Sukta 20

अग्निमुषसमश्विना दधिक्रां व्युष्टिषु हवते वह्निरुक्थैः। सुज्योतिषो नः शृण्वन्तु देवाः सजोषसो अध्वरं वावशानाः॥

agnimuṣasamaśvinā dadhikrāṁ vyuṣṭiṣu havate vahnirukthaiḥ | sujyotiṣo naḥ śṛṇvantu devāḥ sajoṣaso adhvaraṁ vāvaśānāḥ ||

WITH lauds at break of morn the priest invoketh Agni, Dawn, Dadhikras, and both the Asvins. With one consent the Gods whose light is splendid, longing to taste our sacrifice, shall hear us.

अग्ने त्री ते वाजिना त्री षधस्था तिस्रस्ते जिह्वा ऋतजात पूर्वीः। तिस्र उ ते तन्वो देववातास्ताभिर्नः पाहि गिरो अप्रयुच्छन्॥

agne trī te vājinā trī ṣadhasthā tisraste jihvā ṛtajāta pūrvīḥ | tisra u te tanvo devavātāstābhirnaḥ pāhi giro aprayucchan ||

Three are thy powers, O Agni, three thy stations, three are thy tongues, yea, many, Child of Order! Three bodies hast thou which the Gods delight in: with these protect our hymns with care unceasing.

अग्ने भूरीणि तव जातवेदो देव स्वधावोऽमृतस्य नाम। याश्च माया मायिनां विश्वमिन्व त्वे पूर्वीः संदधुः पृष्टबन्धो॥

agne bhūrīṇi tava jātavedo deva svadhāvo'mṛtasya nāma | yāśca māyā māyināṁ viśvaminva tve pūrvīḥ saṁdadhuḥ pṛṣṭabandho ||

O Agni, many are the names thou bearest, immortal, God, Divine, and Jatavedas. And many charms of charmers, All-Inspirer! have they laid in thee, Lord of true attendants!

अग्निर्नेता भग इव क्षितीनां दैवीनां देव ऋतुपा ऋतावा। स वृत्रहा सनयो विश्ववेदाः पर्षद्विश्वाति दुरिता गृणन्तम्॥

agnirnetā bhaga iva kṣitīnāṁ daivīnāṁ deva ṛtupā ṛtāvā | sa vṛtrahā sanayo viśvavedāḥ parṣadviśvāti duritā gṛṇantam ||

Agni, like Bhaga, leads the godly people, he who is true to Law and guards the seasons. Ancient, all-knowing, he the Vrtra-slayer shall bear the singer safe through every trouble.

दधिक्रामग्निमुषसं च देवीं बृहस्पतिं सवितारं च देवम्। अश्विना मित्रावरुणा भगं च वसून्रुद्राँ आदित्याँ इह हुवे॥

dadhikrāmagnimuṣasaṁ ca devīṁ bṛhaspatiṁ savitāraṁ ca devam | aśvinā mitrāvaruṇā bhagaṁ ca vasūnrudrā ādityā iha huve ||

I call on Savitar the God, on Morning, Brhaspati, and Dadhikras, and Agni, On Varuna and Mitra, on the Asvins, Bhaga, the Vasus, Rudras and Adityas.