सूक्त २

यो मर्त्येष्वमृत ऋतावा देवो देवेष्वरतिर्निधायि। होता यजिष्ठो मह्ना शुचध्यै हव्यैरग्निर्मनुष ईरयध्यै॥

yo martyeṣvamṛta ṛtāvā devo deveṣvaratirnidhāyi | hotā yajiṣṭho mahnā śucadhyai havyairagnirmanuṣa īrayadhyai ||

THE, Faithful One, Immortal among mortals, a God among the Gods, appointed envoy, Priest, best at worship, must shine forth in glory . Agni shall be raised high with man's oblations.

इह त्वं सूनो सहसो नो अद्य जातो जाताँ उभयाँ अन्तरग्ने। दूत ईयसे युयुजान ऋष्व ऋजुमुष्कान्वृषणः शुक्राँश्च॥

iha tvaṁ sūno sahaso no adya jāto jātā ubhayā antaragne | dūta īyase yuyujāna ṛṣva ṛjumuṣkānvṛṣaṇaḥ śukrāśca ||

Born for us here this day, O Son of Vigour, between both races of born beings, Agni, Thou farest as an envoy, having harnessed, Sublime One! thy strong-muscled radiant stallions.

अत्या वृधस्नू रोहिता घृतस्नू ऋतस्य मन्ये मनसा जविष्ठा। अन्तरीयसे अरुषा युजानो युष्माँश्च देवान्विश आ च मर्तान्॥

atyā vṛdhasnū rohitā ghṛtasnū ṛtasya manye manasā javiṣṭhā | antarīyase aruṣā yujāno yuṣmāśca devānviśa ā ca martān ||

I laud the ruddy steeds who pour down blessing, dropping oil, flectest through the thoualit of Order. Yoking red horses to and fro thou goest between you Deities and mortal races.

अर्यमणं वरुणं मित्रमेषामिन्द्राविष्णू मरुतो अश्विनोत। स्वश्वो अग्ने सुरथः सुराधा एदु वह सुहविषे जनाय॥

aryamaṇaṁ varuṇaṁ mitrameṣāmindrāviṣṇū maruto aśvinota | svaśvo agne surathaḥ surādhā edu vaha suhaviṣe janāya ||

Aryaman, Mitra, Varuna, and Indra with Visnu, of the Gods, Maruts and Asvins- These, Agni, with good car and steeds, bring hither, most bountiful, to folk with fair oblations.

गोमाँ अग्नेऽविमाँ अश्वी यज्ञो नृवत्सखा सदमिदप्रमृष्यः। इळावाँ एषो असुर प्रजावान्दीर्घो रयिः पृथुबुध्नः सभावान्॥

gomā agne'vimā aśvī yajño nṛvatsakhā sadamidapramṛṣyaḥ | iḻāvā eṣo asura prajāvāndīrgho rayiḥ pṛthubudhnaḥ sabhāvān ||

Agni, be this our sacrifice eternal, with brave friends, rich in kine and sheep and horses, Rich, Asura! in sacred food and children, in full assembly, wealth broad-based and during.

यस्त इध्मं जभरत्सिष्विदानो मूर्धानं वा ततपते त्वाया। भुवस्तस्य स्वतवाँः पायुरग्ने विश्वस्मात्सीमघायत उरुष्य॥

yasta idhmaṁ jabharatsiṣvidāno mūrdhānaṁ vā tatapate tvāyā | bhuvastasya svatavāḥ pāyuragne viśvasmātsīmaghāyata uruṣya ||

The man who, sweating, brings for thee the fuel, and makes his head to ache, thy faithful servant,- Agni, to him be a self-strong Protector guard him from all who seek to do him mischief.

यस्ते भरादन्नियते चिदन्नं निशिषन्मन्द्रमतिथिमुदीरत्। आ देवयुरिनधते दुरोणे तस्मिन्रयिर्ध्रुवो अस्तु दास्वान्॥

yaste bharādanniyate cidannaṁ niśiṣanmandramatithimudīrat | ā devayurinadhate duroṇe tasminrayirdhruvo astu dāsvān ||

Who brings thee food, though thou hast food in plenty, welcomes his cheerful guest and speeds him onward, Who kindles thee devoutly in his dwelling,to him be wealth secure and freely giving.

यस्त्वा दोषा य उषसि प्रशंसात्प्रियं वा त्वा कृणवते हविष्मान्। अश्वो न स्वे दम आ हेम्यावान्तमंहसः पीपरो दाश्वांसम्॥

yastvā doṣā ya uṣasi praśaṁsātpriyaṁ vā tvā kṛṇavate haviṣmān | aśvo na sve dama ā hemyāvāntamaṁhasaḥ pīparo dāśvāṁsam ||

Whoso sings praise to thee at eve or morning, and, with oblation, doth the thing thou lovest,- In his own home, even as a goId-girt courser, rescue him from distress, the bounteous giver.

यस्तुभ्यमग्ने अमृताय दाशद्दुवस्त्वे कृणवते यतस्रुक्। न स राया शशमानो वि योषन्नैनमंहः परि वरदघायोः॥

yastubhyamagne amṛtāya dāśadduvastve kṛṇavate yatasruk | na sa rāyā śaśamāno vi yoṣannainamaṁhaḥ pari varadaghāyoḥ ||

Whoso brings gifts to thee Immortal, Agni, and doth thee service with uplifted ladle,- Let him not, sorely toiling, lose his riches; let not the sinner's wickedness enclose him.

यस्य त्वमग्ने अध्वरं जुजोषो देवो मर्तस्य सुधितं रराणः। प्रीतेदसद्धोत्रा सा यविष्ठासाम यस्य विधतो वृधासः॥

yasya tvamagne adhvaraṁ jujoṣo devo martasya sudhitaṁ rarāṇaḥ | prītedasaddhotrā sā yaviṣṭhāsāma yasya vidhato vṛdhāsaḥ ||

Whose well-wrought worship thou acceptest, Agni, thou God a mortal's gift, thou liberal Giver,- Dear be his sacrifice to thee, Most Youthful! and may we strengthen him when he adores thee.

चित्तिमचित्तिं चिनवद्वि विद्वान्पृष्ठेव वीता वृजिना च मर्तान्। राये च नः स्वपत्याय देव दितिं च रास्वादितिमुरुष्य॥

cittimacittiṁ cinavadvi vidvānpṛṣṭheva vītā vṛjinā ca martān | rāye ca naḥ svapatyāya deva ditiṁ ca rāsvāditimuruṣya ||

May he who knows distinguish sense and folly of men, like straight and crooked backs of horses. Lead us, O God, to wealth and noble offspring: keep penury afar and grant us plenty.

कविं शशासुः कवयोऽदब्धा निधारयन्तो दुर्यास्वायोः। अतस्त्वं दृश्याँ अग्न एतान्पड्भिः पश्येरद्भुताँ अर्य एवैः॥

kaviṁ śaśāsuḥ kavayo'dabdhā nidhārayanto duryāsvāyoḥ | atastvaṁ dṛśyā agna etānpaḍbhiḥ paśyeradbhutā arya evaiḥ ||

This Sage the Sages, ne'er deceived, commanded, setting him down in dwellings of the living. Hence mayst thou, friendly God, with rapid footsteps behold the Gods, wonderful, fair to look on.

त्वमग्ने वाघते सुप्रणीतिः सुतसोमाय विधते यविष्ठ। रत्नं भर शशमानाय घृष्वे पृथु श्चन्द्रमवसे चर्षणिप्राः॥

tvamagne vāghate supraṇītiḥ sutasomāya vidhate yaviṣṭha | ratnaṁ bhara śaśamānāya ghṛṣve pṛthu ścandramavase carṣaṇiprāḥ ||

Good guidance hast thou for the priest, O Agni, who, Youngest God! with outpoured Soma serves thee. Ruler of men, thou joyous God, bring treasure splendid and plentiful to aid the toiler.

अधा ह यद्वयमग्ने त्वाया पड्भिर्हस्तेभिश्चकृमा तनूभिः। रथं न क्रन्तो अपसा भुरिजोरृतं येमुः सुध्य आशुषाणाः॥

adhā ha yadvayamagne tvāyā paḍbhirhastebhiścakṛmā tanūbhiḥ | rathaṁ na kranto apasā bhurijorṛtaṁ yemuḥ sudhya āśuṣāṇāḥ ||

Now all that we, thy faithful servants, Agni, have done with feet, with hands, and with our bodies, The wise, with toil, the holy rite have guided, as those who frame a car with manual cunning.

अधा मातुरुषसः सप्त विप्रा जायेमहि प्रथमा वेधसो नॄन्। दिवस्पुत्रा अङ्गिरसो भवेमाद्रिं रुजेम धनिनं शुचन्तः॥

adhā māturuṣasaḥ sapta viprā jāyemahi prathamā vedhaso nṝn | divasputrā aṅgiraso bhavemādriṁ rujema dhaninaṁ śucantaḥ ||

May we, seven sages first in rank, engender, from Dawn the Mother, men to be ordainers. May we, Angirases, be sons of Heaven, and, radiant, burst the wealth-containing mountain.

अधा यथा नः पितरः परासः प्रत्नासो अग्न ऋतमाशुषाणाः। शुचीदयन्दीधितिमुक्थशासः क्षामा भिन्दन्तो अरुणीरप व्रन्॥

adhā yathā naḥ pitaraḥ parāsaḥ pratnāso agna ṛtamāśuṣāṇāḥ | śucīdayandīdhitimukthaśāsaḥ kṣāmā bhindanto aruṇīrapa vran ||

As in the days of old our ancient Fathers, speeding the work of holy worship, Agni, Sought pure light and devotion, singing praises; they cleft the ground and made red Dawns apparent.

सुकर्माणः सुरुचो देवयन्तोऽयो न देवा जनिमा धमन्तः। शुचन्तो अग्निं ववृधन्त इन्द्रमूर्वं गव्यं परिषदन्तो अग्मन्॥

sukarmāṇaḥ suruco devayanto'yo na devā janimā dhamantaḥ | śucanto agniṁ vavṛdhanta indramūrvaṁ gavyaṁ pariṣadanto agman ||

Gods, doing holy acts, devout, resplendent, smelting like ore their human generations. Enkindling Agni and exalting Indra, they came encompassing the stall of cattle.

आ यूथेव क्षुमति पश्वो अख्यद्देवानां यज्जनिमान्त्युग्र। मर्तानां चिदुर्वशीरकृप्रन्वृधे चिदर्य उपरस्यायोः॥

ā yūtheva kṣumati paśvo akhyaddevānāṁ yajjanimāntyugra | martānāṁ cidurvaśīrakṛpranvṛdhe cidarya uparasyāyoḥ ||

Strong One! he marked them-and the Gods before them-like herds of cattle in a foodful pasture. There they moaned forth their strong desire for mortals, to aid the True, the nearest One, the Living.

अकर्म ते स्वपसो अभूम ऋतमवस्रन्नुषसो विभातीः। अनूनमग्निं पुरुधा सुश्चन्द्रं देवस्य मर्मृजतश्चारु चक्षुः॥

akarma te svapaso abhūma ṛtamavasrannuṣaso vibhātīḥ | anūnamagniṁ purudhā suścandraṁ devasya marmṛjataścāru cakṣuḥ ||

We have worked for thee, we have laboured nobly-bright Dawns have shed their light upon our worship- Adding a beauty to the perfect Agni, and the God's beauteous eye that shines for ever.

एता ते अग्न उचथानि वेधोऽवोचाम कवये ता जुषस्व। उच्छोचस्व कृणुहि वस्यसो नो महो रायः पुरुवार प्र यन्धि॥

etā te agna ucathāni vedho'vocāma kavaye tā juṣasva | ucchocasva kṛṇuhi vasyaso no maho rāyaḥ puruvāra pra yandhi ||

Agni, Disposer, we have sung these praises to thee the Wise: do thou accept them gladly. Blaze up on high and ever make us richer. Give us great wealth, O thou whose boons are many.