1a Thou art secure; may I be secure among my equals, wise, a guardian, a granter of wealth.     b Thou art dread; may I be dread among my equals, dread, a guardian, a granter of wealth.     c Thou art overcoming; may I be overcoming among my equals, overcoming, a guardian, a granter of wealth.     d I yoke thee with the divine Brahman,     To bear this oblation, O wise one;     Kindling thee, may we live long with good children,     With good heroes, bearing thee tribute.     e Whatever, O Agni, in this sacrifice of mine may be spoiled [1],     Whatever of the butter, O Visnu, may be spilt,     Therewith do I smite the rival who is hard to slay;     I place him on the lap of destruction.     f Bhur, Bhuvah, Suvar!     g O Agni, do thou strengthen the sacrificer; weaken him who plotteth evil.,     h O Agni, kindled by the gods, kindled by Manu, with sweet tongue,     I touch the head of thee, the immortal, O Hotr, for increase of wealth, good offspring, strength.     i Thou art mind, derived from Prajapati; with mind in true existence do thou enter me.     k Thou art speech, derived from Indra, destroying the foe [2]; do thou enter me with speech, with power (indriyena).     l Of the seasons spring I delight; delighted may it delight me.     m Of the seasons summer I delight; delighted may it delight me.     n Of the seasons the rains I delight; delighted may they delight me.     o Of the seasons the autumn I delight; delighted may it delight me.     p Of the seasons the winter and the cool I delight; delighted may they two delight me.     q By sacrifice to the gods, Agni and Soma, may I be possessed of sight.     r By sacrifice to the god Agni, may I be an eater of food [3].     s Thou art a deceiver; may I be undeceived, may I deceive N. N.     t By sacrifice to the gods, Agni and Soma, may I be a slayer of foes.     u By sacrifice to the gods, Indra and Agni, may I be powerful and an eater of food.     v By sacrifice to the god Indra, may I be powerful.     w By sacrifice tothe god Mahendra, may I attain superiority and greatness.     x By sacrifice to the god Agni Svistakrt, may I attain security through the sacrifice, enjoying long life.