agnír hótā ní asīdad yájīyān upásthe mātúḥ surabhā́ uloké† |
yúvā kavíḥ puruniṣṭhá r̥tā́vā dhartā́ kr̥ṣṭīnā́m utá mádhya iddháḥ ||
6 Agni hath sat him down, a Priest most skilful, on a sweet-smelling place, his Mother's bosom. Young, faithful, sage, preeminent o’er many, kindled among the folk whom he sustaineth.