HYMN XLII Visvedevas.

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.