"They say ‘The eye came; it was a serpent; thus did poison come to the priests; he used these (verses) connected with …"

"On the new Moon of Magha he rests, being about to turn northwards: the priests also rest, being about to sacrifice wi…"

"The year is a revolving wheel of the Gods; this is immortality (KB XX.1)."

"Soma (the Moon), the king, is the year. Coming with the seasons he approaches (KB VII. 10)."

"The year is sixfold having six seasons; by this sixfold offering the Gods obtained the sixfold year with its six seas…"

"The Vishuvat is the head of the sacrifice (KB XXVI. 1)."

"The full Moon night in the Phalgunis (Virgo) is the beginning of the year (the winter solstice)."

"In silence, with closed eyes, the priests sit until the Nakshatras (lunar constellations) appear. When the Nakshatras…"

"The full Moon night in the Phalgunis is the beginning of the year; the latter Phalgunis are the beginning, the former…"

"Soma is the breath (KB IX.6)."