Sukta 4

कृणुष्व पाजः प्रसितिं न पृथ्वीं याहि राजेवामवाँ इभेन। तृष्वीमनु प्रसितिं द्रूणानोऽस्तासि विध्य रक्षसस्तपिष्ठैः॥

kṛṇuṣva pājaḥ prasitiṁ na pṛthvīṁ yāhi rājevāmavā ibhena | tṛṣvīmanu prasitiṁ drūṇāno'stāsi vidhya rakṣasastapiṣṭhaiḥ ||

PUT forth like a wide-spreading net thy vigour; go like a mighty King with his attendants. Thou, following thy swift net, shootest arrows: transfix the fiends with darts that burn most fiercely.

तव भ्रमास आशुया पतन्त्यनु स्पृश धृषता शोशुचानः। तपूंष्यग्ने जुह्वा पतंगानसंदितो वि सृज विष्वगुल्काः॥

tava bhramāsa āśuyā patantyanu spṛśa dhṛṣatā śośucānaḥ | tapūṁṣyagne juhvā pataṁgānasaṁdito vi sṛja viṣvagulkāḥ ||

Forth go in rapid flight thy whirling weapons: follow them closely, glowing in thy fury. Spread with thy tongue the winged flames, O Agni; unfettered, cast thy firebrands all around thee.

प्रति स्पशो वि सृज तूर्णितमो भवा पायुर्विशो अस्या अदब्धः। यो नो दूरे अघशंसो यो अन्त्यग्ने माकिष्टे व्यथिरा दधर्षीत्॥

prati spaśo vi sṛja tūrṇitamo bhavā pāyurviśo asyā adabdhaḥ | yo no dūre aghaśaṁso yo antyagne mākiṣṭe vyathirā dadharṣīt ||

Send thy spies forward, flectest in thy motion; be, ne'er deceived, the guardian of this people From him who, near or far, is bent on evil, and let no trouble sent from thee o'ercome us.

उदग्ने तिष्ठ प्रत्या तनुष्व न्यमित्राँ ओषतात्तिग्महेते। यो नो अरातिं समिधान चक्रे नीचा तं धक्ष्यतसं न शुष्कम्॥

udagne tiṣṭha pratyā tanuṣva nyamitrā oṣatāttigmahete | yo no arātiṁ samidhāna cakre nīcā taṁ dhakṣyatasaṁ na śuṣkam ||

Rise up, O Agni, spread thee out before us: burn down our foes, thou who hast sharpened arrows. Him, blazing Agni! who hath worked us mischief, consume thou utterly like dried-up stubble.

ऊर्ध्वो भव प्रति विध्याध्यस्मदाविष्कृणुष्व दैव्यान्यग्ने। अव स्थिरा तनुहि यातुजूनां जामिमजामिं प्र मृणीहि शत्रून्॥

ūrdhvo bhava prati vidhyādhyasmadāviṣkṛṇuṣva daivyānyagne | ava sthirā tanuhi yātujūnāṁ jāmimajāmiṁ pra mṛṇīhi śatrūn ||

Rise, Agni, drive off those who fight against us: make manifest thine own celestial vigour. Slacken the strong bows of the demondriven: destroy our foemen whether kin or stranger.

स ते जानाति सुमतिं यविष्ठ य ईवते ब्रह्मणे गातुमैरत्। विश्वान्यस्मै सुदिनानि रायो द्युम्नान्यर्यो वि दुरो अभि द्यौत्॥

sa te jānāti sumatiṁ yaviṣṭha ya īvate brahmaṇe gātumairat | viśvānyasmai sudināni rāyo dyumnānyaryo vi duro abhi dyaut ||

Most Youthful God, he knoweth well thy favour who gave an impulse to this high devotion. All fair days and magnificence of riches hast thou beamed forth upon the good man's portals.

सेदग्ने अस्तु सुभगः सुदानुर्यस्त्वा नित्येन हविषा य उक्थैः। पिप्रीषति स्व आयुषि दुरोणे विश्वेदस्मै सुदिना सासदिष्टिः॥

sedagne astu subhagaḥ sudānuryastvā nityena haviṣā ya ukthaiḥ | piprīṣati sva āyuṣi duroṇe viśvedasmai sudinā sāsadiṣṭiḥ ||

Blest, Agni, be the man, the liberal giver, who with his lauds and regular oblation Is fain to please thee for his life and dwelling. May all his days be bright: be this his longing.

अर्चामि ते सुमतिं घोष्यर्वाक्सं ते वावाता जरतामियं गीः। स्वश्वास्त्वा सुरथा मर्जयेमास्मे क्षत्राणि धारयेरनु द्यून्॥

arcāmi te sumatiṁ ghoṣyarvāksaṁ te vāvātā jaratāmiyaṁ gīḥ | svaśvāstvā surathā marjayemāsme kṣatrāṇi dhārayeranu dyūn ||

I praise thy gracious favour: sing in answer. May this my song sing like a loved one with thee. Lords of good steeds and cars may we adorn thee, and day by day vouchsafe thou us dominion.

इह त्वा भूर्या चरेदुप त्मन्दोषावस्तर्दीदिवांसमनु द्यून्। क्रीळन्तस्त्वा सुमनसः सपेमाभि द्युम्ना तस्थिवांसो जनानाम्॥

iha tvā bhūryā caredupa tmandoṣāvastardīdivāṁsamanu dyūn | krīḻantastvā sumanasaḥ sapemābhi dyumnā tasthivāṁso janānām ||

Here of free choice let each one serve thee richly, resplendent day by day at eve and morning. So may we honour thee, content and joyous, passing beyond the glories of the people.

यस्त्वा स्वश्वः सुहिरण्यो अग्न उपयाति वसुमता रथेन। तस्य त्राता भवसि तस्य सखा यस्त आतिथ्यमानुषग्जुजोषत्॥

yastvā svaśvaḥ suhiraṇyo agna upayāti vasumatā rathena | tasya trātā bhavasi tasya sakhā yasta ātithyamānuṣagjujoṣat ||

Whoso with good steeds and fine gold, O Agni, comes nigh thee on a car laden with trcasure, His Friend art thou, yea, thou art his Protector whose joy it is to entertain thee duly.

महो रुजामि बन्धुता वचोभिस्तन्मा पितुर्गोतमादन्वियाय। त्वं नो अस्य वचसश्चिकिद्धि होतर्यविष्ठ सुक्रतो दमूनाः॥

maho rujāmi bandhutā vacobhistanmā piturgotamādanviyāya | tvaṁ no asya vacasaścikiddhi hotaryaviṣṭha sukrato damūnāḥ ||

Through words and kinship I destroy the miglity: this power I have from Gotama my father. Mark thou this speech of ours, O thou Most Youthful, Friend of the House, exceeding wise, Invoker.

अस्वप्नजस्तरणयः सुशेवा अतन्द्रासोऽवृका अश्रमिष्ठाः। ते पायवः सध्र्यञ्चो निषद्याग्ने तव नः पान्त्वमूर॥

asvapnajastaraṇayaḥ suśevā atandrāso'vṛkā aśramiṣṭhāḥ | te pāyavaḥ sadhryañco niṣadyāgne tava naḥ pāntvamūra ||

Knowing no slumber, speedy and propitious, alert and ever friendly, most unwearied, May thy protecting powers, unerring Agni, taking their places here, combined, preserve us.

ये पायवो मामतेयं ते अग्ने पश्यन्तो अन्धं दुरितादरक्षन्। ररक्ष तान्सुकृतो विश्ववेदा दिप्सन्त इद्रिपवो नाह देभुः॥

ye pāyavo māmateyaṁ te agne paśyanto andhaṁ duritādarakṣan | rarakṣa tānsukṛto viśvavedā dipsanta idripavo nāha debhuḥ ||

Thy guardian rays, O Agni, when they saw him, preserved blind Mamateya from affliction. Lord of all riches, he preserved the pious: the fees who fain would harm them did no mischief

त्वया वयं सधन्यस्त्वोतास्तव प्रणीत्यश्याम वाजान्। उभा शंसा सूदय सत्यतातेऽनुष्ठुया कृणुह्यह्रयाण॥

tvayā vayaṁ sadhanyastvotāstava praṇītyaśyāma vājān | ubhā śaṁsā sūdaya satyatāte'nuṣṭhuyā kṛṇuhyahrayāṇa ||

Aided by thee with thee may we be wealthy, may we gain strength with thee to guide us onward. Fulfil the words of both, O Ever Truthful: straightway do this, thou God whom power emboldens.

अया ते अग्ने समिधा विधेम प्रति स्तोमं शस्यमानं गृभाय। दहाशसो रक्षसः पाह्यस्मान्द्रुहो निदो मित्रमहो अवद्यात्॥

ayā te agne samidhā vidhema prati stomaṁ śasyamānaṁ gṛbhāya | dahāśaso rakṣasaḥ pāhyasmāndruho nido mitramaho avadyāt ||

O Agni, with this fuel will we serve thee; accept the laud we sing to thee with favour Destroy the cursing Raksasas: preserve us, O rich in friends, from guile and scorn and slander.