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1. When, O Brihaspati, thou didst liberate (us) from
existence in yonder world of Yama, (and) from hostile schemes, then did the
Asvins, the physicians of the gods, with might sweep death from us, O Agni!
2. O in-breathing and out-breathing, go along with the
body, do not leave it: may they be thy allies here! Live and thrive a hundred
autumns; Agni shall be thy most excellent shepherd and overseer!
3. Thy vital force that has been dissipated afar, thy
in-breathing and thy out-breathing, shall come back again! Agni has snatched
them from the lap of Nirriti (the goddess of destruction), and I again
introduce them into thy person.
4. Let not his in-breathing desert him, nor his
out-breathing quit him and depart! I commit him to the Seven Rishis: may they
convey him in health to old age!
5. Enter, O in-breathing and out-breathing, like two bulls
into a stable: this person shall here flourish, an unmolested repository for
old age!
6. Life's breath we do drive into thee, disease we do drive
away from thee. May this excellent Agni endow us with life from every source!
7. Ascending from the darkness of death to the highest
firmament, to Sûrya (the sun), the god among gods, we have reached the highest
light.
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