The sacred fire, O monarch, (bclonging to the Kuru king) was duly adored by the sacrificing assistants who were with him, with libations of clarified butter poured on it. They did this whether the king saw the rite or not.
अग्नींस्तु याजकास्तत्र जुहुवुर्विधिवत् प्रभो। दृश्यतोऽदृश्यतश्चैव बने तस्मिन् नृपस्य वै॥