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285 3. Unto knowledge (? dhī́), O Açvins, do ye aid us; make wide for us, O wide-goer, unremitting; O heaven, father, repel whatever misfortune.

1. Lead him up higher, O Agni, [thou] to whom oblations of ghee are made; unite him with splendor, and make him abundant with progeny.

2. O Indra, put this man far forward; may he be controler of his fellows; unite him with abundance of wealth; conduct him unto life (jīvā́tu), unto old age.

3. In whose house we make oblation, him, O Agni, do thou increase; him may Soma bless, and this Brahmaṇaspati.