I, the sacrificer, first of all establish Agni within my home for increase of wealth, good progeny and manly strength. May gods aid me in this!

You are support of waters, the source of fire, and enveloper of ocean as it swells and suges, the loftiest, resting on the lotus, spreading out in amplitude in space and its own measure.

The famed Aditya at first appeared in the Eat and then filled the worlds with his radiance, the womb of both creation and non-creation.

Hiranyagarbha, the golden germ, sprang up first of all, the only lord of all created beings. He was also there before the creation of things. He sustains this earth and heaven. Let us worship him, the Prajapati with our oblation.

Surya sprang forth through this earth and heaven along this space and that which existed before. I offer my seven oblations to Aditya who travels to his own dwelling.

Homage be to all enemies, like serpent in nature, who dwell on earth, those dwelling in the air, and also to those dwelling in the sky.

Homage be to those that are demon’s darts, to those who dwell in the trees like serpents, and to all of them who lie low in holes be homage paid.


Homage be to all the serpents, to them that are in heaven’s bright realm, to them that abide in the sun’s rays. Adoration be to them that have their home in waters!

Increase and put on your vigour like a wide-spread net, attack the foemen like a mighty king with your aids. Strengthening yourself, shoot deadly arrows to transfix the demons and subdue them all.

O Agni, let your rapid flames riding the wind follow the fiends with all their blazing fury and flaming weapons. Let the demons be scorched with your tongues of flying flames, Agni, let your fire-brands rain all over the foe.

O unassailable Agni, send forth the army to destroy our enemy, be he far or near. Be yourself the guardian of our people. May you be ever unharmed and safe from the trouble sent by the foemen.

Rise and sweep away those who take up arms against us, O Agni, burn down the enemy, you possessed of sharpened darts. Humiliate and consume completely like dried-up stubble, him who creates mischief by encouraging our foe!

Rise up, punish them all who fight against us, manifest your own divine strength. Blunt the weapons of the fiends, slay the enemy whether related to us or be he a stranger. I settle you with fire’s ardour!

Agni is lofty like the head of heaven, he, the sustainer of earth, quickens the waters’. I settle you with mighty Indra’s strength.

You are the lord of the sacrifice and the heaven. With your oblation bearing flaming tongue, you sustain the Adityas in the sky and attend the auspicious rites with your benign teams.

Firm you are, sustainer, established in your place by Visvakarman, O Earth. Let not ocean harm you, let not air injure you, O you steadfast, unshakable earth!

May Prajapati settle you on the waters, on the ocean’s surface, you so spacious and vast. O vast one spread yourself wide.

You are bliss-giving Earth, god-mother Aditi, sustainer and nourisher of all the beings of the world. Steady her, do you no harm to her and look on her with an affectionate eye.

O Agni, your light which spreads out in the sky in the form of the beams of the sun, therewith help us and our children today to gain splendour.

O Indra, Agni, Brihaspati, O gods, whatever your light is there in the sun, or that in the kine and horses, with all that glorify use!

May honeyed Madhu (Chaitra) and Madhava (Baisakh), the two spring months, sprung of heat, increase my prosperity. May heaven and earth, the water and the herbs, may Agnis help me, the sacrificer in my progress. May all the Agnis between heaven and earth one-minded, in accord, attend these two spring months as the gods attend Indra. Be seated with this god firm in your seat like Angiras.

You are invincible by the foes, O conqueror, conquer our foemen, subdue them who fain would oppose us, you are possessed of a thousand manly powers, so do you help and be gracious to me.