समिध्यमानःsamidhyamānaḥ परथमानुprathamānu धर्माdharmā समक्तुभिरज्यतेsamaktubhirajyate विश्ववारःviśvavāraḥ |

शोचिष्केशोśociṣkeśo घर्तनिर्णिकghṛtanirṇik पावकःpāvakaḥ सुयज्ञोsuyajño अग्निर्यजथायaghniryajathāya देवानdevān ||
DULY enkindled after ancient customs, bringing all treasures, he is balmed with unguents,—
Flame-haired, oil-clad, the purifying Agni, skilled in fair rites, to bring the Gods for worship.
3.17.1
यथायजोyathāyajo होत्रमग्नेhotramaghne पर्थिव्याpṛthivyā यथाyathā दिवोdivo जातवेदश्चिकित्वानjātavedaścikitvān |

एवानेनevānena हविषाhaviṣā यक्षिyakṣi देवानdevān मनुष्वदmanuṣvad यज्ञंyajñaṃ परpra तिरेममद्यtiremamadya ||
As thou, O Agni, skilful Jātavedas, hast sacrificed as Priest of Earth, of Heaven,
So with this offering bring the Gods, and prosper this sacrifice today as erst for Manu.
3.17.2
तरीण्यायूंषिtrīṇyāyūṃṣi तवtava जातवेदस्तिस्रjātavedastisra आजानीरुषसस्तेājānīruṣasaste अग्नेaghne |

ताभिर्देवानामवोtābhirdevānāmavo यक्षिyakṣi विद्वानथाvidvānathā भवbhava यजमानायyajamānāya शंśaṃ योःyoḥ ||
Three are thy times of life, O Jātavedas, and the three mornings are thy births, O Agni.
With these, well-knowing, grant the Gods’ kind favour, and help in stir and stress the man who worships.
3.17.3
अग्निंaghniṃ सुदीतिंsudītiṃ सुद्र्शंsudṛśaṃ गर्णन्तोghṛṇanto नमस्यामस्त्वेड्यंnamasyāmastveḍyaṃ जातवेदःjātavedaḥ |

तवांtvāṃ दूतमरतिंdūtamaratiṃ हव्यवाहंhavyavāhaṃ देवाdevā अक्र्ण्वन्नम्र्तस्यakṛṇvannamṛtasya नाभिमnābhim ||
Agni most bright and fair with song we honour, yea, the adorable, O Jātavedas.
Thee, envoy, messenger, oblation-bearer, the Gods have made centre of life eternal.
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यस्त्वदyastvad धोताdhotā पूर्वोpūrvo अग्नेaghne यजीयानyajīyān दविताdvitā चca सत्ताsattā सवधयाsvadhayā चca शम्भुःśambhuḥ तस्यानुtasyānu धर्मdharma परpra यजाyajā चिकित्वो.अथcikitvo.atha नोno धाdhā अध्वरंadhvaraṃ देववीतौdevavītau ||
That Priest before thee, yet more skilled in worship, stablished of old, health-giver by his nature,—
After his custom offer, thou who knowest, and lay our sacrifice where Gods may taste it.
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