Great Agni, you are the herald of sacrifice: without you, the immortal gods do not rejoice. Come here with all the deities around you, sit down as the first priest, O Agni.
Men offer sacrifices to you, swift one, to be your envoy and undertake the duty. To him, O Agni, whose sacred grass we share with the gods, the days are favorable.
You show the gifts sent for the mortal who offers them three times a day in you. Bring the gods here like a man, O Agni; be our envoy, protecting us from curses.
Agni, lord of the high sacrifice, Agni is lord of every gift presented. The Vasus were pleased by his wisdom, so the gods made him their bearer of offerings.
O Agni, bring the gods to taste our offerings; with Indra leading, make them joyful here. Convey this sacrifice to the gods in heaven. May the gods always protect us with blessings.