The Upanishads, Part 1 (SBE01)
Chapters
Khandogya-Upanishad: First Prapathaka: Tenth Khanda

^19:1 The commentator is at great pains to show that a priest may officiate without knowing the secret meanings here assigned to certain parts of the sacrifice, and without running any risk of punishment. Only, if another priest is present, who is initiated, then the uninitiated, taking his place, is in danger of losing his head.