1a Thou, O Agni, art Rudra, the Asura of the mighty sky,     Thou art the host of the Maruts, thou art lord of food;     Thou farest with ruddy winds, blessing the household;     Thou, as Pasan dost, protectest thy worshippers with thyself.     b Rudra, king of the sacrifice,     True offerer, priest of both worlds,     Agni before the dreadful thunder,'     Of golden colour, win ye for help.     c Agni hath set him down as priest, good sacrificer,     On the lap of his mother, in the fragrant place,     The youthful, the wise, pre-eminent among men [1], righteous,     Supporter of the folk in whose midst he is kindled.     d Good hath he made our sacrifice this day;     The hidden tongue of the sacrifice have we found     He hath come, fragrant, clothed in life;     He hath made our sacrifice this day to prosper.     e Agni hath cried like Dyaus thundering,     Licking the earth, devouring the plants;     Straightway on birth he shone aflame;     He blazeth with his light within the firmaments.     In thee, O many-faced sacrificer [2],     Morning and evening, the sacrificers place their treasures,     In whom, purifying, good things are placed, even as the heaven and earth (support) all beings.     q To thee, best of Angirases,     All folk with fair dwellings severally,     O Agni, have turned to gain their wish.     h May we win by thy help, O Agni, our wish,     Wealth with fair offspring, O wealthy one:     May we win booty, seeking for booty;     May we win, O deathless, undying glory.     i O Agni, of the Bharatas, youngest,     Bear to us excellent, glorious wealth, [3]     O bright one, wealth which many desire.     k White robed is he, thundering, standing in the firmament.     Youngest, with loud-sounding immortal ones,     Who, purifying, most manifold,     Agni, marcheth devouring many broad (forests).     l May he give thee life on every side,     Agni here, the desirable.     Let thy breath come back to thee;     I drive away the disease from thee.     m Giving life, O Agni, rejoicing in the oblation     Be thou faced with ghee, and with birthplace of ghee     Having drunk the ghee, the sweet, the delightful product of the cow,     As a father his son [4], do thou protect him.     n To thee, the eager one,     O knower of all, O active one,     Agni, I offer this fair praise.     o From the sky was Agni first born,     From us secondly he who knoweth all,     In the waters thirdly the manly;     The pious man singeth of him, the undying, as he kindleth him.     p Pure, O purifying one, to be lauded,     O Agni, mightily thou shinest,     To whom offering is made with ghee.     q Shining like gold, he hath become widely resplendent,     For glory shining with immortal life;     Agni became immortal in his strength [5],     What time prolific Dyaus begat him.     r What time his glory urged the lord to strength,     Then (did) Dyaus (let) the pure seed be sprinkled openly;     Agni begot the host, the blameless, the youthful,     The worshipping, and gave it impulse.     s He (flourishes) with keener mind, aided by thee.     O giver! give (us wealth) in good offspring;     O Agni, may we enjoy wealth richest in heroes;     (Wealth) that is excellent, uttering praises to thee.,'     t O Agni, bring us strong wealth,     By the force of thy glory,     That is above [6] all men     And openly prevaileth in contests for booty.     u O Agni, mighty one, bring to us     That wealth which prevaileth in contests;     For thou art true, wondrous,     The giver of booty of kine.     v To Agni let us make service with hymns,     Who feedeth on bull and cow,     The disposer, backed with Soma.     w For thou art, O son, a singer, seated at the feast;     Agni made at birth a path and food;     Do thou, O giver of strength, bestow strength upon us;     Be victorious like a king; thou rulest within without a foe.     x O Agni, thou purifiest life [7];     Do thou give food and strength to us;     Far away drive ill-fortune.     y O Agni, good worker, purify for us     Glory in good heroes;     Giving increase and wealth to me.     z O Agni the purifying, with thy light,     0 god, with thy pleasant tongue,     Bring hither the gods and sacrifice.     aa Do thou, O shining and purifying one,     O Agni, bring hither the gods     To our sacrifice and our oblation.     bb Agni, of purest vows,     Pure sage, pure poet,     Shineth in purity, when offering is made.     cc O Agni, thy pure,     Bright, flaming (rays) arise,     Thy lights, thy flames.