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1. BE friendly with each kindled log of
fuel, with every flash bestow the boon of riches.
Bring thou the Gods, O God, unto our worship: serve,
well-inclined, as Friend thy friends, O Agni.
2 Agni whom daily Varuna and Mitra the Gods
bring thrice a day to this our worship,
Tanunapat, enrich with meath our service that dwells with
holy oil, that offers honour.
3 The thought that bringeth every boon
proceedeth to worship first the Priest of the libation,
That we may greet the Strong One with our homage. Urged, may
he bring the Gods, best Sacrificer.
4 On high your way to sacrifice was made
ready; the radiant flames went upward to the regions.
Full in the midst of heaven the Priest is seated: sirew we
the sacred grass where Gods may rest them.
5 Claiming in mind the seven priests'
burntoblations, inciting all, they came in settled order.
To this our sacrifice approach the many who show in hero
beauty at assemblies.
6 Night and Dawn, lauded, hither come
together, both smiling, different are their forms in colour,
That Varuna and Mitra may accept us, and Indra, girt by
Maruts, with his glories.
7. I crave the grace of heaven's two chief
Invokers: the seven swift steeds joy in their wonted manner.
These speak of truth, praising the truth eternal, thinking
on Order as the guards of Order.
8 May Bharati with all her Sisters, Ila
accordant with the Gods, with mortalls Agni,
Sarasvati with all her kindred Rivers, come to this grass,
Three Goddesses, and seat them.
9 Well pleased with us do thou O God, O
Tvastar, give ready issue to our procreant vigour,
Whence springs the hero, powerful, skilled in action, lover
of Gods, adjuster of the press-stones.
10 Send to the Gods the oblation, Lord of
Forests; and let the Immolator, Agni, dress it.
He as the truer Priest shall offer worship, for the Gods'
generations well he knoweth.
11 Come thou to us, O Agni, duly kindled,
together with the potent Gods and Indra.
On this our grass sit Aditi, happy Mother, and let our Hail
delight the Gods Immortal.
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