अग्निंaghniṃ नरोnaro दीधितिभिररण्योर्हस्तच्युतीdīdhitibhiraraṇyorhastacyutī जनयन्तjanayanta परशस्तमpraśastam |

दूरेद्र्शंdūredṛśaṃ गर्हपतिमथर्युमghṛhapatimatharyum ||
THE men from fire-sticks, with their hands' swift movement, have, in deep thought, engendered glorious Agni,
Far-seen, with pointed flame, Lord of the homestead.
7.1.1
तमग्निमस्तेtamaghnimaste वसवोvasavo नयny रण्वनṛṇvan सुप्रतिचक्षमवसेsupraticakṣamavase कुतश्चितkutaścit |

दक्षाय्योdakṣāyyo योyo दमdama आसāsa नित्यःnityaḥ ||
The Vasus set that Agni in the dwelling, fair to behold, for help from every quarter:
Who, in the home for ever, must be honoured.
7.1.2
परेद्धोpreddho अग्नेaghne दीदिहिdīdihi पुरोpuro नो.अजस्रयाno.ajasrayā सूर्म्याsūrmyā यविष्ठyaviṣṭha |

तवांtvāṃ शश्वन्तśaśvanta उपupa यन्तिyanti वाजाःvājāḥ ||
Shine thou before us, Agni, well-enkindled, with flame, Most Youthful God, that never fadeth.
To thee come all our sacrificial viands.
7.1.3
परpra तेte अग्नयो.अग्निभ्योaghnayo.aghnibhyo वरंvaraṃ निःniḥ सुवीरासःsuvīrāsaḥ शोशुचन्तśośucanta दयुमन्तःdyumantaḥ |

यत्राyatrā नरःnaraḥ समासतेsamāsate सुजाताःsujātāḥ ||
Among all fires these fires have shone most brightly, splendid with light, begirt by noble heroes,
Where men of lofty birth sit down together.
7.1.4
दाdā नोno अग्नेaghne धियाdhiyā रयिंrayiṃ सुवीरंsuvīraṃ सवपत्यंsvapatyaṃ सहस्यsahasya परशस्तमpraśastam |

नna यंyaṃ यावाyāvā तरतिtarati यातुमावानyātumāvān ||
Victorious Agni, grant us wealth with wisdom, wealth with brave sons, famous and independent,
Which not a foe who deals in magic conquers.
7.1.5
उपupa यमेतिyameti युवतिःyuvatiḥ सुदक्षंsudakṣaṃ दोषाdoṣā वस्तोर्हविष्मतीvastorhaviṣmatī घर्ताचीghṛtācī |

उपupa सवैनमरमतिर्वसूयुःsvainamaramatirvasūyuḥ ||
To whom, the Strong, at morn and eve comes, maid-like, the ladle dropping oil, with its oblation.
Wealth-seeking comes to him his own devotion.
7.1.6
विश्वाviśvā अग्ने.अपaghne.apa दहारातीर्येभिस्तपोभिरदहोdahārātīryebhistapobhiradaho जरूथमjarūtham |

परpra निस्वरंnisvaraṃ चातयस्वामीवामcātayasvāmīvām ||
Burn up all malice with those flames, O Agni, wherewith of old thou burntest up Jarutha,
And drive away in silence pain and sickness.
7.1.7
आā यस्तेyaste अग्नaghna इधतेidhate अनीकंanīkaṃ वसिष्ठvasiṣṭha शुक्रśukra दीदिवःdīdivaḥ पावकpāvaka |

उतोuto नna एभिebhi सतवथैरिहstavathairiha सयाःsyāḥ ||
With him who lighteth up thy splendour, Agni, excellent, pure, refulgent, Purifier,
Be present, and with us through these our praises.
7.1.8
विvi येye तेte अग्नेaghne भेजिरेbhejire अनीकंanīkaṃ मर्ताmartā नरःnaraḥ पित्र्यासःpitryāsaḥ पुरुत्राpurutrā |

उतोuto नna एभिःebhiḥ सुमनाsumanā इहiha सयाःsyāḥ ||
Agni, the patriarchal men, the mortals who have in many places spread thy lustre,—
Be gracious to us here for their sake also.
7.1.9
इमेime नरोnaro वर्त्रहत्येषुvṛtrahatyeṣu शूराśūrā विश्वाviśvā अदेवीरभिadevīrabhi सन्तुsantu मायाःmāyāḥ |

येye मेme धियंdhiyaṃ पनयन्तpanayanta परशस्तामpraśastām ||
Let these men, heroes in the fight with foemen, prevail against all godless arts of 4magic,—
These who ipprove the noble song I sing thee.
7.1.10
माmā शूनेśūne अग्नेaghne निni षदामṣadāma नर्णांnṛṇāṃ माशेषसो.अवीरताmāśeṣaso.avīratā परित्वाparitvā |

परजावतीषुprajāvatīṣu दुर्यासुduryāsu दुर्यdurya ||
Let us not sit in want of men, O Agni, without descendants, heroleu, about thee:
But, O House-Friend, in houses full of children.
7.1.11
यमश्वीyamaśvī नित्यमुपयातिnityamupayāti यज्ञंyajñaṃ परजावन्तंprajāvantaṃ सवपत्यंsvapatyaṃ कषयंkṣayaṃ नःnaḥ |

सवजन्मनाsvajanmanā शेषसाśeṣasā वाव्र्धानमvāvṛdhānam ||
By sacrifice which the Steeds' Lord ever visits, there make our dwelling rich in seed and offspring,
Increasing still with lineal successors.
7.1.12
पाहिpāhi नोno अग्नेaghne रक्षसोrakṣaso अजुष्टातajuṣṭāt पाहिpāhi धूर्तेरररुषोdhūrterararuṣo अघायोःaghāyoḥ |

तवाtvā युजाyujā पर्तनायून्रभिpṛtanāyūnrabhi षयामṣyām ||
Guard us, O Agni, from the hated demon, guard us from malice of the churlish sinner:
Allied with thee may I subdue assailants.
7.1.13
सेदग्निरग्नीन्रत्यस्त्वन्यानsedaghniraghnīnratyastvanyān यत्रyatra वाजीvājī तनयोtanayo वीळुपाणिःvīḷupāṇiḥ |

सहस्रपाथाsahasrapāthā अक्षराakṣarā समेतिsameti ||
May this same fire of mine surpass all others, this fire where offspring, vigorous and firm-handed,
Wins, on a thousand paths, what ne’er shall perish.
7.1.14
सेदग्निर्योsedaghniryo वनुष्यतोvanuṣyato निपातिnipāti समेद्धारमंहसsameddhāramaṃhasa उरुष्यातuruṣyāt |

सुजातासःsujātāsaḥ परिpari चरन्तिcaranti वीराःvīrāḥ ||
This is that Agni, saviour from the foeman, who guards the kindler of the flame from sorrow:
Heroes of noble lineage serve and tend him.
7.1.15
अयंayaṃ सोso अग्निराहुतःaghnirāhutaḥ पुरुत्राpurutrā यमीशानःyamīśānaḥ समिदिन्धेहविष्मानsamidindhehaviṣmān |

परिpari यमेत्यध्वरेषुyametyadhvareṣu होताhotā ||
This is that Agni, served in many places, whom the rich lord who brings oblation kindles,
And round him goes the priest at sacrifices.
7.1.16
तवेtve अग्नaghna आहवनानिāhavanāni भूरीशानासbhūrīśānāsa आā जुहुयामjuhuyāma नित्याnityā |

उभाubhā कर्ण्वन्तोkṛṇvanto वहतूvahatū मियेधेmiyedhe ||
Agni, may we with riches in possession bring thee continual ofierings in abundance,
Using both means to draw thee to our worship.
7.1.17
इमोimo अग्नेaghne वीततमानिvītatamāni हव्याजस्रोhavyājasro वक्षिvakṣi देवतातिमछdevatātimacha |

परतिनpratina ईंīṃ सुरभीणिsurabhīṇi वयन्तुvyantu ||
Agni, bear thou, Eternal, these most welcome oblations to the Deities' assembly:
Let them enjoy our very fragrant presents.
7.1.18
माmā नोno अग्ने.अवीरतेaghne.avīrate पराparā दाdā दुर्वाससे.अमतयेdurvāsase.amataye माmā नोno अस्यैasyai |

माmā नःnaḥ कषुधेkṣudhe माmā रक्षसrakṣasa रतावोṛtāvo माmā नोno दमेdame माmā वनvana आā जुहूर्थाःjuhūrthāḥ ||
Give us not up, Agni, to want of heroes, to wretched clothes, to need, to destitution.
Yield us not, Holy One, to fiend or hunger; injure us not at home or in the forest.
7.1.19
नूnū मेme बरह्माण्यग्नbrahmāṇyaghna उच्छशाधिucchaśādhi तवंtvaṃ देवdeva मघवद्भ्यःmaghavadbhyaḥ सुषूदःsuṣūdaḥ |

रातौrātau सयामोभयासsyāmobhayāsa आā तेte यूयंyūyaṃ पातpāta सवस्तिभिःsvastibhiḥ सदाsadā नःnaḥ ||
Give strength and power to these my prayers, O Agni; O God, pour blessings on our chiefs and nobles.
Grant that both we and they may share thy bounty. Ye Gods, protect us evermore with blessings.
7.1.20
तवमग्नेtvamaghne सुहवोsuhavo रण्वसन्द्र्कraṇvasandṛk सुदीतीsudītī सूनोsūno सहसोsahaso दिदीहिdidīhi |

माmā तवेtve सचाsacā तनयेtanaye नित्यnitya आā धंdhaṃ माmā वीरोvīro अस्मनasman नर्योnaryo विvi दासीतdāsīt ||
Thou Agni, swift to hear, art fair of aspect: beam forth, O Son of Strength, in full effulgence.
Let me not want, with thee, a son for ever: let not a manly hero ever fail us.
7.1.21
माmā नोno अग्नेaghne दुर्भ्र्तयेdurbhṛtaye सचैषुsacaiṣu देवेद्धेष्वग्निषुdeveddheṣvaghniṣu परpra वोचःvocaḥ |

माmā तेte अस्मानasmān दुर्मतयोdurmatayo भर्माच्चिदbhṛmāccid देवस्यdevasya सूनोsūno सहसोsahaso नशन्तnaśanta ||
Condemn us not to indigence, O Agni, beside these flaming fires which Gods have kindled;
Nor, even after fault, let thy displeasure, thine as a God, O Son of Strength, o’ertake us.
7.1.22
सsa मर्तोmarto अग्नेaghne सवनीकsvanīka रेवानमर्त्येrevānamartye यya आजुहोतिājuhoti हव्यमhavyam |

सदेवताsadevatā वसुवनिंvasuvaniṃ दधातिdadhāti यंyaṃ सूरिरर्थीsūrirarthī पर्छमानpṛchamāna एतिeti ||
O Agni, fair of face, the wealthy mortal who to the Immortal offers his oblation.
Hath him who wins him treasure by his Godhead, to whom the prince, in need, goes supplicating.
7.1.23
महोmaho नोno अग्नेaghne सुवितस्यsuvitasya विद्वानvidvān रयिंrayiṃ सूरिभ्यsūribhya आā वहाvahā बर्हन्तमbṛhantam |

येनyena वयंvayaṃ सहसावनsahasāvan मदेमाविक्षितासmademāvikṣitāsa आयुषाāyuṣā सुवीराःsuvīrāḥ ||
Knowing our chief felicity, O Agni, bring hither ample riches to our nobles,
Wherewith we may enjoy ourselves, O Victor, with undiminished life and hero children.
7.1.24
नूnū मेme बरह्माण्यग्नbrahmāṇyaghna ...... ||
Give strength and power to these my prayers, O Agni; O God, pour blessings on bur chiefs and nobles.
Grant that both we and they may share thy bounty. Ye Gods, protect us evermore with blessings.
7.1.25