At the top of the ladder, the divine Indra is awake; after him, Agni of burning flames; after him, Varuna; after Varuna; Prajapati; after Prajapati, Righteousness whose essence is restraint; after Righteousness, the son of Brahman, viz., the eternal Law; after Law; Energy is awake, employed in the act of protection; after Energy, the herbs; after the herbs, the mountains; after the mountains, all kinds of juices and their attributes; after these the goddess Nirriti; after Nirriti, the planets and the luminous bodies in heaven; after these, the Vedas; after the Vedas, the powerful form of the Vishnu with the horse head; after him the almighty and eternal grandfather, viz., Brahma; after the grandfather, the divine and blessed Mahadeva; after Mahadeva, the Vishvedevas; after them, the great Rishis; after the Rishis, the divine Soma; after soma; the eternal duties; after the gods, the Brahmanas are awake.
इन्द्रो जागर्ति भगवानिन्द्रादग्निर्विभावसुः। अग्नेर्जागर्ति वरुणो वरुणाच्च प्रजापतिः॥ प्रजापतेस्ततो धर्मो जागर्ति विनयात्मकः। धर्माच्च ब्रह्मणः पुत्रो व्यवसायः सनातनः॥ व्यवसायात् ततस्तेजो जागर्ति परिपालयत्। ओषध्यस्तेजसस्तस्मादोषधीभ्यश्च पर्वताः॥ पर्वतेभ्यश्च जागर्ति रसो रसगुणात् तथा। जाति निर्ऋतिर्देवी ज्योतींषि निर्ऋतेरपि॥ वेदाः प्रतिष्ठाः ज्योतिर्यस्ततो हयशिराः प्रभुः। ब्रह्मा पितामहस्तस्माज्जागर्ति प्रभुरव्ययः॥ पितामहान्महादेवो जागर्ति भगवाशिवः। विश्वेदेवाः शिवाच्चापि विश्वेभ्यश्च तथर्षयः॥ ऋषिभ्यो भगवान् सोमः सोमाद् देवाः सनातनाः। देवेभ्यो ब्राह्मणा लोके जाग्रतीत्युपधारय॥