YV 2.4e

m Thou art a piler round; in the manner of Angiras be firm with that deity. n Fill the world, fill the hole, do thou sit down auspicious; Indra and Agni and Brhaspati Have placed thee on this birthplace o The dappled kine, streaming with milk, Mix the Soma, Clans in the birthplace of the gods, In the three realms of sky. a Be united, be in harmony, in affection, Radiant, with kindly thought, Clothed in food and strength, United have I made your minds, your ordinances, your hearts. b O Agni of the dust be overlord for us; Bestow food and strength on the sacrificer. c Thou, O Agni, art of the dust, Rich, full of increase, Making all the regions propitious Thou hast sat down on thine own birthplace. d Be ye of one mind for us, One dwelling [1], spotless; Harm not the sacrifice, nor the lord of the sacrifice, O all-knowers; Be ye two auspicious to-day unto us. e As a mother her son, the earth, The pan, hath borne Agni of the dust in his own birthplace In unison with the All-gods, the seasons, Let Prajapati, all-worker, release it. f The bright light Born beyond this firmament, May that convey us beyond our foes, O Agni Vaiçvanara, hail! g Homage to thee, O Nirrti of every form [2], Loosen ye this bond made of iron; Do thou in accord with Yama and Yami Mount this highest vault. h The bond that Nirrti, the goddess, Bound on thy neck, not to be loosened, This I loosen for thee as from the middle of life; Then living, let loose, do thou eat the food. i Thee in whose cruel mouth here I make offering, For the loosening of these bonds, As 'earth' men know thee, As 'Nirrti' [3], I know thee on every side. k Seek the man who poureth not offering nor sacrifices; The road of the thief and robber thou followest; Seek another than us, that is thy road; Homage be to thee, O Nirrti, O goddess. l Praising Nirrti, the goddess, Like a father his son, I weary her with my words; She who knoweth all that is born, Discerneth, the lady, every head.