b. The fire is put down as a treasure of the gods [1]. Now a treasure unguarded others find, or he cannot recollect where it is; he steps on the fire-pan; verily he makes himself its overlord, for guardianship. Or rather they say, 'It should not be stepped on'; the pan is connected with Nirrti; if he were to step on it, he would hand himself over to Nirrti; therefore it should not be stepped on. He puts down the human head, for guardianship; and moreover this is just as if one should say, 'Guard that for me' [2].
c. Atharvan is Prajapati; Dadhyanc Atharvana is the fire, his bones are the bricks; as to that the seer says, 'Indra with the bones of Dadhyanc'. In that he piles the fire with the bricks, he piles up the fire with itself; he has his own self in yonder world who knows thus.
d. (The fire) to be piled is the body of Agni, Vaievanara is the self; in that he offers to Vaievanara after the piling, he prepares its [3] body and mounts it; the sacrificer thus prepares his body, in that he piles the fire; in that he offers to Vaievanara after the piling, verily having pre pared his body he mounts it with the self; therefore they do not cut off from it; verily living he goes to the gods.
e. He puts on dust with a verse addressed to Vaievanara; Agni Vaievanara is this (earth), the dust is its piling; verily he piles Agni Vaievanara; Vaievanara is the form dear to Agni; verily he wins the form dear to him.