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1,74 Agni

1.LXXIV Agni

upaprayánto adhvarám mántraṃ vocema agnáye |
āré asmé ca śr̥ṇvaté ||

1 As forth to sacrifice we go, a hymn to a hymn let us say, Who hears us even when afar;

yáḥ snī́hitīṣu pūrviyáḥ saṃjagmānā́su kr̥ṣṭíṣu |
árakṣad dāśúṣe gáyam ||

2 Who, from of old, in carnage, when the people gathered, hath preserved His household for the worshipper.

utá bruvantu jantáva úd agnír vr̥trahā́jani |
dhanaṃjayó ráṇe-raṇe ||

3 And let men say, Agni is born, e’en he who slayeth Vṛtra, he Who winneth wealth in every fight.

yásya dūtó ási kṣáye véṣi havyā́ni vītáye |
dasmát kr̥ṇóṣi adhvarám ||

4 Him in whose house an envoy thou lovest to taste his offered gifts, And strengthenest his sacrifice,

tám ít suhavyám aṅgiraḥ sudeváṃ sahaso yaho |
jánā āhuḥ subarhíṣam ||

5 Him, Aṅgiras, thou Son of Strength, all men call happy in his God, His offerings, and his sacred grass.

ā́ ca váhāsi tā́m̐ ihá devā́m̐ úpa práśastaye |
havyā́ suścandra vītáye ||

6 Hitherward shalt thou bring these Gods to our laudation and to taste. These offered gifts, fair-shining One.

ná yór upabdír áśviyaḥ śr̥ṇvé ráthasya kác caná |
yád agne yā́si dūtíyam ||

7 When, Agni, on thine embassage thou goest not a sound is heard of steed or straining of thy car. See previous line

tuvóto vājī́ áhrayo abhí pū́rvasmād áparaḥ |
prá dāśvā́m̐ agne asthãt ||

8 Aided by thee uninjured, strong, one after other, goes he forth: Agni, the offerer forward steps.

utá dyumát suvī́riyam br̥hád agne vivāsasi |
devébhyo deva dāśúṣe ||

9 And splendid strength, heroic, high, Agni, thou grantest from the Gods, Thou God, to him who offers gifts.

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