ऋतं पिबन्तौ सुकृतस्य लोके गुहां प्रविष्टौ परमे परार्धे । छायातपौ ब्रह्मविदो वदन्ति पञ्चाग्नयो ये च त्रिणाचिकेताः ॥ १॥

ṛtaṃ pibantau sukṛtasya loke guhāṃ praviṣṭau parame parārdhe । chāyātapau brahmavido vadanti pañcāgnayo ye ca triṇāciketāḥ ॥ 1॥

pibantau = [there are] two drinker ie. Experiencers of; ṛtam = truth, the results of one's actions; sukṛtasya = of what is done by oneself; praviṣṭau = these two having entered; loke = within the realm ie. The body; parame guhām [guhyāyām] = into the cavity, into the innermost part of one's being; the intellect; parārdhe [para-ardhe] = into that which is the abode of brahman [being the space where Brahman is perceived]; brahma-vidaḥ = the knowers of Brahman, the theologians; vadanti = speak of [these two]; chāyā-tapau = as shade and sunlight; pañcāgnayaḥ = the worshippers of the five fires ie. The householders; ye ca = and they also; tri-ṇāciketāḥ = who have thrice piled up the Naciketas fire.