अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम् । होतारं रत्नधातमम् ॥
agnimīḷe purohitaṃ yajñasya devamṛtvijam । hotāraṃ ratnadhātamam ॥
अनुवाद: I invoke Agni, the domestic priest placed in front, the divine priest of the sacrifice, the hotar, the best bestower of treasures.
The seeker approaches the divine fire within, placing it at the forefront of consciousness as the ultimate guide and benefactor.
इशे त्वा ऊर्जे त्वा वायव स्थ देवो वः सविता प्रार्पयतु श्रेष्ठतमाय कर्मणेट् ॥
iśe tvā ūrje tvā vāyava stha devo vaḥ savitā prārpayatu śreṣṭhatamāya karmaṇeṭ ॥
अनुवाद: For strength I take you, for vigor I take you; you are the vital breaths, may the divine Savitr impel you to the noblest action.
An invocation preparing the ritual implements and the mind for sacred action, seeking divine empowerment from Savitr.