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परस्य ब्रह्मणः साक्षाज् जातवेदो ऽसि हव्यवाट् ।
देवानां पुरुषाङ्गानां यज्ञेन पुरुषं यजेति ॥ १७ ॥
 
parasya brahmanah saksaj
jata-vedo 'si havyavat
devanam purusaṅganam
yajnena purusam yajeti
parasya-of the Supreme; brahmanah-Brahman; saksat-directly; jata-vedah-O fire-god; asi-you are; havyavat-the carrier of Vedic offerings of grains and ghee; devanam-of all the demigods; purusa-aṅganam-who are limbs of the Supreme Person; yajnena-by performing the ritualistic sacrifices; purusam-to the Supreme person; yaja-please carry oblations; iti-thus.