Sukta 2

यज्ञेन वर्धत जातवेदसमग्निं यजध्वं हविषा तना गिरा। समिधानं सुप्रयसं स्वर्णरं द्युक्षं होतारं वृजनेषु धूर्षदम्॥

yajñena vardhata jātavedasamagniṁ yajadhvaṁ haviṣā tanā girā | samidhānaṁ suprayasaṁ svarṇaraṁ dyukṣaṁ hotāraṁ vṛjaneṣu dhūrṣadam ||

WITH sacrifice exalt Agni who knows all life; worship him 'with oblation and the song of praise, Well kindled, nobly fed; heaven's Lord, Celestial Priest, who labours at the pole where deeds of might are done.

अभि त्वा नक्तीरुषसो ववाशिरेऽग्ने वत्सं न स्वसरेषु धेनवः। दिव इवेदरतिर्मानुषा युगा क्षपो भासि पुरुवार संयतः॥

abhi tvā naktīruṣaso vavāśire'gne vatsaṁ na svasareṣu dhenavaḥ | diva ivedaratirmānuṣā yugā kṣapo bhāsi puruvāra saṁyataḥ ||

At night and morning, Agni, have they called to thee, like milch-kine in their stalls lowing to meet their young. As messenger of heaven thou lightest all night long the families of men. Thou Lord of precious boons.

तं देवा बुध्ने रजसः सुदंससं दिवस्पृथिव्योररतिं न्येरिरे। रथमिव वेद्यं शुक्रशोचिषमग्निं मित्रं न क्षितिषु प्रशंस्यम्॥

taṁ devā budhne rajasaḥ sudaṁsasaṁ divaspṛthivyoraratiṁ nyerire | rathamiva vedyaṁ śukraśociṣamagniṁ mitraṁ na kṣitiṣu praśaṁsyam ||

Him have the Gods established at the region's base, doer of wondrous deeds, Herald of heaven and earth; Like a most famous car, Agni the purely bright, like Mitra. to be glorified among the folk.

तमुक्षमाणं रजसि स्व आ दमे चन्द्रमिव सुरुचं ह्वार आ दधुः। पृश्न्याः पतरं चितयन्तमक्षभिः पाथो न पायुं जनसी उभे अनु॥

tamukṣamāṇaṁ rajasi sva ā dame candramiva surucaṁ hvāra ā dadhuḥ | pṛśnyāḥ pataraṁ citayantamakṣabhiḥ pātho na pāyuṁ janasī ubhe anu ||

Him have they set in his own dwelling, in the vault, like the Moon waxing, fulgent, in the realm of air. Bird of the firmament, observant with his eyes, guard of the place as 'twere, looking to Gods and men.

स होता विश्वं परि भूत्वध्वरं तमु हव्यैर्मनुष ऋञ्जते गिरा। हिरिशिप्रो वृधसानासु जर्भुरद्द्यौर्न स्तृभिश्चितयद्रोदसी अनु॥

sa hotā viśvaṁ pari bhūtvadhvaraṁ tamu havyairmanuṣa ṛñjate girā | hiriśipro vṛdhasānāsu jarbhuraddyaurna stṛbhiścitayadrodasī anu ||

May he as Priest encompass all the sacrifice. men throng to him with offerings and with hymns of praise. Raging with jaws of gold among the growing plants, like heaven with all the stars, he quickens earth and sky.

स नो रेवत्समिधानः स्वस्तये संददस्वान्रयिमस्मासु दीदिहि। आ नः कृणुष्व सुविताय रोदसी अग्ने हव्या मनुषो देव वीतये॥

sa no revatsamidhānaḥ svastaye saṁdadasvānrayimasmāsu dīdihi | ā naḥ kṛṇuṣva suvitāya rodasī agne havyā manuṣo deva vītaye ||

Such as thou art, brilliantly kindled for our weal, a liberal giver, send us riches in thy shine, For our advantage, Agni, God, bring Heaven and Earth hither that they may taste oblation brought by man.

दा नो अग्ने बृहतो दाः सहस्रिणो दुरो न वाजं श्रुत्या अपा वृधि। प्राची द्यावापृथिवी ब्रह्मणा कृधि स्वर्ण शुक्रमुषसो वि दिद्युतः॥

dā no agne bṛhato dāḥ sahasriṇo duro na vājaṁ śrutyā apā vṛdhi | prācī dyāvāpṛthivī brahmaṇā kṛdhi svarṇa śukramuṣaso vi didyutaḥ ||

Agni, give us great wealth, give riches thousandfold. unclose to us, like doors, strength that shall bring renown. Make Heaven and Earth propitious through the power of prayer, and like the sky's bright sheen let mornings beam on us.

स इधान उषसो राम्या अनु स्वर्ण दीदेदरुषेण भानुना। होत्राभिरग्निर्मनुषः स्वध्वरो राजा विशामतिथिश्चारुरायवे॥

sa idhāna uṣaso rāmyā anu svarṇa dīdedaruṣeṇa bhānunā | hotrābhiragnirmanuṣaḥ svadhvaro rājā viśāmatithiścārurāyave ||

Enkindled night by night at every morning's dawn, may he shine forth with red flame like the realm of light,- Agni adored in beauteous rites with lauds of men, fair guest of living man and King of all our folk.

एवा नो अग्ने अमृतेषु पूर्व्य धीष्पीपाय बृहद्दिवेषु मानुषा। दुहाना धेनुर्वृजनेषु कारवे त्मना शतिनं पुरुरूपमिषणि॥

evā no agne amṛteṣu pūrvya dhīṣpīpāya bṛhaddiveṣu mānuṣā | duhānā dhenurvṛjaneṣu kārave tmanā śatinaṁ pururūpamiṣaṇi ||

Song chanted by us men, O Agni, Ancient One, has swelled unto the deathless Gods in lofty heaven- A milch-cow yielding to the singer in the rites wealth manifold, in hundreds, even as he wills.

वयमग्ने अर्वता वा सुवीर्यं ब्रह्मणा वा चितयेमा जनाँ अति। अस्माकं द्युम्नमधि पञ्च कृष्टिषूच्चा स्वर्ण शुशुचीत दुष्टरम्॥

vayamagne arvatā vā suvīryaṁ brahmaṇā vā citayemā janā ati | asmākaṁ dyumnamadhi pañca kṛṣṭiṣūccā svarṇa śuśucīta duṣṭaram ||

Agni, may we show forth our valour with the steed or with the power of prayer beyond all other men; And over the Five Races let our glory shine high like the realm of light and unsurpassable.

स नो बोधि सहस्य प्रशंस्यो यस्मिन्सुजाता इषयन्त सूरयः। यमग्ने यज्ञमुपयन्ति वाजिनो नित्ये तोके दीदिवांसं स्वे दमे॥

sa no bodhi sahasya praśaṁsyo yasminsujātā iṣayanta sūrayaḥ | yamagne yajñamupayanti vājino nitye toke dīdivāṁsaṁ sve dame ||

Such, Conqueror! be to us, be worthy of our praise, thou for whom princes nobly born exert themselves; Whose sacrifice the strong seek, Agni, when it shines for never-failing offspring in thine own abode.

उभयासो जातवेदः स्याम ते स्तोतारो अग्ने सूरयश्च शर्मणि। वस्वो रायः पुरुश्चन्द्रस्य भूयसः प्रजावतः स्वपत्यस्य शग्धि नः॥

ubhayāso jātavedaḥ syāma te stotāro agne sūrayaśca śarmaṇi | vasvo rāyaḥ puruścandrasya bhūyasaḥ prajāvataḥ svapatyasya śagdhi naḥ ||

Knower of all that lives, O Agni may we both, singers of praise and chiefs, be in thy keeping still. Help us to wealth exceeding good and glorious, abundant, rich in children and their progeny.

ये स्तोतृभ्यो गोअग्रामश्वपेशसमग्ने रातिमुपसृजन्ति सूरयः। अस्माञ्च ताँश्च प्र हि नेषि वस्य आ बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः॥

ye stotṛbhyo goagrāmaśvapeśasamagne rātimupasṛjanti sūrayaḥ | asmāñca tāśca pra hi neṣi vasya ā bṛhadvadema vidathe suvīrāḥ ||

The princely worshippers who send to those who sing thy praise, O Agni, guerdon, graced with kine and steeds,- Lead thou both these and us forward to higher bliss. With brave men in the assembly may we speak aloud.