Vāyu, the swift lord of the winds, is invoked with reverence and awe. With one, with ten, with his own, with two for the offering, with twenty and with three, Vāyu is called to carry forth, surrounded by his thirty hosts. The worshippers entreat him to come and release his blessings. They choose the favors of Vāyu, wondrous son-in-law of Tvaṣṭṛ, seeking his grace and bounty. Indra, the heroic lord, is then praised—he who is the master of this moving world and the steadfast, shining high in heaven. The worshippers honor him as cows honor their unmilked calf, pouring out their devotion. They declare that no other, celestial or earthly, born or yet to be born, is like Indra. He alone is called upon for horses, for wealth, for cattle, for he is generous beyond compare. Again, the singers call out to Indra, the giver of strength, the lord among the slayers. In the woods and among the horses, men invoke him, desiring his might. With his dazzling thunderbolt in hand, Indra is courageous and praised, the stone-breaker. The worshippers ask him to scatter for them cows, horses, chariots, and wealth, that none may defeat them. They ponder: by what power did Indra become so wondrous, ever-strengthening, a friend to all? By what potent aid was he chosen above others? Who among the true ones is most exhilarated by the sacred draughts, who delights most in the pressed soma? Indra, they know, unlocks even the firmest treasures. They pray that Indra may be, for them as singers, a protector among friends, a hundredfold in their aid. Sacrifice after sacrifice, with voice after voice, they praise Agni, the immortal Jātavedas, dear friend, as one praises a beloved companion. They ask Agni to guard them with one, with a second, with threefold words, and with four—Agni, lord of strength, giver of wealth. To the Offspring of Strength, the bringer, they offer their devotion, seeking acceptance of their oblation. May he be their protector in contests, their increaser, and the savior of their persons. They acknowledge the divine presence in all cycles of time: year, cycle, half-year, season, month, fortnight, day and night, and dawns—all these are prepared for the divine, all moving together, departing and returning, onward. Even the Suparṇa, with the power of the Angiras, takes its firm seat. Now, the sacred ritual proceeds. The Hotṛ, the priest, is called to invoke Indra at the place of Iḍā, at earth’s navel, to blaze up from the expanse of heaven, mighty and victorious among peoples, as clarified butter is offered. The Hotṛ invokes Tanūnapāt, the unconquered victor, Indra who knows the light, guiding the way with sweetest paths and the strength of men. Indra, praised by Iḍā, immortal, is invoked with the ladle—mighty among gods, wielder of the thunderbolt, destroyer of cities. The Hotṛ calls Indra to his seat upon the sacred grass, the bull among men, to sit with the Vasus, Rudras, and Ādityas, all well-yoked. The vigor, strength, might, and the doors that have strengthened Indra are invoked. May these well-guided doors, grown with truth, open wide for Indra in this sacrifice. The nourishing cows of Indra, the two great mothers who ever yield, are called to nourish him as a calf, swift as the winds. The divine Hotṛs, the healers and friends, are invoked with offerings, that they may heal Indra and grant him strength. The three goddesses—healers, triple-born streams—Iḍā, Sarasvatī, Bhāratī, the wives of Indra, rich in offerings, are summoned. Tvaṣṭṛ, the god, the healer, well-sacrificing and shining with ghee, of many forms and good seed, is invoked to grant Indra his powers. The Lord of the Forest, the pacifier, hundred-powered, sweetens the sacrifice with honey and ghee, guiding thoughts well. Indra is invoked with svāhā of clarified butter, of fat, of drops, of svāhā-offerings, and of hymns; may all the gods, drinkers of clarified butter, be pleased, and may Indra accept the offering. The gods themselves spread the sacred grass for Indra, increasing him with the other gods, rich in heroes. The divine doors, with the gods, increased Indra in the assembly as he advanced with heroic men, driving away all defilement. The dawns and nights called Indra to the sacrifice as he approached, and the divine peoples led the way, well-pleased and well-offered. The divine enjoyer, bestower of wealth, increased Indra, driving away hatreds and bringing forth desirable wealth for the instructed sacrificer. The divine givers of nourishment, pouring forth milk, increased Indra, bringing forth food, strength, abundance, and fullness—the new and the old both giving strength and nourishment. The divine priests, with the goddess, increased Indra, striking down haters and slanderers. Three goddesses, three times, increased their lord Indra—Bhāratī touched the sky; Sarasvatī and Iḍā, with the Rudras, the sacrifice, and Vasumatī the houses, all joined in. Indra, with Narāśaṃsa, threefold-protected and bound, increased himself, proceeding with a hundred white-backed horses and a thousand more, with Mitra and Varuṇa as priests, Bṛhaspati as singer, and the Aśvins as Adhvaryus. The divine tree, golden-leaved and honey-branched, bearing good fruit, increased Indra, its top touching the sky, strengthening atmosphere and earth. The sacred grass of the waters increased Indra, some placed near him, others spread out. Agni, the maker of the proper offering, increased Indra, and the priests pray that the offering be proper today. Today, the sacrificer chooses Agni as priest, cooks the foods, prepares the sacrificial cake, and binds the goat for Indra. The divine tree becomes the soup-stand, the fat is cooked, and the cake increases it. The sacrificer chooses the bull, descendant of seers, as his desirable wealth among the gods, and prays for all divine gifts. The priest is now to worship Tanūnapāt, the sprouting one, whom Aditi bore as an embryo, the pure Indra, bestower of strength. With the Gāyatrī meter, the Indriya, the three-year-old cow, and strength, he seeks clarified butter. Again, with the Uṣṇih meter, the Indriya, the two-year-old cow, and strength, he seeks clarified butter. The priest worships the praiseworthy, the praised, the slayer of Vṛtra, Soma, Indra, bestower of strength, with the Anuṣṭubh meter, the Indriya, the five-year-old cow, and strength, seeking clarified butter. Lastly, the well-grassed, possessor of nourishment, the immortal Indra, sitting on beloved grass, is worshipped with the Bṛhatī meter, the Indriya, the three-year-old cow, and strength, as the priest seeks clarified butter. Thus, through invocation, praise, and offering, the gods are honored, Indra is increased, and the sacrificer seeks the wealth and blessings of the divine.