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1. From the (rice-pap placed) to the north (of the altar) the Adhvaryu) makes the Sviṣṭakr̥t-offering.

2. Having made hollows in the two rice-paps, having poured ghee in them, he makes the libations of ghee either from there (i.e. the ghee in the hollows) or from the ghee-pots -this is the view of the Vājasaneyins.¹

3. When doing in this manner, he should not scoop the ghee into the Dhruvā(-ladle).¹

4. Having performed the offerings called Ājya-bhāga (ghee portions), having made an underlayer of ghee in the Juhū (-ladle), having cut portions from all the rice-paps, he makes offerings to Maruts Gr̥hamedhins.

5. Having taken portion once from the northern part of all the rice-paps he offers them to Agni Sviṣṭakr̥t.¹

6. (He does) not (take portion for) Prāśitra,¹ nor for the portion of the sacrificer.²

7. This offering stands completely established (i.e. completed) with the Iḍā-ritual.¹

8. The relatives of the sacrificer who eat the remnants of the oblations,¹ eat the remnants of the rice-pap; also the priests or the other Brāhmaṇas (eat the rice-pap).²

9. The Brāhmaṇas eat the rice-pap which remains in the pot.

10. Being well-satiated, happy, without anger on their face they remain on this night.¹

11. Auxilliary¹ (additional rice-paps) are also cooked.

12. They kill cows.

13. They anoint their eyes with collyrium; they anoint their bodies.

14. They cause the calves (to remain near their mother cows).¹

15. (The Adhvaryu) keeps down the pot (in which the rice-pap for the Maruts was cooked) (on a marked place) without having removed the scrappings.¹

16. He (also) keeps that part of the ladle used for stirring (the rice-pap) without being wiped (in the pot of the rice-pap).

17. In the second part of the night he ties (separates from the mother cows) the two calves; one, of a cow which feeds the calf of another cow¹ and the other one of the Agnihotra-cow.²

18. At dawn before the Agnihotra (ritual) they perform the full-spoon-libation; or (they perform it) after (the Agnihotra) has been offered.¹

19. Having filled the spoon with scrappings¹ and the crust, having called a bull,² having recited pūrṇā darvi parā pata…³, with the next verse4⁴ he makes an offering of it in the Gārhapatya fire⁵ when the bull roars.

20. If the bull does not roar, the Brahman should say “Do you make the offering”.¹

21. (The sacrificer) should give that bull as the sacrificial gift at the time of the roaring of which (the Adhvaryu) makes the offering.

22a. The Adhvaryu takes out the material for the sacrificial bread to be prepared on seven potsherds for the Maruts Krīḍins or Maruts Svatavats. They perform the offering of it at the time of sun-rise² or at the time of first rays.

22b. The offering stands completely established (i.e. completed) in accordance with the established normal paradigm.