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3. What thy heavenly (svargá) greatness is, among the gods, what body of thine entered into the Fathers, what prosperity of thine was spread among men (manuṣyà)—therewith, O Agni, assign wealth to us.

4. To him of hearing ears, the poet, worthy to be known, I apply for gifts (rātí) with words, with speeches; whence [there is] fear, be there no fear for us; pacify (ava-yaj), O Agni, the wrath (héḍas) of the gods.

1. What oblation (ā́huti) Atharvan sacrificed first, with what one Jātavedas made an offering, that same do I first call loudly for thee; gratified with that, let Agni carry the offering: hail to Agni.