He is the first of all the celestials, and it was from his mouth that he created Agni. That great deity, ever willing to grant protection to all, never forsakes his suppliants.
प्रथमो ह्येष देवानां मुखादग्निमजीजनत्। ग्रहैर्बहुविधैः प्राणान् संरुद्धानुत्सृजत्यपि॥