The twelve judges, men and women, that you see assembled around the arena, are high ambassadors of Agni, the mighty ruler of the world oceans. They make sure, that the exercises become more and more playful rather than turning into fights.

“Furthermore they make sure that the effects of the cold, the storms and the floods of water, that are let off, do not brim over the edge of the clearing, but also that the beautiful grass of the meadow and its splendour of flowers do not suffer.”

“Their particular attention, however, is on the mastery over the all-working divine forces in the mighty world of the wise giants.”