He first purified the ritual, the consecrated measure, smiting the hostile with fierce might. He bore Urja the son, Bharata the giver—thus the gods established Agni, the bearer of delight.

Approachinghim,let all men adore Agni, the chief (of the gods), the accomplisher of sacrifices, who is gratified by oblations and propitiated by praises--the offspring of food, the sustainer of (all men), the giver of continual gifts; the gods retain Agni as the giver of (sacrificial) wealth.

Praise him, ye Aryan folk, as chief performer of sacrifice adored and ever toiling, Well-tended, Son of Strength, the Constant Giver. The Gods possessed the wealth bestowing Agni.