Germ of creation, ensign of the world sprang to life and pervaded the heaven and earth with radiance. Even the dense clouds he cut as under when passing over, as such he is offered sacrifice by the five clans in unity.

Thus among mortal men immortal Agni was established, the effulgent, purifier, wise, remover of the evil ones and envoy to the gods. He emits the ruddy smoke above him and reaches the heaven with his brilliance, the sustainer of the world.

The most adorable, man’s best friend, the Soma’s guard Agni, is praised by the sages. We call gracious heaven and benign Earth to grant us hero-sons and abundant wealth.

Nurse Agni, your guest with fuel, enkindle him with oblations of ghee and pour into it your sacred offerings.

O divine Water, accept the ashes and lay them safe in a fragrant place. Just as the wedded ladies of noble minds bow down to their husbands so do you before this Agni. Bear the ashes on waters as does a mother her son.

O Agni, your home is in floods, into the herbs you force your way and are born anew through the rubbing of fuel-sticks.

Agni, you are the womb of herbs, you are the womb of the trees, you are the womb of all created beings and of all the waters.

O Agni, mark you well my speech, O divine and most youthful god, one detests you and the other sings your laud, I, your devotees, make my obeisance unto your form.

O lord of wealth. O Agni, you are the generous giver. Drive away our foeman. May you accept this our oblation graciously, O best performer, Svaha!

Agni, let the Rudras, Adityas and the Vasus again kindle you, may the priests rekindle you with their oblations, O bestower of riche. Increase your form with the offered ghee and with it may the sacrificer’s wishes be fulfilled.

May all the ancient guards and new protector depart and go away. Yama has ordained this place of earth for the sacrificer. This place for him the Fathers have given.

Agni, you are giver of the best knowledge, may your desires be mine. In me be the fulfilment of your desires. You are the form of Agni, you are the ashes.

Agni, your splendour which is in heaven, in earth, over all the mid-air’s vast space in the form of lightning, that is dynamic, the seer of all the good and evil acts of mankind and is your own radiance.

Agni, you reach the floods of heaven, you invoke the gods who inspire thoughts. You are in the waters which are beyond the resplendent sun, and those which are beneath the earth here.

This is your ordained source of being, O Agni, whence born you shone forth. Knowing this, Agni, ascend high and make our riches grow more.