YV 6.4a

The Preparation of the Fire a The strength resting on the stone, the bill, On the wind, on Parjanya, on the breath of Varuna, Brought together from the waters, from the plants, from the trees; That food and strength do ye, O Maruts, bounteously bestow upon us. b In the stone is thy hunger; let thy pain reach N. N., whom we hate. c With the wind of the ocean We envelop thee, O Agni; Be thou purifying and auspicious to us. d With the caul of winter We envelop thee, O Agni; Be thou purifying and auspicious to us. e Down upon earth [1], upon the reed, Upon the waters lower (do thou descend); Thou, O Agni, art the bile of the waters, f O female frog, with these come hither; Do thou make this sacrifice of ours Pure in hue and auspicious. g Pure, with radiance wonderful, On earth he hath shone as with the light of dawn. h Who (cometh) to battle, Moving with strength as on Etaça's course, In the heat unathirst, immortal. i O Agni, the purifying, with thy light, O god, with thy pleasant tongue, Bring hither the gods [2], and sacrifice. k Do thou, O shining and purifying one, O Agni, bring hither the gods To our sacrifice and our oblation. 1 This is the meeting of the waters, The abode of the ocean; May thy bolts afflict another than us; Be thou purifying and auspicious to us. m Homage to thy heat, thy blaze Homage be to thy light; May thy bolts afflict another than us; Be thou purifying and auspicious to us. n To him that sitteth in man, hail! [3] To him that sitteth in the waters, hail! To him that sitteth in the wood, hail! To him that sitteth on the strew, hail! To him that findeth the heaven, hail! o Those gods among gods, worshipful among the worshipful, Who await their yearly portion, Who eat not oblations, in this sacrifice Do ye delight yourselves with honey and ghee. p The gods who above the gods attained godhead, Who lead the way to this holy power, Without whom no place whatever is pure, Neither on the heights of sky or earth are they.