Bibliotheca Polyglotta

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1,68 Agni

1.LXVIII Agni

śrīṇánn úpa sthād dívam bhuraṇyú sthātúś carátham aktū́n ví ūrṇot ||

1 COMMINGLING, restless, he ascends the sky, unveiling nights and all that stands or moves,

pári yád eṣām éko víśveṣām bhúvad devó devā́nām mahitvā́ ||

As he the sole God is preeminent in greatness among all these other Gods.

ā́d ít te víśve krátuṃ juṣanta śúṣkād yád deva jīvó jániṣṭhāḥ ||

2 All men are joyful in thy power, O God, that living from the dry wood thou art born.

bhájanta víśve devatváṃ nā́ma r̥táṃ sápanto amŕ̥tam évaiḥ ||

All truly share thy Godhead while they keep, in their accustomed ways, eternal Law.

r̥tásya préṣā r̥tásya dhītír viśvā́yur víśve ápāṃsi cakruḥ ||

3 Strong is the thought of Law, the Law's behest; all works have they performed; he quickens all.

yás túbhyaṃ dā́śād yó vā te śíkṣāt tásmai cikitvā́n rayíṃ dayasva ||

Whoso will bring oblation, gifts to thee, to him, bethinking thee, vouchsafe thou wealth.

hótā níṣatto mánor ápatye sá cin nú āsām pátī rayīṇā́m ||

4 Seated as Priest with Manu's progeny, of all these treasures he alone is Lord.

ichánta réto mithás tanū́ṣu sáṃ jānata svaír dákṣair ámūrāḥ ||

Men yearn for children to prolong their line, and are not disappointed in their hope.

pitúr ná putrā́ḥ krátuṃ juṣanta śróṣan yé asya śā́saṃ turā́saḥ ||

5 Eagerly they who hear his word fulfil his wish as sons obey their sire's behest.

ví rā́ya aurṇod dúraḥ purukṣúḥ pipéśa nā́kaṃ stŕ̥bhir dámūnāḥ ||

He, rich in food, unbars his wealth like doors: he, the House-Friend, hath decked heaven's vault with stars.

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