O descendant of Bharata, the learned and self controlled priest Dhaumya, holding the Kusha (grass) in his hand and pointing them towards the south west, walk before (the Pandavas) singing the Mantras of the Samaveda.
कृत्वा तु नैर्ऋतान् दर्भान् धीरो धौम्यः पुरोहितः। सामानि गायन् याम्यानि पुरतो याति भारत॥