te vā ete ’tharvāṅgirasa etad itihāsapūrāṇam abhyatapan |
tasyābhitaptasya yaśas teja indriyāṃ vīryam annādyaṃ raso ’jāyata ||
2. Those very hymns of the Atharvahgiras (as bees) brooded over the Itihasa-purana; and from it, thus brooded on, sprang as its (nectar) essence, fame, glory of countenance, vigour, strength, and health.