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1. BEARING; oblations mortal men, O Agni,
worship thee the God.
I deem thee Jatavedas: bear our offerings, thou,
unceasingly.
2 In the man's home who offers gifts, where
grass is trimmed, Agni is Priest,
To whom all sacrifices come and strengthenings that win
renown.
3 Whom, as an infant newly-born, the
kindling-sticks have brought to life,
Sustainer of the tribes of men, skilled in well-ordered
sacrifice.
4 Yea, very hard art thou to grasp, like
offspring of the wriggling snakes,
When thou consumest many woods like an ox, Agni, in the
mead.
5 Whose flames, when thou art sending forth
the smoke, completely reach the mark,
When Trta in the height of heaven, like as a smelter fanneth
thee, e'en as a smelter sharpeneth thee.
6 O Agni, by thy succour and by Mitra's
friendly furtherance,
May we, averting hate, subbue the wickedness of mortal men.
7 O Agni, to our heroes bring such riches,
thou victorious God.
May he protect and nourish us, and help in aining strength:
be thou near us in 6rht for our success.
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