Of that self the breathing is like the sibilants, the bones like the mutes, the marrow like the vowels, and the fourth part, flesh, blood, and the rest, like the semivowels, - so said Hrasva Mandukeya.

The former half is the earth, the latter half the heaven, their union the air, thus says Mandukeya; their union is the ether, thus did Makshavya, teach it.

My speech rests in the mind, my mind rests in speech .

Who is he whom we meditate on as the Self? Which is the Self?

Verily, from the beginning he (the self) is in man as a germ, which is called seed.

Verily, in the beginning all this was Self, one only; there was nothing else blinking whatsoever.

He who knows himself as the fivefold hymn (uktha), the emblem of Prana (breath), from whence all this springs, he is clever. These five are the earth, air, ether, water, and fire (gyotis).

He (the sun), who shines, honoured this world (the body of the worshipper, by entering into it), in the form of man (the worshipper who meditates on breath).

This is the path: this sacrifice, and this Brahman. This is the true.

He recites the Vasa hymn, wishing, May everything be in my power.

Next comes the Sudadohas verse. Sudadohas is breath, and thereby he joins all joints with breath.

Verily, the sound Him is Brahman, that day also is Brahman. He who knows this, obtains Brahman even by Brahman.

Both, as belonging to the one-day ceremonial, are perfect in form. On that day much is done now and then which has to be hidden, and has to be atoned for. Atonement is rest, the one-day sacrifice.

Now follows the Mahavrata ceremony. After having killed Vritra, Indra became great. When he became great, then there was the Mahavrata (the great work). This is why the Mahaivrata ceremony is called...