The chronicler adds, after citing these prayers, that one obtains whatever he prays for, either illumination or wealth.[19] Y[=a]jnavalkya, however, is not the only protestant.

In another passage, _ib_.ii.6.3.

14-17, the sacrificer is told to shave his head all around, so as to be like the sun; this will ensure his being able to 'consume (his foes) on all sides like the sun,' and it is added: But [=A]suri said, 'What on earth has it to do with his head?
Let him not shave.'[20] 'Eternal holiness' is won by him that offers the sacrifice of the seasons.

Characteristic is the explanation, 'for such an one wins the year, and a year is a complete whole, and a complete whole is indestructible (eternal); hence his holiness is indestructible, and he thereby becomes a part of a year and goes to the gods; but as there is no destruction in the gods, his holiness is therefore indestructible' (_ib._ ii.6.3.

1).
Not only a man's self but also his Manes are benefited by means of sacrifice.[21] He gives the Manes pleasure with his offering, but he also raises their estate, and sends them up to live in a higher world.[22] The cosmological position of the Manes are the _av[=a]ntaradicas_, that is, between the four quarters; though, according to some, there are three kinds of them, _soma_-Manes, sacrifice-Manes (Manes of the sacrificial straw), and the burnt, _i.e_., the spirits of those that have been consumed in fire.