A man is not a ruler whose wealth is only ancestral; the brave are not stewards without right counsel. He who has no offspring nor guests, the sacrificer and the established law pass beyond him.

Agni, like patrimonial wealth, is the giver of food; he is a director, like the instrumental uctions of one learned in scripture; he rests in the sacrificial chamber like a welcome guest, and like an officiating priest, he brings prosperity on the house of the worshipper.

HE who gives food, like patrimonial riches and guides aright like some wise man's instruction, Loved like a guest who lies in pleasant lodging,-may he, as Priest, prosper his servant's dwelling.