परत्यग्निरुषसश्चेकितानो.अबोधिpratyaghniruṣasaścekitāno.abodhi विप्रःvipraḥ पदवीःpadavīḥ कवीनामkavīnām |

पर्थुपाजाpṛthupājā देवयद्भिःdevayadbhiḥ समिद्धो.अपsamiddho.apa दवाराdvārā तमसोtamaso वह्निरावःvahnirāvaḥ ||
AGNI who shines against the Dawns is wakened. The holy Singer who precedes the sages.
With far-spread lustre, kindled by the pious, the Priest hath thrown both gates of darkness open.
3.5.1
परेदpred वग्निर्वाव्र्धेvaghnirvāvṛdhe सतोमेभिर्गीर्भिstomebhirghīrbhi सतोतॄणांstotṝṇāṃ नमस्यnamasya उक्थैःukthaiḥ |

पूर्वीर्र्तस्यpūrvīrṛtasya सन्द्र्शश्चकानःsandṛśaścakānaḥ संsaṃ दूतोdūto अद्यौदुषसोadyauduṣaso विरोकेviroke ||
Agni hath waxen mighty by laudations, to be adored with hymns of those who praise him.
Loving the varied shows of holy Order at the first flush of dawn he shines as envoy.
3.5.2
अधाय्यग्निर्मानुषीषुadhāyyaghnirmānuṣīṣu विक्ष्वपांvikṣvapāṃ गर्भोgharbho मित्रmitra रतेनṛtena साधनsādhan |

आā हर्यतोharyato यजतःyajataḥ सान्वस्थादभूदुsānvasthādabhūdu विप्रोvipro हव्योमतीनामhavyomatīnām ||
Amid men's homes hath Agni been established, fulfilling with the Law, Friend, germ of waters.
Loved and adored, the height he hath ascended, the Singer, object of our invocations.
3.5.3
मित्रोmitro अग्निर्भवतिaghnirbhavati यतyat समिद्धोsamiddho मित्रोmitro होताhotā वरुणोvaruṇo जातवेदाःjātavedāḥ |

मित्रोmitro अध्वर्युरिषिरोadhvaryuriṣiro दमूनाdamūnā मित्रःmitraḥ सिन्धूनामुतsindhūnāmuta पर्वतानामparvatānām ||
Agni is Mitra when enkindled duly, Mitra as Priest, Varuṇa, Jātavedas;
Mitra as active minister, and House-Friend, Mitra of flowing rivers and of mountains.
3.5.4
पातिpāti परियंpriyaṃ रिपोripo अग्रंaghraṃ पदंpadaṃ वेःveḥ पातिpāti यज्वश्चरञंसूर्यस्यyajvaścarañaṃsūryasya |

पातिpāti नाभाnābhā सप्तशीर्षाणमग्निःsaptaśīrṣāṇamaghniḥ पातिpāti देवानामुपमादंdevānāmupamādaṃ रष्वःṛṣvaḥ ||
The Earth's, the Bird's dear lofty place he guardeth, he guardeth in his might the course of Sūrya,
Guardeth the Seven-headed in the centre, guardeth sublime the Deities enjoyment.
3.5.5
रभुश्चक्रṛbhuścakra ईड्यंīḍyaṃ चारुcāru नामnāma विश्वानिviśvāni देवोdevo वयुनानिvayunāni विद्वानvidvān |

ससस्यsasasya चर्मcarma घर्तवतghṛtavat पदंpadaṃ वेस्तदिदग्नीvestadidaghnī रक्षत्यप्रयुछनrakṣatyaprayuchan ||
The skilful God who knows all forms of knowledge made for himself a fair form, meet for worship.
This Agni guards with care that never ceases the Soma's skin, the Bird's place rich in fatness.
3.5.6
आā योनिमग्निर्घ्र्तवन्तमस्थातyonimaghnirghṛtavantamasthāt पर्थुप्रगाणमुशन्तमुशानःpṛthupraghāṇamuśantamuśānaḥ |

दीद्यानःdīdyānaḥ शुचिर्र्ष्वःśucirṛṣvaḥ पावकःpāvakaḥ पुनः-पुनर्मातराpunaḥ-punarmātarā नव्यसीnavyasī कःkaḥ ||
Agni hath entered longingly the longing shrine rich with fatness, giving easy access.
Resplendent, pure, sublime and purifying, again, again he renovates his Mothers.
3.5.7
सद्योsadyo जातjāta ओषधीभिर्ववक्षेoṣadhībhirvavakṣe यदीyadī वर्धन्तिvardhanti परस्वोprasvo घर्तेनghṛtena |

आपāpa इवiva परवताpravatā शुम्भमानाśumbhamānā उरुश्यदग्निःuruśyadaghniḥ पित्रोरुपस्थेpitrorupasthe ||
Born suddenly, by plants he grew to greatness, when tender shoots with holy oil increased him,
Like waters lovely when they hasten downward may Agni in his Parents' lap protect us.
3.5.8
उदुudu षटुतःṣṭutaḥ समिधाsamidhā यह्वोyahvo अद्यौदadyaud वर्ष्मनvarṣman दिवोdivo अधिadhi नाभाnābhā पर्थिव्याःpṛthivyāḥ |

मित्रोmitro अग्निरीड्योaghnirīḍyo मातरिश्वाmātariśvā दूतोdūto वक्षदvakṣad यजथायyajathāya देवानdevān ||
Extolled, the Strong shone forth with kindled fuel to the earth's centre, to the height of heaven.
May Agni, Friend, adorable Mātariśvan, as envoy bring the Gods unto our worship.
3.5.9
उदस्तम्भीतudastambhīt समिधाsamidhā नाकंnākaṃ रष्वो.अग्निर्भवन्नुत्तमोṛṣvo.aghnirbhavannuttamo रोचनानामrocanānām |

यदीyadī भर्गुभ्यःbhṛghubhyaḥ परिpari मातरिश्वाmātariśvā गुहाghuhā सन्तंsantaṃ हव्यवाहंhavyavāhaṃ समीधेsamīdhe ||
Best of all luminaries lofty Agni supported with his flame the height of heaven,
When, far from Bhṛgus, Mātariśvan kindled the oblation-bearer where he lay in secret.
3.5.10
इळामग्नेiḷāmaghne ...... ||
As holy food, Agni to thine invoker give wealth in cattle, lasting, rich in marvels.
To us be born a son and spreading offspring. Agni, be this thy gracious will to us-word.
3.5.11