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अयमिह प्रथमो धायि धातृभिर्होता यजिष्ठो अध्वरेष्वीड्यः। यमप्नवानो भृगवो विरुरुचुर्वनेषु चित्रं विभ्वं विशेविशे॥

ayamiha prathamo dhāyi dhātṛbhirhotā yajiṣṭho adhvareṣvīḍyaḥ | yamapnavāno bhṛgavo virurucurvaneṣu citraṁ vibhvaṁ viśeviśe ||

HERE by ordainers was this God appointed first Invoker, best at worship, to be praised at rites: Whom Apnavana, and the Bhrgus caused to shine bright-coloured in the wood, spreading from home to home.

अग्ने कदा त आनुषग्भुवद्देवस्य चेतनम्। अधा हि त्वा जगृभ्रिरे मर्तासो विक्ष्वीड्यम्॥

agne kadā ta ānuṣagbhuvaddevasya cetanam | adhā hi tvā jagṛbhrire martāso vikṣvīḍyam ||

When shall thy glory as a God, Agni, be suddenly shown forth. For mortal men have held thee fast, adorable in all their homes,

ऋतावानं विचेतसं पश्यन्तो द्यामिव स्तृभिः। विश्वेषामध्वराणां हस्कर्तारं दमेदमे॥

ṛtāvānaṁ vicetasaṁ paśyanto dyāmiva stṛbhiḥ | viśveṣāmadhvarāṇāṁ haskartāraṁ damedame ||

Seeing thee faithful to the Law, most sapient, like the starry heaven, Illumining with cheerful ray each solemn rite in every house.

आशुं दूतं विवस्वतो विश्वा यश्चर्षणीरभि। आ जभ्रुः केतुमायवो भृगवाणं विशेविशे॥

āśuṁ dūtaṁ vivasvato viśvā yaścarṣaṇīrabhi | ā jabhruḥ ketumāyavo bhṛgavāṇaṁ viśeviśe ||

Vivasvan's envoy living men have taken as their ensign, swift, The ruler over all mankind, moving like Bhrgu in each home.

तमीं होतारमानुषक्चिकित्वांसं नि षेदिरे। रण्वं पावकशोचिषं यजिष्ठं सप्त धामभिः॥

tamīṁ hotāramānuṣakcikitvāṁsaṁ ni ṣedire | raṇvaṁ pāvakaśociṣaṁ yajiṣṭhaṁ sapta dhāmabhiḥ ||

Him the intelligent have they placed duly as Invoking Priest, Welcome, with sanctifying flame, best worshipper, with sevenfold might;

तं शश्वतीषु मातृषु वन आ वीतमश्रितम्। चित्रं सन्तं गुहा हितं सुवेदं कूचिदर्थिनम्॥

taṁ śaśvatīṣu mātṛṣu vana ā vītamaśritam | citraṁ santaṁ guhā hitaṁ suvedaṁ kūcidarthinam ||

In his Eternal Mothers, in the wood, concealed and unapproached, Kept secret though his flames are bright seekingon all sides, quickly found.

ससस्य यद्वियुता सस्मिन्नूधन्नृतस्य धामन्रणयन्त देवाः। महाँ अग्निर्नमसा रातहव्यो वेरध्वराय सदमिदृतावा॥

sasasya yadviyutā sasminnūdhannṛtasya dhāmanraṇayanta devāḥ | mahā agnirnamasā rātahavyo veradhvarāya sadamidṛtāvā ||

That as food spreads forth in this earthly udder, Gods may rejoice them in the home of Order, Great Agni, served with reverence and oblation, flies ever to the sacrifice, the Faithful.

वेरध्वरस्य दूत्यानि विद्वानुभे अन्ता रोदसी संचिकित्वान्। दूत ईयसे प्रदिव उराणो विदुष्टरो दिव आरोधनानि॥

veradhvarasya dūtyāni vidvānubhe antā rodasī saṁcikitvān | dūta īyase pradiva urāṇo viduṣṭaro diva ārodhanāni ||

Bird of each rite, skilled in an envoy's duties, knowing both worlds and that which lies between them, Thou goest from of old a willing Herald, knowing full well heaven's innermost recesses.

कृष्णं त एम रुशतः पुरो भाश्चरिष्ण्वर्चिर्वपुषामिदेकम्। यदप्रवीता दधते ह गर्भं सद्यश्चिज्जातो भवसीदु दूतः॥

kṛṣṇaṁ ta ema ruśataḥ puro bhāścariṣṇvarcirvapuṣāmidekam | yadapravītā dadhate ha garbhaṁ sadyaścijjāto bhavasīdu dūtaḥ ||

Bright God, thy path is black: light is before thee: thy moving splendour is the chief of wonders. When she, yet unimpregnate, hath conceived thee, even when newly born thou art an envoy.

सद्यो जातस्य ददृशानमोजो यदस्य वातो अनुवाति शोचिः। वृणक्ति तिग्मामतसेषु जिह्वां स्थिरा चिदन्ना दयते वि जम्भैः॥

sadyo jātasya dadṛśānamojo yadasya vāto anuvāti śociḥ | vṛṇakti tigmāmataseṣu jihvāṁ sthirā cidannā dayate vi jambhaiḥ ||

Yet newly born, his vigour is apparent when the wind blows upon his fiery splendour, His sharpened tongue he layeth on the brushwood, and with his teeth e'en solid food consumeth.

तृषु यदन्ना तृषुणा ववक्ष तृषुं दूतं कृणुते यह्वो अग्निः। वातस्य मेळिं सचते निजूर्वन्नाशुं न वाजयते हिन्वे अर्वा॥

tṛṣu yadannā tṛṣuṇā vavakṣa tṛṣuṁ dūtaṁ kṛṇute yahvo agniḥ | vātasya meḻiṁ sacate nijūrvannāśuṁ na vājayate hinve arvā ||

When he hath borne off food with swift flame swiftly, strong Agni makes himself a speedy envoy, Follows the rustling of the wind, consuming, and courser-like, speeds, drives the swift horse onward.