Mantra 1

Glance

अथ येऽस्योदञ्चो रश्मयस्ता एवास्योदीच्यो मधुनाड्योऽथर्वाङ्गिरस एव मधुकृत इतिहासपुराणं पुष्पं ता अमृता आपः ॥ ३.४.१ ॥

In plain words

Now its northward rays are its northern honey-cells. The hymns of the Atharvans and Aṅgirases are the bees; story and ancient lore are the flower; and those waters are the nectar.