O Agni, thou generous giver! Thou dost distribute thy bounty unto all creatures without stinting, without measure, without end. From thy flames floweth forth the energy that sustaineth all life. From thy heat cometh the warmth that alloweth growth and increase. From thy light cometh the vision by which all things are seen and known.

Those who honor thee are never left in want, O Fire. The family that tendreth thy household flame hath always food to eat, always warmth against the cold, always light in the darkness. Thou dost multiply their prosperity. Thou dost increase their cattle. Thou dost grant them many sons. Thou dost give them victory in their struggles.

But thy generosity extendeth beyond the mortal realm, O Agni. Thou dost give also to the gods! When the sacrifice is made, thou receivest the offerings and transformest them into something worthy of the divine palate. The soma becometh more intoxicating in thy flames. The butter becometh more fragrant. The meat becometh more nourishing. Through thy power, the mortal gift is elevated unto celestial worth.

Even to the plants and the animals dost thou give generously, O Fire. The tree that hath grown great and strong—hath it not benefited from thy warmth and light throughout its years? The beast that hath grown sleek and powerful—hath it not been nourished by the fruits and grasses that grew under thy blessing?

Yet thy giving is not mindless profusion. Thou dost give what is deserved. Thou dost increase the worthy and diminish the wicked. Thou dost reward the righteous and punish the evil. Thy generosity is coupled with justice. Thy abundance floweth to those who honor the eternal order.

We mortals make our appeals to thee, O Generous One! Open thy hand unto us! Let thy blessings flow like water in the monsoon! Grant us prosperity, grant us increase, grant us the joy of sharing thy abundance with all whom we love!