Agni, thou that burnest mysteriously! Agni, thou that comest forth from the hidden places! Thou art enigmatic and profound, thy nature understood by few. Yet all do depend upon thee, and all do come to worship at thy shrine.

O Dīrghatamas speaketh of thee now! Thou art the fire that dwelleth within the wood, secret and concealed until the friction of two sticks doth awaken thee. Thou art the fire that dwelleth within the belly of every creature, the inner heat that giveth us warmth and life. Thou art the fire that cometh down from the heavens as lightning, a visible manifestation of the divine power.

Agni, thou art the transformer! Nothing remaineth unchanged in thy presence! The raw doth become the cooked! The dead doth become the immortal through thy flames! The earthly doth become the divine! Thou art the crucible in which all things are refined and perfected.

Yet thou art also gentle and approachable! In every home there burneth a small fire in the hearth, the same Agni that burneth upon the sacred altar! Thou art both the cosmic power and the neighbor's flame! Thou art both terrible and beloved, fearsome and intimate!

O Agni, accept our invocation! Reveal to us thy mysteries! Let us understand the hidden wisdom that thou dost contain! Transform us as thou dost transform all things! Purify us in thy flames! Lift us up from the earthly realm to the divine! Be thou our guide through all the hidden passages of existence! Let thy light shine forth eternally!