Sukta 7

श्रेष्ठं यविष्ठ भारताग्ने द्युमन्तमा भर। वसो पुरुस्पृहं रयिम्॥

śreṣṭhaṁ yaviṣṭha bhāratāgne dyumantamā bhara | vaso puruspṛhaṁ rayim ||

VASU, thou most youthful God, Bharata, Agni, bring us wealth, Excellent, splendid, much-desired.

मा नो अरातिरीशत देवस्य मर्त्यस्य च। पर्षि तस्या उत द्विषः॥

mā no arātirīśata devasya martyasya ca | parṣi tasyā uta dviṣaḥ ||

Let no malignity prevail against us, either God's or man's. Save us from this and enmity.

विश्वा उत त्वया वयं धारा उदन्या इव। अति गाहेमहि द्विषः॥

viśvā uta tvayā vayaṁ dhārā udanyā iva | ati gāhemahi dviṣaḥ ||

So through thy favour may we force through all our enemies a way, As 'twere through streaming water-floods.

शुचिः पावक वन्द्योऽग्ने बृहद्वि रोचसे। त्वं घृतेभिराहुतः॥

śuciḥ pāvaka vandyo'gne bṛhadvi rocase | tvaṁ ghṛtebhirāhutaḥ ||

Thou, Purifier Agni, high shinest forth, bright, adorable, When worshipped with the sacred oil.

त्वं नो असि भारताग्ने वशाभिरुक्षभिः। अष्टापदीभिराहुतः॥

tvaṁ no asi bhāratāgne vaśābhirukṣabhiḥ | aṣṭāpadībhirāhutaḥ ||

Ours art thou, Agni, Bharata, honoured by us with barren cows, With bullocks and with kine in calf

द्र्वन्नः सर्पिरासुतिः प्रत्नो होता वरेण्यः। सहसस्पुत्रो अद्भुतः॥

drvannaḥ sarpirāsutiḥ pratno hotā vareṇyaḥ | sahasasputro adbhutaḥ ||

Wood-fed, bedewed with sacred oil, ancient, Invoker, excellent, The Son of Strength, the Wonderful.