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ix. 3- 18. Of thy rush-work (íṭa) I unfasten what was tied on, uncovering; [thee] pressed together by Varuṇa let Mitra in the morning open out.

19. The dwelling fixed with worship (bráhman), fixed, built by the poets—let Indra-and-Agni, immortal, defend the dwelling, the seat for soma (somyá).

20. A nest (kulā́ya) upon a nest, a vessel (kóça) pressed together in a vessel—there a mortal is born (vi-jā), from whom all is generated (pra-jā).

21. [The dwelling] which is fixed with two sides, with four sides, which with six sides—the eight-sided, the ten-sided dwelling, the mistress of the building, Agni lies in like an embryo.

22. I go forward, O dwelling, turned toward thee, uninjuring, that art turned toward me; for within [are] fire and waters, the first door of right (ṛtá).

23. I bring forward these waters, free from yákṣma, dispellers of yákṣma; I set forth unto the houses, together with immortal fire.

24. Fasten thou not on us the fetter; a heavy burden, become thou light; like a woman (vadhū́), O dwelling, we carry thee where we will.

25. From the eastern quarter, homage to the greatness of the dwelling! hail to the gods that are to be hailed!