Verse 5

¹Nabhaga was the son of Nabhaga. When his brothers divided the inheritance they allotted their father to him, the learned one, the youngest, who had just come home from his studies. ²Brothers, what have you set aside for me? We give you your father as your share. Father, my elders have made you over to me. Do not set any store by that, my son. ³These Angirases of fine understanding are sitting at a long session now, and every sixth day, wise one, when the day comes round they lose their way in the rite. ⁴Recite to those great-souled men the two hymns to the All-Gods. Then, as they are going up to heaven, the wealth left over from their session, which is their own,

⁵they will give to you. So go to them. He did just as he had been told, and they gave him the leavings of the session and went to heaven.