Sukta 3

वैश्वानराय पृथुपाजसे विपो रत्ना विधन्त धरुणेषु गातवे। अग्निर्हि देवाँ अमृतो दुवस्यत्यथा धर्माणि सनता न दूदुषत्॥

vaiśvānarāya pṛthupājase vipo ratnā vidhanta dharuṇeṣu gātave | agnirhi devā amṛto duvasyatyathā dharmāṇi sanatā na dūduṣat ||

To him who shines afar, Vaisvanara, shall bards give precious things that he may go on certain paths: For Agni the Immortal serves the Deities, and therefore never breaks their everlasting laws.

अन्तर्दूतो रोदसी दस्म ईयते होता निषत्तो मनुषः पुरोहितः। क्षयं बृहन्तं परि भूषति द्युभिर्देवेभिरग्निरिषितो धियावसुः॥

antardūto rodasī dasma īyate hotā niṣatto manuṣaḥ purohitaḥ | kṣayaṁ bṛhantaṁ pari bhūṣati dyubhirdevebhiragniriṣito dhiyāvasuḥ ||

He, wondrous envoy, goes between the earth and heaven, firm seated as the Herald, great High Priest of men. He compassethwith rays the lofty dwelling-place, Agni, sent forward by the Gods, enriched with piayer.

केतुं यज्ञानां विदथस्य साधनं विप्रासो अग्निं महयन्त चित्तिभिः। अपांसि यस्मिन्नधि संदधुर्गिरस्तस्मिन्सुम्नानि यजमान आ चके॥

ketuṁ yajñānāṁ vidathasya sādhanaṁ viprāso agniṁ mahayanta cittibhiḥ | apāṁsi yasminnadhi saṁdadhurgirastasminsumnāni yajamāna ā cake ||

Sages shall glorify Agni with earnest thoughts, ensign of sacrifice, who fills the synod full: In whom the singers have stored up their holy acts to him the worshipper looks for joy and happiness.

पिता यज्ञानामसुरो विपश्चितां विमानमग्निर्वयुनं च वाघताम्। आ विवेश रोदसी भूरिवर्पसा पुरुप्रियो भन्दते धामभिः कविः॥

pitā yajñānāmasuro vipaścitāṁ vimānamagnirvayunaṁ ca vāghatām | ā viveśa rodasī bhūrivarpasā purupriyo bhandate dhāmabhiḥ kaviḥ ||

The Sire of sacrifice, great God of holy bards, Agni, the measure and the symbol of the priests, Hath entered heaven and earth that show in varied form: the Sage whom many love rejoiceth in his might.

चन्द्रमग्निं चन्द्ररथं हरिव्रतं वैश्वानरमप्सुषदं स्वर्विदम्। विगाहं तूर्णिं तविषीभिरावृतं भूर्णिं देवास इह सुश्रियं दधुः॥

candramagniṁ candrarathaṁ harivrataṁ vaiśvānaramapsuṣadaṁ svarvidam | vigāhaṁ tūrṇiṁ taviṣībhirāvṛtaṁ bhūrṇiṁ devāsa iha suśriyaṁ dadhuḥ ||

Bright Agni with the bright car, Lord of green domains, Vaisvanara dweller in the floods, who finds the light, Pervading, swift and wild, encompassed round with powers, him very glorious have the Gods established here.

अग्निर्देवेभिर्मनुषश्च जन्तुभिस्तन्वानो यज्ञं पुरुपेशसं धिया। रथीरन्तरीयते साधदिष्टिभिर्जीरो दमूना अभिशस्तिचातनः॥

agnirdevebhirmanuṣaśca jantubhistanvāno yajñaṁ purupeśasaṁ dhiyā | rathīrantarīyate sādhadiṣṭibhirjīro damūnā abhiśasticātanaḥ ||

Agni, together with the Gods and Manu's folk by thought extending sacrifice in varied form, Goes, car-borne, to and fro with those who crown each rite, the fleet, the Household Friend, who turns the curse aside.

अग्ने जरस्व स्वपत्य आयुन्यूर्जा पिन्वस्व समिषो दिदीहि नः। वयांसि जिन्व बृहतश्च जागृव उशिग्देवानामसि सुक्रतुर्विपाम्॥

agne jarasva svapatya āyunyūrjā pinvasva samiṣo didīhi naḥ | vayāṁsi jinva bṛhataśca jāgṛva uśigdevānāmasi sukraturvipām ||

Sing, Agni, for long life to us and noble sons: teem thou with plenty, shine upon us store of food. Increase the great man's strength, thou ever-vigilant: thou, longing for the Gods, knowest their hymns full well.

विश्पतिं यह्वमतिथिं नरः सदा यन्तारं धीनामुशिजं च वाघताम्। अध्वराणां चेतनं जातवेदसं प्र शंसन्ति नमसा जूतिभिर्वृधे॥

viśpatiṁ yahvamatithiṁ naraḥ sadā yantāraṁ dhīnāmuśijaṁ ca vāghatām | adhvarāṇāṁ cetanaṁ jātavedasaṁ pra śaṁsanti namasā jūtibhirvṛdhe ||

The Mighty One, Lord of the people and their guest, the leader of their thoughts, devoted Friend of priests, Our solemn rites' announcer, Jatavedas, men with worship ever praise, with urgings for their weal.

विभावा देवः सुरणः परि क्षितीरग्निर्बभूव शवसा सुमद्रथः। तस्य व्रतानि भूरिपोषिणो वयमुप भूषेम दम आ सुवृक्तिभिः॥

vibhāvā devaḥ suraṇaḥ pari kṣitīragnirbabhūva śavasā sumadrathaḥ | tasya vratāni bhūripoṣiṇo vayamupa bhūṣema dama ā suvṛktibhiḥ ||

Agni the God resplendent, giver of great joy, hath on his lovely car compassed the lands with, might. Let us with pure laudations in his house approach the high laws of the nourisher of multitudes.

वैश्वानर तव धामान्या चके येभिः स्वर्विदभवो विचक्षण। जात आपृणो भुवनानि रोदसी अग्ने ता विश्वा परिभूरसि त्मना॥

vaiśvānara tava dhāmānyā cake yebhiḥ svarvidabhavo vicakṣaṇa | jāta āpṛṇo bhuvanāni rodasī agne tā viśvā paribhūrasi tmanā ||

I celebrate thy glories, O Vaisvanara, wherewith thou, O farsighted God, has found the light. Thou filledst at thy birth both worlds, the earth and heaven: all this, O Agni, hast thou compassed of thyself.

वैश्वानरस्य दंसनाभ्यो बृहदरिणादेकः स्वपस्यया कविः। उभा पितरा महयन्नजायताग्निर्द्यावापृथिवी भूरिरेतसा॥

vaiśvānarasya daṁsanābhyo bṛhadariṇādekaḥ svapasyayā kaviḥ | ubhā pitarā mahayannajāyatāgnirdyāvāpṛthivī bhūriretasā ||

By his great skill the Sage alone hath brought to pass a great deed, mightier than Vaisvanara's wondrous acts. Agni sprang into being, magnifying both his Parents, Heaven and Earth, rich in prolific seed.