Sukta 14

अग्निं स्तोमेन बोधय समिधानो अमर्त्यम्। हव्या देवेषु नो दधत्॥

agniṁ stomena bodhaya samidhāno amartyam | havyā deveṣu no dadhat ||

ENKINDLING the Immortal, wake Agni with song of praise: may he bear our oblations to the Gods.

तमध्वरेष्वीळते देवं मर्ता अमर्त्यम्। यजिष्ठं मानुषे जने॥

tamadhvareṣvīḻate devaṁ martā amartyam | yajiṣṭhaṁ mānuṣe jane ||

At high solemnities mortal men glorify him the Immortal, best At sacrifice among mankind.

तं हि शश्वन्त ईळते स्रुचा देवं घृतश्चुता। अग्निं हव्याय वोळ्हवे॥

taṁ hi śaśvanta īḻate srucā devaṁ ghṛtaścutā | agniṁ havyāya voḻhave ||

That he may bear their gifts to heaven, all glorify him Agni, God, With ladle that distilleth oil.

अग्निर्जातो अरोचत घ्नन्दस्यूञ्ज्योतिषा तमः। अविन्दद्गा अपः स्वः॥

agnirjāto arocata ghnandasyūñjyotiṣā tamaḥ | avindadgā apaḥ svaḥ ||

Agni shone bright when born, with light killing the Dasyus and the dark: He found the Kine, the Floods, the Sun.

अग्निमीळेन्यं कविं घृतपृष्ठं सपर्यत। वेतु मे शृणवद्धवम्॥

agnimīḻenyaṁ kaviṁ ghṛtapṛṣṭhaṁ saparyata | vetu me śṛṇavaddhavam ||

Serve Agni, God adorable, the Sage whose back is balmed with oil: Let him approach, and hear my call.

अग्निं घृतेन वावृधुः स्तोमेभिर्विश्वचर्षणिम्। स्वाधीभिर्वचस्युभिः॥

agniṁ ghṛtena vāvṛdhuḥ stomebhirviśvacarṣaṇim | svādhībhirvacasyubhiḥ ||

They have exalted Agni, God of all mankind, with oil and hymns Of praise, devout and eloquent.