O mighty and resplendent Agni, remove all the sorrows, sufferings and the demons who detest us with your vast lustre. May I be happy to engage myself in pleasing Agni, him who is invocable in all holy rites.

May the Vasus form and kindle you with Gayatri verse like Angiras. You are firm and steadfast, you are earth. Grant me, the sacrificer, progeny, ownership of kine, riches, happy heroism and kinsmen. May the Rudras like Angiras form and kindle you with Trishtup. You are firm and steadfast, you are earth. Grant me, the sacrificer progeny, ownership of kine, riches, happy heroism and kinsmen. May the twelve Adityas form and kindle you like Angiras with Jagati verse. You are steadfast and firm, you are the Heaven. May all the gods form and kinel you like Angiras with Anushtup verse. You are steadfast and firm, you are Quarters. Grant me, the sacrificer, progeny, ownership of kine, riches, happy heroism and kinsmen.

Let the Vasus narrate you like Angiras with Gayatri metre. Let the Rudras narrate you like Angiras with Trishtup metre. Let the Adityas narrate you like Angiras with jagati verse. May all the gods, beloved of all men, narrate you like Angiras with Anushtup verse. May Indra describe you, may Varuna describe you. May Vishnu narrate you.

May all mortals seek your friendship, the guide of all. May all solicit him for glory, riches and fame. May all of us prosper just as you do.

O mother, wean us not from learning, injure us not. Accomplish with firm mind the task undertaken. May you and your son Agni finish this work with determination.

O goddess Earth, be steadfast for weal. May your sustaining power and the power of life increase. May this oblation be acceptable to gods. Emerge from this sacrifice unharmed!

Fed with wood and ghee, the ancient, the invoker of gods of strength, wonderful in virtues, is Agni.

O Agni, in the fight with the foe-men, help us close to you, guard the men with whom I stand.

O Agni, come here from the farthest place, O lord of the red coursers. Come hither and subdue our enemies, O beloved of many, renowned and lustrous!

O mighty Agni, whatever fuel we offer you, may that be like ghee to you. Accept that most graciously, O youthful one.

The wood that termites have eaten away, from which emmet comes out, may that all be like ghee to you. O youthful god, accept that lovingly.

Just as we feed carefully day after day a stable steed with fodder, so may we enjoy food and our wealth ever increasing, unharmed, your neighbours, offer you every fuel, O Agni.

Having enkindled Agni on earth’s navel, we invoke Agni, ever victor, conquering the battle, pleased with oblation, adorable and much lauded, for increase in wealth.

Whatever, enemy hosts there are, attacking fiercely, charging all around with weapons, drawn up in order with arms, whatever, thieves and robbers there are, all these I consign to your mouth, O Agni!

Devour the burglars with both of your tusks, consume the robbers with your teeth, with both your jaws, eat up the thieves and cheats. Turn him to ashes who would seek to harm us, the man who detests us, and the man who slanders and cheats us.

O lord of food, grant us a share of food, that would invigorate us and cause no sickness. Onward, still onsward lead the giver. Grant us maintenance both for our quadrupeds and bipeds.