YV 3.4j

h I praise Agni, domestic priest, God of the sacrifice and priest, The Hotr, best bestower of jewels. i Thou art strong, O Soma, and bright, Thou art strong, O god, and strong thy rule, Strong laws dost thou establish. k O Maruts, that burn, this offering (is yours) Do ye rejoice in it, For your aid, ye destroyers of the foe. I The man of evil heart, O bright ones, O Maruts, Who is fain to smite us contrary to right [3], In the noose of destruction may he be caught, Slay him with your most burning heat. m The Maruts, of the year, fair singers, With wide abodes, in troops among men, May they from us unloosen the bonds of tribulation, Those that burn, delighting, granting delight, n Delight the eager gods, O thou most young, Knowing the seasons, O lord of the season, do thou sacrifice here; With the priests divine, O Agni, Thou art the best sacrificer of Hotrs. o O Agni, whatever to-day, O offering Hotr of the people, O pure [4] and radiant one, thou dost enjoy, for thou art the sacrificer, Rightly shalt thou sacrifice, since thou hast grown in might, Carry the oblations that are thine to-day, O thou most young. p By Agni may one win wealth And abundance, day by day, Glory full of heroes. q Enricher, slayer of disease, Wealth-finder, prospering prosperity, O Soma, be a good friend to us. r Come hither, O ye that tend the house, Depart not, O Maruts, Freeing us from tribulation. s For in autumns gone by We have paid worship, O Maruts, With the means [5] of mortal men. t Your greatness surgeth forth from the depths, Make known your names, O active ones; O Maruts, accept the thousandth share of the house, Of the householder's offering. u Him to whom, the strong, the youthful maiden, Rich in oblation, bearing ghee, approacheth night and morning, To him his own devotion (approacheth) seeking wealth. v O Agni, these most acceptable oblations, Immortal one, bear for the divine worship; Let them accept our fragrant (offerings).