tāni vā etāni sāmāny etaṃ sāmavedam abhyatapan |
tasyābhitaptasya yaśas teja indriyaṃ vīryam annādyaṃ raso ’jāyata ||
2. Those very Saman verses (as bees) brooded over the Sama-veda sacrifice; and from it, thus brooded on, sprang as its (nectar) essence, fame, glory of countenance, vigour, strength, and health.