b. My name and thine, O all-knower, Which like men changing garments we bear, Let us exchange again, Thou for life, and we to live.
c. Homage to Agni, the unpierced, Homage to the unapproachable, homage to the king! Irresistible is Agni [1], the very vigorous, all-conquering, Powerful, the best, the Gandharva.
d. O Agni, the gods have thee for father, Offer to thee oblations, and have thee as an umpire With life, with lordship of cattle (endow) me And bestow on me good fortune.
e. Agni here is of all the best, He is most adorable, Must ready to win (us) a thousand; To him be all good strength.
f. Mind, light, rejoice in the oblation May he unite the scattered sacrifice; The offerings at dawn and evening I unite with oblation and ghee.
g. Rich in milk are the plants [2], The milk of the shoot is rich in milk, With the milk of the milk of the waters, O Indra, do thou unite me.
h. O Agni, lord of vows, I shall perform this vow; may I accomplish it; may it be successful for me.
i. Agni, the priest, I summon hither; The gods worthy of sacrifice whom we invoke, Let these gods come in kindly mind; Let the gods enjoy this oblation of me.
k. Who yoketh thee? Let him yoke thee.
l. The potsherds for the cauldron [3], Which wise men collect, These are in Pusan's guardianship; Indra and Vayu set them free.
m. Unbroken is the cauldron, sprinkling abundantly, It hath returned to that whence it came; The kindling-wood, the Vedi, and all the enclosing-sticks Attend the life of the sacrifice.
n. The three and thirty threads that stretch, That maintain in security the sacrifice, Of these the broken one I restore; hail! Let the cauldron go to the gods.