b. The son of self, the Asura, all-knower, God, god among gods, Anointeth the ways with mead and ghee.
c. With mead thou attainest the sacrifice, Delighting, as Naraeansa, O Agni, The kindly god Savitr, with every boon.
d. Hither he cometh, with might, with ghee, The priest implored with adoration; To Agni the ladles (move) when the rites proceed.
e. Worship let him pay to the greatness of him, of Agni; He [1] indeed is pre-eminent among the delightful, The wealthy, the wisest, best bestower of wealth.
f. The divine doors--all--preserve The rules of him, of Agni, Of wide expanse, lording it with dominion.
g. May day and night Like heavenly maidens in his birthplace Protect this our sacrifice and offering.
h. O ye divine Hotrs, sing ye To our uplifted sacrifice, to Agni's tongue, Make for us good offering.
i. May the three goddesses sit on this strew, Ida, Sarasvati [2], Bharati, the great, being sung.
k. That seminal fluid of ours, wondrous, Abundant, may Tvastr release As increase of wealth with good heroes, as offspring to us.
l. O tree, let free, Bestowing with thyself among the gods; Let Agni as queller make ready the oblation.
m. O Agni, utter 'Hail!' O all-knower, over the oblation for Indra; May all the gods rejoice in this offering.
n. The golden germ first arose; Born he was the only lord of creation; He supporteth the earth and the sky [3] To what god shall we offer with oblation?
o. He that alone by his might is king Of the breathing, the winking world, Who is lord of these bipeds and quadrupeds; To what god shall we offer with oblation?
p. He who is giver of breath, giver of strength, Upon whose bidding all, even the gods, wait, Whose shadow is immortality and death; To what god shall we offer with oblation? He whose are these snowy mountains through his might, Whose they call the ocean with the Rasa [4], Whose two arms are these quarters; To what god shall we offer with oblation?
r. To whom the armies stablished Through his aid gazed with minds disturbed, Over whom on the rising of the sun it goeth; To what god shall we offer with oblation?
s. He by whom the dread earth and the sky were made firm, By whom the heaven was established, by whom the vault, Who is the measure of the region in the atmosphere; To what god shall we offer with oblation?
t. When the waters, the great ones, went Bearing all [5] strength, begetting Agni, Then one breath of the gods arose; To what god shall we offer with oblation?
u. He who in his might beheld the waters Bearing strength, begetting Agni, Who was the god alone over the gods; To what god shall we offer with oblation?