YV 1.4i

o He that alone by his might is king Of the breathing, the winking world, Who is lord of these bipeds and quadrupeds; To what god shall we offer with oblation? p He who is giver of breath, giver of strength, Upon whose bidding all, even the gods, wait, Whose shadow is immortality and death; To what god shall we offer with oblation? He whose are these snowy mountains through his might, Whose they call the ocean with the Rasa [4], Whose two arms are these quarters; To what god shall we offer with oblation? r To whom the armies stablished Through his aid gazed with minds disturbed, Over whom on the rising of the sun it goeth; To what god shall we offer with oblation? s He by whom the dread earth and the sky were made firm, By whom the heaven was established, by whom the vault, Who is the measure of the region in the atmosphere; To what god shall we offer with oblation? t When the waters, the great ones, went Bearing all [5] strength, begetting Agni, Then one breath of the gods arose; To what god shall we offer with oblation? u He who in his might beheld the waters Bearing strength, begetting Agni, Who was the god alone over the gods; To what god shall we offer with oblation? a Purpose, Agni, impulse, hail! Mind, intellect, Agni, impulse, hail! Thought, knowledge, Agni, impulse, hail! Discrimination of speech, Agni, impulse, hail! To Manu, lord of creatures, hail! To Agni Vaiçvanara hail! b Let every man choose the companionship Of the god who leadeth; Every man prayeth for wealth; Let him choose glory that he may prosper; hail! e Be not broken, nor come to harm; Be firm and enduring; O mother, daringly show thy heroism [1]; With Agni wilt thou do this deed. d Be firm, O goddess earth, for prosperity; Thou art the wile of the Asura, made with power; Let this oblation be pleasing to the gods; Do thou emerge uninjured at this our sacrifice. e O Mitra, heat this pan; may it not break. f This I place around thee, to prevent breaking.