470. The Duality, that itself is the animal (to be sacrificed), whose killing, they do, by tying (him) to the sacrificial post.
471. The gunas*, those which are special, i.e. sound-touch etc., the senses and the five life forces, this is the raw material of the sacrifice, know this. And the ignorance, that is indeed the clarified butter (ghee)
473. In the sacrificial enclosure (Kund), in the form of mind and intellect, lights fiercely, the knowledge-fire. The equi-mindedness in the duals such as happiness-sorrow etc., know it to be the decorative platform (of the sacrificial enclosure)
475. The proficiency of wisdom (wise-intellect) that exists therein, constitutes the greatness of the science of Mantras (in the knowledge sacrifice). There are two ladles (spoons) Shruk-Shruv** in the form of peace. The Jiva is the host (performer) of the knowledge-sacrifice.
* Gunas - Sound,touch,taste,form and smell are the 5 gunas (attributes) of the 5 great elements. The 'guna' of space is sound, of air is touch, of fire is form, of water is taste and of earth is smell.
* Shruk-Shruv - The names of the two wooden spoons that are used to offer rice, ghee etc. in the sacrificial fire.