He gave the worlds into the hand of man; the gods sat down in the cave as guardians.

[3-4] Holding in his hand all (sacrificial) wealth, and hiding in the hollows (of the waters), he filled the gods with alarm; the leaders, (the gods), the upholders of acts, then recognize Agni when they have recited the prayers conceived in the heart.

He, like the Unborn, holds the broad earth up; and with effective utterance fixed the sky. O Agni, guard the spots which cattle love: thou, life of all, hast gone from lair to lair.