YV 1.4c

q The water divine do thou pour, full of sweetness To avert diseases for men, From their place let arise Plants with fair leaves. r I touch [4] Agni with mind, with ghee, Who lordeth it over all the worlds, Broad, vast, with pervading vital power, Most extensive, impetuous, winning, food. s I touch thee with speech, with ghee, With friendly mind accept it; With mortal glory, with engaging colour, Agni, with body full of life may not be touched. t Round the offerings hath Agni gone, The sage, the lord of strength, Bestowing jewels on the donor. u May we set thee around us, O Agni, The sage, O strong one, as a fort, Of daring due, day by day, Destroyer of that which may be broken. v Thou, O Agni, with days, fain to shine towards us, Thou from the waters, thou from the rock, Thou from the woods, thou from the plants, Thou, O lord of men, art born pure. a On the impulse of the god Savitr, with the arms of the Açvins, with the hands of Pusan, in the abode of earth, I dig Agni of the dust in the manner of Angiras. b Full of light, thou, O Agni; of fair aspect, Shining with unaging radiance, Auspicious and harmless to offspring, In the abode of earth, I dig Agni of the dust in the manner of Angiras. c Thou art the back of the waters, expansive, wide, About to bear Agni, least to be laid aside; Growing to might as the lotus-flower, Do thou extend in width with the measure of heaven. d Ye two are protectors [1] and a help, Unbroken, both expansive; Do ye expanding be united; Bear Agni of the dust. e Be ye united, that win the heaven, In union of heart and self; Who shall bear within Agni Full of light and unaging. f Thou art of the dust, all-supporting; Atharvan first pressed out thee, O Agni. g Thee, O Agni, from the lotus Atharvan pressed out, From the head of every priest. h Thee the sage, Dadhyañc, Son [2] of Atharvan, doth kindle, Slayer of Vrtra, destroyer of foes. i Thee Pathya Vrsan doth kindle, Best slayer of foes, Winner of booty in every conflict.