Sukta 127

अग्निं होतारं मन्ये दास्वन्तं वसुं सूनुं सहसो जातवेदसं विप्रं न जातवेदसम्। य ऊर्ध्वया स्वध्वरो देवो देवाच्या कृपा। घृतस्य विभ्राष्टिमनु वष्टि शोचिषाजुह्वानस्य सर्पिषः॥

agniṁ hotāraṁ manye dāsvantaṁ vasuṁ sūnuṁ sahaso jātavedasaṁ vipraṁ na jātavedasam | ya ūrdhvayā svadhvaro devo devācyā kṛpā | ghṛtasya vibhrāṣṭimanu vaṣṭi śociṣājuhvānasya sarpiṣaḥ ||

AGNI I hold as herald, the munificent, the gracious, Son of Strength, who knoweth all that live, as holy Singer, knowing all, Lord of fair rites, a God with form erected turning to the Gods, He, when the flame hath sprung forth from the holy oil, the offered fatness, longeth for it with his glow.

यजिष्ठं त्वा यजमाना हुवेम ज्येष्ठमङ्गिरसां विप्र मन्मभिर्विप्रेभिः शुक्र मन्मभिः। परिज्मानमिव द्यां होतारं चर्षणीनाम्। शोचिष्केशं वृषणं यमिमा विशः प्रावन्तु जूतये विशः॥

yajiṣṭhaṁ tvā yajamānā huvema jyeṣṭhamaṅgirasāṁ vipra manmabhirviprebhiḥ śukra manmabhiḥ | parijmānamiva dyāṁ hotāraṁ carṣaṇīnām | śociṣkeśaṁ vṛṣaṇaṁ yamimā viśaḥ prāvantu jūtaye viśaḥ ||

We, sacrificing, call on thee best worshipper, the eldest of Angirases, Singer, with hymns, thee, brilliant One! with singers' hymns; Thee, wandering round as 't were the sky, who art the invoking Priest of men, Whom, Bull with hair of flame the people must observe, the people that he speed them on.

स हि पुरू चिदोजसा विरुक्मता दीद्यानो भवति द्रुहंतरः परशुर्न द्रुहंतरः। वीळु चिद्यस्य समृतौ श्रुवद्वनेव यत्स्थिरम्। निःषहमाणो यमते नायते धन्वासहा नायते॥

sa hi purū cidojasā virukmatā dīdyāno bhavati druhaṁtaraḥ paraśurna druhaṁtaraḥ | vīḻu cidyasya samṛtau śruvadvaneva yatsthiram | niḥṣahamāṇo yamate nāyate dhanvāsahā nāyate ||

He with his shining glory blazing far and wide, he verily it is who slayeth demon foes, slayeth the demons like an axe: At whose close touch things solid shake, and what is stable yields like trees. Subduing all, he keeps his ground and flinches not, from the skilled archer flinches not.

दृळ्हा चिदस्मा अनु दुर्यथा विदे तेजिष्ठाभिररणिभिर्दाष्ट्यवसेऽग्नये दाष्ट्यवसे। प्र यः पुरूणि गाहते तक्षद्वनेव शोचिषा। स्थिरा चिदन्ना नि रिणात्योजसा नि स्थिराणि चिदोजसा॥

dṛḻhā cidasmā anu duryathā vide tejiṣṭhābhiraraṇibhirdāṣṭyavase'gnaye dāṣṭyavase | pra yaḥ purūṇi gāhate takṣadvaneva śociṣā | sthirā cidannā ni riṇātyojasā ni sthirāṇi cidojasā ||

To him, as one who knows, even things solid yield: unrough fire-sticks heated hot he gives his gifts to aid. Men offer Agni gifts for aid. He deeply piercing many a thing hews it like wood with fervent glow. Even hard and solid food he crunches with his might, yea, hard and solid food with might.

तमस्य पृक्षमुपरासु धीमहि नक्तं यः सुदर्शतरो दिवातरादप्रायुषे दिवातरात्। आदस्यायुर्ग्रभणवद्वीळु शर्म न सूनवे। भक्तमभक्तमवो व्यन्तो अजरा अग्नयो व्यन्तो अजराः॥

tamasya pṛkṣamuparāsu dhīmahi naktaṁ yaḥ sudarśataro divātarādaprāyuṣe divātarāt | ādasyāyurgrabhaṇavadvīḻu śarma na sūnave | bhaktamabhaktamavo vyanto ajarā agnayo vyanto ajarāḥ ||

Here near we place the sacrificial food for him who shines forth fairer in the night than in the day, with life then stronger than by day. His life gives sure and firm defence as that one giveth to a son. The during fires enjoy things given and things not given, the during fires enjoy as food.

स हि शर्धो न मारुतं तुविष्वणिरप्नस्वतीषूर्वरास्विष्टनिरार्तनास्विष्टनिः। आदद्धव्यान्याददिर्यज्ञस्य केतुरर्हणा। अध स्मास्य हर्षतो हृषीवतो विश्वे जुषन्त पन्थां नरः शुभे न पन्थाम्॥

sa hi śardho na mārutaṁ tuviṣvaṇirapnasvatīṣūrvarāsviṣṭanirārtanāsviṣṭaniḥ | ādaddhavyānyādadiryajñasya keturarhaṇā | adha smāsya harṣato hṛṣīvato viśve juṣanta panthāṁ naraḥ śubhe na panthām ||

He, roaring very loudly like the Maruts' host, in fertile cultivated fields adorable, in desert spots adorable, Accepts and eats our offered gifts, ensign of sacrifice by desert; So let all, joying, love his path when he is glad, as men pursue a path for bliss.

द्विता यदीं कीस्तासो अभिद्यवो नमस्यन्त उपवोचन्त भृगवो मथ्नन्तो दाशा भृगवः। अग्निरीशे वसूनां शुचिर्यो धर्णिरेषाम्। प्रियाँ अपिधीँर्वनिषीष्ट मेधिर आ वनिषीष्ट मेधिरः॥

dvitā yadīṁ kīstāso abhidyavo namasyanta upavocanta bhṛgavo mathnanto dāśā bhṛgavaḥ | agnirīśe vasūnāṁ śuciryo dharṇireṣām | priyā apidhīrvaniṣīṣṭa medhira ā vaniṣīṣṭa medhiraḥ ||

Even as they who sarig forth hymns, addressed to heaven, the Blirgus with their prayer and praise invited him, the Bhrgus rubbing, offering gifts. For radiant Agni, Lord of all these treasures, is exceeding strong. May he, the wise, accept the grateful coverings, the wise accept the coverings.

विश्वासां त्वा विशां पतिं हवामहे सर्वासां समानं दम्पतिं भुजे सत्यगिर्वाहसं भुजे। अतिथिं मानुषाणां पितुर्न यस्यासया। अमी च विश्वे अमृतास आ वयो हव्या देवेष्वा वयः॥

viśvāsāṁ tvā viśāṁ patiṁ havāmahe sarvāsāṁ samānaṁ dampatiṁ bhuje satyagirvāhasaṁ bhuje | atithiṁ mānuṣāṇāṁ piturna yasyāsayā | amī ca viśve amṛtāsa ā vayo havyā deveṣvā vayaḥ ||

Thee we invoke, the Lord of all our settled homes, common to all, the household's guardian, to enjoy, bearer of true hymns, to enjoy. Thee we invoke, the guest of men, by whose mouth, even as a sire's, All these Immortals come to gain their food of life, oblations come to Gods as food.

त्वमग्ने सहसा सहन्तमः शुष्मिन्तमो जायसे देवतातये रयिर्न देवतातये। शुष्मिन्तमो हि ते मदो द्युम्निन्तम उत क्रतुः। अध स्मा ते परि चरन्त्यजर श्रुष्टीवानो नाजर॥

tvamagne sahasā sahantamaḥ śuṣmintamo jāyase devatātaye rayirna devatātaye | śuṣmintamo hi te mado dyumnintama uta kratuḥ | adha smā te pari carantyajara śruṣṭīvāno nājara ||

Thou, Agni, most victorious with thy conquering strength, most Mighty One, art born for service of the Gods, like wealth for service of the Gods. Most mighty is thine ecstasy, most splendid is thy mental power. Therefore men wait upon thee, undecaying One, like vassals, undecaying One.

प्र वो महे सहसा सहस्वत उषर्बुधे पशुषे नाग्नये स्तोमो बभूत्वग्नये। प्रति यदीं हविष्मान्विश्वासु क्षासु जोगुवे। अग्रे रेभो न जरत ऋषूणां जूर्णिर्होत ऋषूणाम्॥

pra vo mahe sahasā sahasvata uṣarbudhe paśuṣe nāgnaye stomo babhūtvagnaye | prati yadīṁ haviṣmānviśvāsu kṣāsu joguve | agre rebho na jarata ṛṣūṇāṁ jūrṇirhota ṛṣūṇām ||

To him the mighty, conquering with victorious strength, to Agni walking with the dawn, who sendeth kine, be sung your laud, to Agni sung; As he who with oblation comes calls him aloud in every place. Before the brands of fire he shouteth singerlike, the herald, kindler of the brands.

स नो नेदिष्ठं ददृशान आ भराग्ने देवेभिः सचनाः सुचेतुना महो रायः सुचेतुना। महि शविष्ठ नस्कृधि संचक्षे भुजे अस्यै। महि स्तोतृभ्यो मघवन्सुवीर्यं मथीरुग्रो न शवसा॥

sa no nediṣṭhaṁ dadṛśāna ā bharāgne devebhiḥ sacanāḥ sucetunā maho rāyaḥ sucetunā | mahi śaviṣṭha naskṛdhi saṁcakṣe bhuje asyai | mahi stotṛbhyo maghavansuvīryaṁ mathīrugro na śavasā ||

Agni, beheld by us in nearest neighbourhood, accordant with the Gods, bring us, with gracious love, great riches with thy gracious love. Give us O Mightiest, what is great, to see and to enjoy the earth. As one of awful power, stir up heroic might for those who praise thee, Bounteous Lord!