He who is called ether (âkâsa) is the revealer of all forms and names. That within which these forms and names are contained is the Brahman, the Immortal, the Self. I come to the hall of Pragâpati, to the house; I am the glorious among Brâhmans, glorious among princes, glorious among men. I obtained that glory, I am glorious among the glorious. May I never go to the white, toothless, yet devouring, white abode; may I never go to it.

In plain words: Space (akasha) is what lets all names and shapes appear. What holds all those names and shapes is Brahman, the deathless Self. The speaker prays to reach the home of Prajapati, the creator god, and to be honored among priests, rulers and all people. He asks never to be reborn into the womb, which he calls the toothless place that still devours.