HYMN LX. AGNI.


वह्निंvahniṃ यशसंyaśasaṃ विदथस्यvidathasya केतुंketuṃ सुप्राव्यंsuprāvyaṃ दूतंdūtaṃ सद्योर्थमsadyoartham |

दविजन्मानंdvijanmānaṃ रयिमिवrayimiva परशस्तंpraśastaṃ रातिंrātiṃ भरदbharad भर्गवेमातरिश्वाbhṛghavemātariśvā ||

As ’twere Some goodly treasure Mātariśvan brought, as a gift, the glorious Priest to Bhṛgu,
Banner of sacrifice, the good Protector, child of two births, the swiftly moving envoy.
1.60.1

अस्यasya शासुरुभयासःśāsurubhayāsaḥ सचन्तेsacante हविष्मन्तhaviṣmanta उशिजोuśijo येye चca मर्ताःmartāḥ |

दिवश्चितdivaścit पूर्वोpūrvo नयसादिnyasādi होताप्र्छ्योhotāpṛchyo विश्पतिर्विक्षुवेधाःviśpatirvikṣuvedhāḥ ||

Both Gods and men obey this Ruler's order, Gods who are worshipped, men who yearn and worship.
As Priest he takes his seat ere break of morning, House-Lord, adorable with men, Ordainer.
1.60.2

तंtaṃ नव्यसीnavyasī हर्दhṛda आā जायमानमस्मतjāyamānamasmat सुकीर्तिर्मधुजिह्वमश्याःsukīrtirmadhujihvamaśyāḥ |

यंyaṃ रत्विजोṛtvijo वर्जनेvṛjane मानुषासःmānuṣāsaḥ परयस्वन्तprayasvanta आयवोāyavo जीजनन्तjījananta ||

May our fair praise, heart-born, most recent, reach him whose tongue, e’en at his birth, is sweet as honey;
Whom mortal priests, men, with their strong endeavour, supplied with dainty viands, have created.
1.60.3

उशिकuśik पावकोpāvako वसुर्मानुषेषुvasurmānuṣeṣu वरेण्योvareṇyo होताधायिhotādhāyi विक्षुvikṣu |

दमूनाdamūnā गर्हपतिर्दमghṛhapatirdama आā अग्निर्भुवदaghnirbhuvad रयिपतीrayipatī रयीणामrayīṇām ||

Good to mankind, the yearning Purifier hath among men been placed as Priest choice-worthy.
May Agni be our Friend, Lord of the Household, protector of the riches in the dwelling.
1.60.4

तंtaṃ तवाtvā वयंvayaṃ पतिमग्नेpatimaghne रयीणांrayīṇāṃ परpra शंसामोśaṃsāmo मतिभिर्गोतमासःmatibhirghotamāsaḥ |

आशुंāśuṃ नna वाजम्भरंvājambharaṃ मर्जयन्तःmarjayantaḥ परातर्मक्षूprātarmakṣū धियावसुर्जगम्यातdhiyāvasurjaghamyāt ||

As such we Gotamas with hymns extol thee, O Agni, as the guardian Lord of riches,
Decking thee like a horse, the swift prizewinner. May he, enriched with prayer, come soon and early.
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