1a With the impulse of strength,     With elevation he hath lifted me up;     Then Indra hath made my enemies     Humble by depression.     b The gods have increased my prayer.     What is elevation and depression;     Then do ye, O Indra and Agni,     Scatter my foes on every side.     c To the Vasus thee, to the Rudras thee, to the Adityas thee!     d Licking the anointed lot the birds go asunder.     e May I not brush offispring and the organ.     f Swell, ye waters and plants.     g Ye are the spotted steeds of the Maruts.     h Fare to the sky [1], thence bring us rain.     i Guardian of life art thou, O Agni, guard my life.     k Guardian of the eye art thou, O Agni, guard my eye.     I Thou art the secure one.     m The fence which thou didst put round thee     When thou wast beset by the Panis, O god Agni,     That do I bring here to thee that thou mayst rejoice in it,     That it be not removed from thee.     n Go ye two to the place of the gods.     o Ye are sharers in the remains (of the oblation), well nourished, mighty     Ye gods that are on the prastara and sit on the strew [2].     Accepting this supplication, do ye all,     Seated on this strew enjoy yourselves.     p I set thee in the seat of Agni whose abode is secure.     q For goodwill, O ye two with goodwill, place me in goodwill.     r Guard ye the yoke-horses at the yoke.     s O Agni, with life unhurt, with not-cool body, guard me this day from the sky, guard from bondage, guard from error in sacrifice, guard from evil food, guard from ill deed.     t Make our food free from poison, the lap pleasant to sit in; hail!     u O ye gods that know the way, knowing the way, go ye the way.     v O lord of mind, this sacrifice for us place among the gods, O god,     hail! in speech, hail! in the wind, hail!