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v. 27- 2 [2 b]. A god among gods, the god anoints the roads with honey (mádhu), with ghee.

3. With honey he attains the sacrifice, pleased, the praised of men (nárāçáṅsa), Agni the well-doing, the heavenly impeller (savitár), having all choice things.

4. Here he cometh with might (çávas) unto the various ghees, praising, he the carrier, with homage,—

5 [4 c]. Agni, unto the spoons, at the sacrifices (adhvará), the profferings (prayáj). [5.] May he sacrifice his greatness, Agni's,—

6 [5 b]. [He] crossing (?) among pleasant profferings; both the Vasus stood and the greater bestower of good (vásu).

7 [6]. The heavenly doors all defend always after his course (vratá)—

8 [6 c]. Lording it with Agni's domain of wide expansion, [7.] dripping, worshipful, close, let dawn and night favor this our inviolable (? adhvará) sacrifice.