroeder under the MS. passage refers to K. xviii. 18⌋). VS. and MS. put sahásram after váhasi in a, and VS. reads ⌊yéna in a, and⌋ naya for vaha in c;