You are the art of Rik and Saman. I commence the yajna with this art. May Rik and Saman protect me during th8e sacrifice. You are refuge of all, grant me refuge. Salutations to you, forbear to harm me you Angirases vigour. You, soft like wool, grant me vigour. You are the garment knot of Soma. You are the all-pervading bliss obtained from God. Give sacrificer this bliss. You are the source of Indra’s might. Make the crops abundant. O Tree, stand erect, and guard me against sins till the sacrifice is over!

Observe the vow. Agni is Brahman, Agni is sacrifice, the fuel is pure and fit for yajna. We meditate on divine intelligence for aid. May that intelligence be within my control. May the gods, mind-born, endowed with intellect and wisdom, prompt in action, protect us. Svaha! This oblation is for them.

May the waters that we have drunk become strength-giving, become auspicious drink within our stomach. May they be pleasant to our taste, free from disease, sin, sickness, remover of the fear of death, full of divine qualities and strengtheners of eternal laws.

This earth is your sacrificial body. Water I foresake but not the off-spring. Freed from sin and sanctified by Svaha, may be waters enter the earth. May they unite with the earth.

O Agni, keep the vigil, we shall enjoy the most refreshing sleep. Guard us with watchful care. Awaken us again from sleep!

After rebirth I have regained my mind, I have regained my life, breath and soul, eyes and ears. May Vaishvanara, the guardian of our body, the unassailed Agni, protect us from sin and distress!

O radiant Agni, you are the guardian of sacred vows among men, you are adorable in holy rites. O Soma, give us this much wealth now and yet more later. Savitar, the god of creation, who gives wealth has given us riches.

O Shukra, this is your body, this is your radiance. Unite with this your from and gain splendour. You are active and impetuous, sustained by mind and loved by Vishnu.

For your truth-oriented progress use this form as an instrument. Svaha! You are pure and blissful, you are immortal and united with the powers of gods!