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1. LET
Brahmans and Angirases come forward, and let the roar of cloudy heaven surround
us.
Loud low the Milch-kine
swimming in the waters: set be the stones that grace our holy service.
2 Fair, Agni,
is thy long-known path to travel: yoke for the juice tfiy bay, thy ruddy
horses,
Or red steeds, Hero-bearing,
for the chamber. Seated, I call the Deities' generations.
3 They glorify
your sacrifice with worship, yet the glad Priest near them is left unequalled.
Bring the Gods hither, thou of
many aspects: turn hitherward Aramati the Holy.
4 What time
the Guest hath made himself apparent, at ease reclining in the rich man's
dwelling,
Agni, well-pleased, well-placed
within the chamber gives to a house like this wealth worth the choosing.
5 Accept this
sacrifice of ours, O Agni; glorify it with Indra and the Maruts.
Here on our grass let Night and
Dawn be seated: bring longing Varuna and Mitra hither.
6 Thus hath Vasistha
praised victorious Agni, yearning for wealth that giveth all subsistence.
May he bestow on us food,
strength, and riches. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
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