HYMN XX AGNI.


अग्निमुषसमश्विनाaghnimuṣasamaśvinā दधिक्रांdadhikrāṃ वयुष्टिषुvyuṣṭiṣu हवतेhavate वह्निरुक्थैःvahnirukthaiḥ |

सुज्योतिषोsujyotiṣo नःnaḥ शर्ण्वन्तुśṛṇvantu देवाःdevāḥ सजोषसोsajoṣaso अध्वरंadhvaraṃ वावशानाःvāvaśānāḥ ||

WITH lauds at break of morn the priest invoketh Agni, Dawn, Dadhikrās, and both the Aśvins.
With one consent the Gods whose light is splendid, longing to taste our sacrifice, shall hear us.
3.20.1

अग्नेaghne तरीtrī तेte वाजिनाvājinā तरीtrī षधस्थाṣadhasthā तिस्रस्तेtisraste जिह्वाjihvā रतजातṛtajāta पूर्वीःpūrvīḥ |

तिस्रtisra उu तेte तन्वोtanvo देववातास्ताभिर्नःdevavātāstābhirnaḥ पाहिpāhi गिरोghiro अप्रयुछनaprayuchan ||

Three are thy powers, O Agni, three thy stations, three are thy tongues, yea, many, Child of Order!
Three bodies hast thou which the Gods delight in: with these protect our hymns with care unceasing.
3.20.2

अग्नेaghne भूरीणिbhūrīṇi तवtava जातवेदोjātavedo देवdeva सवधावो.अम्र्तस्यsvadhāvo.amṛtasya नामnāma |

याश्चyāśca मायाmāyā मायिनांmāyināṃ विश्वमिन्वviśvaminva तवेtve पूर्वीःpūrvīḥ सन्दधुःप्र्ष्टबन्धोsandadhuḥpṛṣṭabandho ||

O Agni, many are the names thou bearest, immortal, God, Divine, and Jātavedas.
And many charms of charmers, All-Inspirer! have they laid in thee, Lord of true attendants!
3.20.3

अग्निर्नेताaghnirnetā भगbhagha इवiva कषितीनांkṣitīnāṃ दैवीनांdaivīnāṃ देवdeva रतुपाṛtupā रतावाṛtāvā |

सsa वर्त्रहाvṛtrahā सनयोsanayo विश्ववेदाःviśvavedāḥ पर्षदparṣad विश्वातिviśvāti दुरिताduritā गर्णन्तमghṛṇantam ||

Agni, like Bhaga, leads the godly people, he who is true to Law and guards the seasons.
Ancient, all-knowing, he the Vṛtra-slayer shall bear the singer safe through every trouble.
3.20.4

ददहिक्रामग्निमुषसंdadahikrāmaghnimuṣasaṃ चca देवींdevīṃ बर्हस्पतिंbṛhaspatiṃ सवितारंsavitāraṃ चदेवमcadevam |

अश्विनाaśvinā मित्रावरुणाmitrāvaruṇā भगंbhaghaṃ चca वसूनvasūn रुद्रानादित्यानिहrudrānādityāniha हुवेhuve ||

I call on Savitar the God, on Morning, Bṛhaspati, and Dadhikrās, and Agni,
On Varuṇa and Mitra, on the Aśvins, Bhaga, the Vasus, Rudras and Ādityas.
3.20.5