Sukta 79

हिरण्यकेशो रजसो विसारेऽहिर्धुनिर्वात इव ध्रजीमान्। शुचिभ्राजा उषसो नवेदा यशस्वतीरपस्युवो न सत्याः॥

hiraṇyakeśo rajaso visāre'hirdhunirvāta iva dhrajīmān | śucibhrājā uṣaso navedā yaśasvatīrapasyuvo na satyāḥ ||

HE in mid-air's expanse hath golden tresses; a raging serpent, like the rushing tempest: Purely refulgent, knowing well the morn. ing; like honourable dames, true, active workers.

आ ते सुपर्णा अमिनन्तँ एवैः कृष्णो नोनाव वृषभो यदीदम्। शिवाभिर्न स्मयमानाभिरागात्पतन्ति मिहः स्तनयन्त्यभ्रा॥

ā te suparṇā aminanta evaiḥ kṛṣṇo nonāva vṛṣabho yadīdam | śivābhirna smayamānābhirāgātpatanti mihaḥ stanayantyabhrā ||

Thy well-winged flashes strengthen in their manner, when the black Bull hath bellowed round about us. With drops that bless and seem to smile he cometh: the waters fall, the clouds utter their thunder.

यदीमृतस्य पयसा पियानो नयन्नृतस्य पथिभी रजिष्ठैः। अर्यमा मित्रो वरुणः परिज्मा त्वचं पृञ्चन्त्युपरस्य योनौ॥

yadīmṛtasya payasā piyāno nayannṛtasya pathibhī rajiṣṭhaiḥ | aryamā mitro varuṇaḥ parijmā tvacaṁ pṛñcantyuparasya yonau ||

When he comes streaming with the milk of worship, conducting by directest paths of Order Aryaman, Mitra, Varuna, Parijman fill the hide full where lies the nether press-stone.

अग्ने वाजस्य गोमत ईशानः सहसो यहो। अस्मे धेहि जातवेदो महि श्रवः॥

agne vājasya gomata īśānaḥ sahaso yaho | asme dhehi jātavedo mahi śravaḥ ||

O Agni, thou who art the lord of wealth in kine, thou Son of Strength, Vouchsafe to us, O Jatavetlas, high renown.

स इधानो वसुष्कविरग्निरीळेन्यो गिरा। रेवदस्मभ्यं पुर्वणीक दीदिहि॥

sa idhāno vasuṣkaviragnirīḻenyo girā | revadasmabhyaṁ purvaṇīka dīdihi ||

He, Agni, kindled, good and wise, must be exalted in our song: Shine, thou of many forms, shine radiantly on us.

क्षपो राजन्नुत त्मनाग्ने वस्तोरुतोषसः। स तिग्मजम्भ रक्षसो दह प्रति॥

kṣapo rājannuta tmanāgne vastorutoṣasaḥ | sa tigmajambha rakṣaso daha prati ||

O Agni, shining of thyself by night and when the morning breaks, Burn, thou whose teeth are sharp, against the Raksasas.

अवा नो अग्न ऊतिभिर्गायत्रस्य प्रभर्मणि। विश्वासु धीषु वन्द्य॥

avā no agna ūtibhirgāyatrasya prabharmaṇi | viśvāsu dhīṣu vandya ||

Adorable in all our rites, favour us, Agni, with thine.aid, When the great hymn is chanted forth.

आ नो अग्ने रयिं भर सत्रासाहं वरेण्यम्। विश्वासु पृत्सु दुष्टरम्॥

ā no agne rayiṁ bhara satrāsāhaṁ vareṇyam | viśvāsu pṛtsu duṣṭaram ||

Bring to us ever-conquering wealth, wealth, Agni, worthy of our choice, In all our frays invincible.

आ नो अग्ने सुचेतुना रयिं विश्वायुपोषसम्। मार्डीकं धेहि जीवसे॥

ā no agne sucetunā rayiṁ viśvāyupoṣasam | mārḍīkaṁ dhehi jīvase ||

Give us, O Agni, through thy grace wealth that supporteth all our life, Thy favour so that we may live.

प्र पूतास्तिग्मशोचिषे वाचो गोतमाग्नये। भरस्व सुम्नयुर्गिरः॥

pra pūtāstigmaśociṣe vāco gotamāgnaye | bharasva sumnayurgiraḥ ||

O Gotama, desiring bliss present thy songs composed with care To Agni of the pointed flames.

यो नो अग्नेऽभिदासत्यन्ति दूरे पदीष्ट सः। अस्माकमिद्वृधे भव॥

yo no agne'bhidāsatyanti dūre padīṣṭa saḥ | asmākamidvṛdhe bhava ||

May the man fall, O Agni, who near or afar assaileth us: Do thou increase and prosper us.

सहस्राक्षो विचर्षणिरग्नी रक्षांसि सेधति। होता गृणीत उक्थ्यः॥

sahasrākṣo vicarṣaṇiragnī rakṣāṁsi sedhati | hotā gṛṇīta ukthyaḥ ||

Keen and swift Agni, thousand-eyed, chaseth the Raksasas afar: He singeth, herald meet for lauds.