b. May the All-gods thee, O Agni, bear up with their thoughts; Be thou to us most propitious, With kindly face, abounding in light,
c. Come forward, O Agni, rich in light, With auspicious rays; Shining with great radiance, Harm not our offspring with thy body.
d. With kindling-wood serve Agni, Awaken the guest with ghee; In him [1] offer oblations.
e. Far-famed is this Agni of Bharata, Since his great light shineth like the sun; He who overcame Puru in battle Hath shone forth, the heavenly guest, propitious for us.
f. O ye waters divine, accept these ashes; Place them on a resting-place, in the fragrant region To him may the ladies with noble spouses bow; Like a mother her son, do ye kindly bear him.
g. In the waters, O Agni, is thy seat [2], Thou enterest the plants; Being in the germ thou art born again.
h. Thou art the germ of plants, The germ of trees, The germ of all things, O Agni, thou art the germ of the waters.
i. With ashes having satisfied thy birthplace And the waters, on the earth, O Agni, In unison with thy mothers, Full of light hast thou again taken thy seat.
k. Having again come to thy seat, And to the waters, to the earth, O Agni, Within her thou liest, most auspicious, As on the lap of a mother.
l. Return with strength [3], Return, O Agni, with food and life; Again guard us on all sides.
m. Return with wealth, O Agni, fatten with the stream, All-gaining on every side.
n. May the Adityas, the Rudras, the Vasus, kindle thee again; The Brahmans again with offerings, O bringer of wealth; With ghee do thou increase our bodies; May the wishes of the sacrificer become true.
o. Hearken to this our call, that is offered, O youngest one, Of the most generous one, O thou that hast power; One hateth, one praiseth. As praiser I praise thy body, O Agni.
p. Be thou a bounteous patron, Giver of riches, lord of riches; Repel from us the foes.