tāni vā etāni yajūṃṣy etaṃ yajurvedam abhyatapan |
tasya abhitaptasya yaśas teja indriyaṃ vīryam annādyaṃ raso ’jāyata ||
2. Those very Yagus verses (as bees) brooded over the Yagur-veda sacrifice (the flower); and from it, thus brooded on, sprang as its (nectar) essence, fame, glory of countenance, vigour, strength, and health.