Sukta 10

पुरो वो मन्द्रं दिव्यं सुवृक्तिं प्रयति यज्ञे अग्निमध्वरे दधिध्वम्। पुर उक्थेभिः स हि नो विभावा स्वध्वरा करति जातवेदाः॥

puro vo mandraṁ divyaṁ suvṛktiṁ prayati yajñe agnimadhvare dadhidhvam | pura ukthebhiḥ sa hi no vibhāvā svadhvarā karati jātavedāḥ ||

INSTALL at sacrifice, while the rite advances, your pleasant, heavenly Agni, meet for praises. With hymns-for he illumines us-install him. He, Jatavedas, makes our rites successful.

तमु द्युमः पुर्वणीक होतरग्ने अग्निभिर्मनुष इधानः। स्तोमं यमस्मै ममतेव शूषं घृतं न शुचि मतयः पवन्ते॥

tamu dyumaḥ purvaṇīka hotaragne agnibhirmanuṣa idhānaḥ | stomaṁ yamasmai mamateva śūṣaṁ ghṛtaṁ na śuci matayaḥ pavante ||

Hear this laud, Radiant Priest of many aspects, O Agni with the fires of man enkindled, Laud which bards send forth pure as sacred butter, strength to this man, as 'twere for self- advantage.

पीपाय स श्रवसा मर्त्येषु यो अग्नये ददाश विप्र उक्थैः। चित्राभिस्तमूतिभिश्चित्रशोचिर्व्रजस्य साता गोमतो दधाति॥

pīpāya sa śravasā martyeṣu yo agnaye dadāśa vipra ukthaiḥ | citrābhistamūtibhiścitraśocirvrajasya sātā gomato dadhāti ||

Mid mortal men that singer thrives in glory who offers gifts with hymns of praise to Agni, And the God, wondrous bright, with wondrous succours helps him to win a stable filled with cattle.

आ यः पप्रौ जायमान उर्वी दूरेदृशा भासा कृष्णाध्वा। अध बहु चित्तम ऊर्म्यायास्तिरः शोचिषा ददृशे पावकः॥

ā yaḥ paprau jāyamāna urvī dūredṛśā bhāsā kṛṣṇādhvā | adha bahu cittama ūrmyāyāstiraḥ śociṣā dadṛśe pāvakaḥ ||

He, at his birth, whose path is black behind him, filled heaven and earth with far-apparent splendour: And he himself hath been. through night's thick darkness, made manifest by light, the Purifier.

नू नश्चित्रं पुरुवाजाभिरूती अग्ने रयिं मघवद्भ्यश्च धेहि। ये राधसा श्रवसा चात्यन्यान्सुवीर्येभिश्चाभि सन्ति जनान्॥

nū naścitraṁ puruvājābhirūtī agne rayiṁ maghavadbhyaśca dhehi | ye rādhasā śravasā cātyanyānsuvīryebhiścābhi santi janān ||

With thy most mighty aid, confer, O Agni, wonderful wealth on us and on our princes, Who stand preeminent, surpassing others in liberal gifts, in fame, and hero virtues.

इमं यज्ञं चनो धा अग्न उशन्यं त आसानो जुहुते हविष्मान्। भरद्वाजेषु दधिषे सुवृक्तिमवीर्वाजस्य गध्यस्य सातौ॥

imaṁ yajñaṁ cano dhā agna uśanyaṁ ta āsāno juhute haviṣmān | bharadvājeṣu dadhiṣe suvṛktimavīrvājasya gadhyasya sātau ||

Agni, accept this sacrifice with gladness, which, seated here, the worshipper presenteth. Fair hymns hadst thou among the Bharadvajas, and holpest them to gain abundant vigour.

वि द्वेषांसीनुहि वर्धयेळां मदेम शतहिमाः सुवीराः॥

vi dveṣāṁsīnuhi vardhayeḻāṁ madema śatahimāḥ suvīrāḥ ||

Scatter our foes, increase our store. May we he glad a hundred winters with brave sons.