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defined, more substantial: it sought after a self. It practised austerity: it acquired consistency. It beheld thirty-six thousand Arka-fires of its own self, composed of the eye, built up of the eye : by means of the eye they were established, and by means of the eye built up; by the eye the cups were drawn thereat; by means of the eye they chanted and recited hymns on them,—whatever rite is performed as the sacrifice, whatever sacrificial rite there is, that was performed by the eye alone, as an eyeperformance, on those (fires) composed of eye, and built up of the eye. And whatever beings here see with the eye that was done regarding those (fires) : they establish them and build them up; they draw the cups for them; they chant on them and recite hymns on them, of that extent was the development of the Eye, of that extent its creation,—so great is the Eye: thirty-six thousand Arka-fires ; and each of these as great as that former (firealtar) was.
7. That Eye created the Ear. This Ear, when created, wished to become manifest,-more defined, more substantial: it sought after a self. It practised austerity: it acquired consistency. It beheld thirtysix thousand Arka-fires of its own self, composed of the ear, built up of the ear: by means of the ear they were established, and by means of the ear built up; by the ear the cups were drawn thereat; by means of the ear they chanted and recited hymns on them,—whatever rite is performed at the sacrifice, whatever sacrificial rite there is, that was performed by the ear alone, as an ear-performance, on those (fires) composed of ear, and built up of the ear. And whatever beings here hear with the ear
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