हूयन्तामग्नय: सम्यग्ब्राह्मणैर्ब्रह्मवादिभि: । अन्नं बहुगुणं तेभ्यो देयं वो धेनुदक्षिणा: ॥ २७ ॥
hūyantām agnayaḥ samyag brāhmaṇair brahma-vādibhiḥ annaṁ bahu-guṇaṁ tebhyo deyaṁ vo dhenu-dakṣiṇāḥ
- hūyantām
- should be invoked
- agnayaḥ
- the sacrificial fires
- samyak
- in the proper manner
- brāhmaṇaiḥ
- by the brāhmaṇas
- brahma-vādibhiḥ
- who are learned in the Vedas
- annam
- food
- bahu-guṇam
- well prepared
- tebhyaḥ
- to them
- deyam
- should be given
- vaḥ
- by you
- dhenu-dakṣiṇāḥ
- cows and other gifts as remuneration
The brāhmaṇas who are learned in the Vedic mantras must properly invoke the sacrificial fires. Then you should feed the priests with nicely prepared food and reward them with cows and other gifts.