अग्निः पावकः पावकस्य पातु मा तन्वा पातु तन्वं मे देवो द्युमत्तनूः ॥
agniḥ pāvakaḥ pāvakasya pātu mā tanvā pātu tanvaṃ me devo dyumattanūḥ ॥
अनुवाद: May Agni the purifier, of the purifier, protect me with his body; may the luminous deity protect my body.
The priest prays to Agni, the radiant purifier, to protect both the ritual vessel and his own physical form, establishing a bridge between the divine flame and human consciousness.