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1. Prajāpati and the most exalted one are his two horns, Indra his head, Agni his forehead, Yama his neck-joint.

2. King Soma his brain, the sky his upper jaw, the earth his lower jaw.

3. Lightning his tongue, the Maruts his teeth, the Revatīs his neck, the Kṛittikās his shoulders (skandhā́s), the hot drink (gharmá) his withers (váha).

4. Vāyu his all (víçvam), the heavenly world his kṛṣṇadrá, the whirlwind (? niveṣyà) his separator (? vidháraṇī).

5. The falcon his breast (kroḍá), the atmosphere his belly (? pājasyà), Brihaspati his hump, the bṛhatī́s his vertebrae.