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8,23 Agni

8.XXIII Agni

ī́ḷiṣvā hí pratīvíyaṃ yájasva jātávedasam |
cariṣṇúdhūmam ágr̥bhītaśociṣam ||

1 WORSHIP thou Jātavedas, pray to him who willingly accepts, Whose smoke wanders at will, and none may grasp his flame.

dāmā́naṃ viśvacarṣaṇe agníṃ viśvamano girā́ |
utá stuṣe víṣpardhaso ráthānãm ||

2 Thou, all men's friend, Visvamanas, exaltest Agni with thy song, The Giver, and his flames with which no cars contend.

yéṣām ābādhá r̥gmíya iṣáḥ pr̥kṣáś ca nigrábhe |
upavídā · váhnir vindate vásu ||

3 Whose resolute assault, to win vigour and food, deserves our praise, —Through whose discovering power the priest obtaineth wealth.

úd asya śocír asthãd dīdiyúṣo ví ajáram |
tápurjambhasya sudyúto gaṇaśríyaḥ ||

4 Up springs the imperishable flame, the flame of the Refulgent One Most bright, with glowing jaws and glory in his train.

úd u tiṣṭha suadhvara stávāno deviyā́ kr̥pā́ |
abhikhyā́ bhāsā́ br̥hatā́ śuśukvániḥ ||

5 Skilled in fair sacrifice, extolled, arise in Godlike loveliness, Shining with lofty splendour, with effulgent light.

ágne yāhí suśastíbhir havyā́ júhvāna ānuṣák |
yáthā dūtó babhū́tha havyavā́hanaḥ ||

6 Called straight to our oblations, come, O Agni, through our eulogies, As thou hast been our envoy bearing up our gifts.

agníṃ vaḥ pūrviyáṃ huve hótāraṃ carṣaṇīnã́m |
tám ayā́ vācā́ gr̥ṇe tám u va stuṣe ||

7 I call your Agni, from of old Invoking Priest of living men: Him with this song I laud and magnify for you.

yajñébhir ádbhutakratuṃ yáṃ kr̥pā́ sūdáyanta ít |
mitráṃ ná jáne súdhitam r̥tā́vani ||

8 Whom, wondrous wise, they animate with solemn rites and his fair form, Kind as a friend to men who keep the holy Law.

r̥tā́vānam r̥tāyavo yajñásya sā́dhanaṃ girā́ |
úpo enaṃ jujuṣur námasas padé ||

9 Him, true to Law, who perfecteth the sacrifice, . Law-loving ones! Ye with your song have gratified in the place of prayer.

áchā no áṅgirastamaṃ yajñā́so yantu saṃyátaḥ |
hótā yó ásti vikṣú ā́ yaśástamaḥ ||

10 May all our sacrifices go to him the truest Aṅgiras, Who is among mankind the most illustrious Priest.

ágne táva tyé ajara índhānāso br̥hád bhã́ḥ |
áśvā iva vŕ̥ṣaṇas taviṣīyávaḥ ||

11 Imperishable Agni, thine are all these high enkindled lights, Like horses and like stallions showing forth their strength.

sá tváṃ na ūrjãm pate rayíṃ rāsva suvī́riyam |
prā́va nas toké tánaye samátsu ā́ ||

12 So give us, Lord of Power and Might, riches combined with hero strength, And guard us with our sons and grand. sons in our frays.

yád vā́ u viśpátiḥ śitáḥ súprīto mánuṣo viśí |
víśvéd agníḥ práti rákṣāṃsi sedhati ||

13 Soon as the eager Lord of men is friendly unto Manti's race, Agni averteth from us all the demon host.

śruṣṭī́ agne návasya me stómasya vīra viśpate |
ní māyínas tápuṣā rakṣáso daha ||

14 O Hero Agni, Lord of men, on hearing this new laud of mine, Burn down the Rākṣasas, enchanters, with thy flame.

ná tásya māyáyā caná ripúr īśīta mártiyaḥ |
yó agnáye dadā́śa havyádātibhiḥ ||

15 No mortal foe can e’er prevail by arts of magic over him Who serveth Agni well with sacrificial gifts.

víaśvas tvā vasuvídam ukṣaṇyúr apriṇād° ŕ̥ṣiḥ |
mahó rāyé tám u tvā sám idhīmahi ||

16 Vyaśva the sage, who sought the Bull, hath won thee, finder of good things: As such may we enkindle thee for ample wealth.

uśánā kāviyás tuvā ní hótāram asādayat |
āyajíṃ tvā mánave jātávedasam ||

17 Uśanā Kāvya stablished thee, O Agni, as Invoking Priest: Thee, Jātavedas, Sacrificing Priest for man.

víśve hí tvā sajóṣaso devā́so dūtám ákrata |
śruṣṭī́ deva prathamó yajñíyo bhuvaḥ ||

18 All Deities of one accord appointed thee their messenger: Thou, God, through hearing, hadst first claim to sacrifice.

imáṃ ghā vīró amŕ̥taṃ dūtáṃ kr̥ṇvīta mártiyaḥ |
pavākáṃ+ kr̥ṣṇávartaniṃ víhāyasam ||

19 Him may the mortal hero make his own immortal messenger. Far-spreading, Purifier, him whose path is black.

táṃ huvema yatásrucaḥ subhā́saṃ śukráśociṣam |
viśā́m agním ajáram pratnám ī́ḍiyam ||

20 With lifted ladles let us call him splendid with his brilliant flame, Men's ancient Agni, wasting not, adorable.

yó asmai havyádātibhir ā́hutim márto ávidhat |
bhū́ri póṣaṃ sá dhatte vīrávad yáśaḥ ||

21 The man who pays the worship due to him with sacrificial gifts Obtains both plenteous nourishment and hero fame.

prathamáṃ jātávedasam agníṃ yajñéṣu pūrviyám |
práti srúg eti námasā havíṣmatī ||

22 To Jātavedas Agni, chief in sacrifices, first of all With homage goes the ladle rich with sacred gifts.

ā́bhir vidhema agnáye jyáyiṣṭhābhir+ viaśvavát |
máṃhiṣṭhābhir matíbhiḥ śukráśociṣe ||

23 Even as Vyatya did, may we with these most high and liberal hymns Pay worship unto Agni of the splendid flame.

nūnám arca víhāyase stómebhi sthūrayūpavát |
ŕ̥ṣe vaiyaśva dámiyāya agnáye ||

24 Now sing, as Sthurayupa sang, with lands to him who spreadeth far, To Agni of the home, O Ṛṣi, Vyaśva's son.

átithim mā́nuṣāṇãṃ sūnúṃ vánaspátīnãm |
víprā agním ávase pratnám īḷate ||

25 As welcome guest of human kind, as offspring of the forest kings, The sages worship ancient Agni for his aid.

mahó víśvām̐ abhí ṣató abhí havyā́ni mā́nuṣā |
ágne ní ṣatsi námasā́dhi barhíṣi ||

26 For men's oblations brought to him who is the mighty Lord of all, Sit, Agni, mid our homage, on the sacred grass.

váṃsvā no vā́riyā purú váṃsva rāyáḥ puruspŕ̥haḥ |
suvī́ryasya prajā́vato yáśasvataḥ ||

27 Grant us abundant. treasures, grant the opulence which many crave, With store of heroes, progeny, and high renown.

tuváṃ varo suṣā́maṇe ágne jánāya codaya |
sádā vaso rātíṃ yaviṣṭha śáśvate ||

28 Agni, Most Youthful of the Gods, send evermore the gift of wealth Unto Varosusaman and to all his folk.

tuváṃ hí supratū́r ási tuváṃ no gómatīr íṣaḥ |
mahó rāyáḥ sātím agne ápā vr̥dhi ||

29 A mighty Conqueror art thou, O Agni, so disclose to us Food in our herds of kine and gain of ample wealth.

ágne tuváṃ yaśā́ asi ā́ mitrā́váruṇā vaha |
r̥tā́vānā samrā́jā pūtádakṣasā ||

30 Thou, Agni, art a glorious God: bring hither Mitra, Varuṇa, Imperial Sovrans, holy-minded, true to Law.

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