There is other authority also for this You are, O Agni, the Hotri of the universe and of sacrifices. You are the instrument through which the gods and men do good to the universe.
निदर्शनं एचात्र भवति विश्वेषामग्ने यज्ञानां त्वं होतेति। त्वं हितो देवैर्मनुष्यैर्जगत इति॥