Growing to might as the lotus flower,

Do thou extend in width with the measure of heaven.

d Ye two are protectors and a help,

Unbroken, both expansive;

Do ye expanding be united;

Bear the fire of the dust.

e Be ye united, that win the heaven,

In union of heart and self;

Who shall bear within the fire

Full of light and unaging.

f Thou art of the dust, all-supporting; Atharvan first pressed out thee, O flame.

g Thee, O Radiant One, from the lotus

Atharvan pressed out,

From the head of every priest.

h Thee the sage, Dadhyanc,

Son of Atharvan, kindles,

Slayer of Vrtra, destroyer of foes.

i Thee Pathya Vrsan kindles,

Best slayer of foes,

Winner of booty in every conflict.

k Sit Thou, O invoking priest, in Thine own world, wise,

Place Thou the sacrifice in the birthplace of good deeds,

Eager for the angels, do Thou sacrifice to them with oblation;

O Radiant One, bestow great strength on the sacrificer.

l The invoking priest has sat him down in the place of the invoker, wise,

Glittering, shining, skilful,

With vows and foresight undeceived, most wealthy,

Bearing a thousand, pure-tongued flame.

m Sit thou down, thou art great,

Burn, best servant of the angels;

O pure flame, send forth the ruddy smoke,

O famous one, that can be seen afar.

n Be born noble in the forefront of the days,

Kind to the kindly, red in the woods;

Bestowing seven jewels in every home

The flame has sat him down as invoking priest.

4.1.4

a May the Wind, Matarisvan, unite

The broken heart of thee that art outstretched

To him who moves with the breath of the angels,

With thee, O blessing, be the Vasat call.

b Wellborn, with light,

Guard and protector, thou hast sat on the heaven;

O Radiant One, thy garment of many hues,

Put on, O thou that dost abound in light.

c Arise, thou of fair sacrifice,

Aid us with thy divine radiance;

Brilliant to behold, with mighty blaze,

Do thou come hither, O Radiant One, in response to our prayers.

d Arise erect to aid us,

Like the Light-giver, the God;

Erect to win the booty,

When in contest we call on thee with the shining praisers.

e Born, thou art the child of the two worlds,

O flame; a brilliant child distributed among the plants;

A beauteous babe beyond the darkness outspread,

Thou didst come thundering from thy mothers.

f Be firm, of strong limbs,

Swift, a mighty steed;

Be broad, of kindly seat,

Thou art the carrier of dust for the fire.

g Be auspicious, for offspring

Of men, O Angiras;

Scorch not sky and earth,

Nor the atmosphere, nor the trees.

h Let the steed advance, thundering

And resounding, the ass, the flier;

Bearing the fire of the dust

May he fall not before his day.

i The ass, well yoked to your chariot,

O ye strong ones, that thunders,

May he as swift envoy

Bear hence the fire of the dust.

k The strong, bearing the strong flame,

Germ of the waters, him of the ocean,

O Radiant One, come hither, for enjoyment,

As holy order and truth.

l O plants, do ye accept the fire here

Who comes auspicious towards you;

Casting aside all hostilities, all evil imaginings,

Sitting down, may it smite away from us misfortune.

m O plants, do ye rejoice in it,

O ye that are rich in flowers, and have fair berries;

This germ of yours, of due season,

Has sat him in his ancient seat.

4.1.5

a Radiant with extending blaze,

Do Thou repel the enemy, the evil spirits' hostility;

May I enjoy the protection of the great Protector,

May I enjoy the leadership of the Radiant One, easy to invoke.

b Ye, waters, are healing;

Further us to strength,

To see great joy.

c The most auspicious flavour that is yours,

Accord to us here,

Like eager mothers.

d To him may we come with satisfaction,

To whose dwelling ye quicken us,

O waters, and propagate us.

e The Friend, having united the earth

And the ground with light,

The flame well-born, all-knower,

Common to all men, the wide extending.

f For health I unite thee, for offspring; may the angels, common to all men, unite thee with the Anustubh metre, in the manner of Angiras.

g The Healers, having gathered together the earth,

Kindled a great light;

Their ray undying

Shines clear among the angels.

h United by the Vasus, the cunning Healers,

The mud fit for the rite,

Making it smooth with her hands,

May the woman fashion this pan.

i The woman of fair braids,

Of fair head-dress, with fair locks,

May she, O Boundless One, O great one,

Place within thy hands the pan.

k Let the Boundless One fashion the pan with might,

With her arms, with wisdom,

Let her bear the fire in her womb

As a mother a child in her lap.