अग्निं दूतं पुरो दधामि यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम् । तं होतारं रत्नधातमम् ॥
agniṃ dūtaṃ puro dadhāmi yajñasya devamṛtvijam । taṃ hotāraṃ ratnadhātamam ॥
अनुवाद: I place Agni as the messenger, the divine priest of the sacrifice. Him I place as the hotṛ priest, bestower of ultimate treasures.
The sacrificer establishes Agni as the central mediator between humans and the divine realms, recognizing him as the supreme priest and giver of spiritual and material wealth.