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त्वामग्न ऋतायवः समीधिरे प्रत्नं प्रत्नास ऊतये सहस्कृत। पुरुश्चन्द्रं यजतं विश्वधायसं दमूनसं गृहपतिं वरेण्यम्॥

tvāmagna ṛtāyavaḥ samīdhire pratnaṁ pratnāsa ūtaye sahaskṛta | puruścandraṁ yajataṁ viśvadhāyasaṁ damūnasaṁ gṛhapatiṁ vareṇyam ||

O AGNI urged to strength, the men of old who loved the Law enkindled thee, the Ancient, for their aid, Thee very bright, and holy, nourisher of all, most excellent, the Friend and Master of the home.

त्वामग्ने अतिथिं पूर्व्यं विशः शोचिष्केशं गृहपतिं नि षेदिरे। बृहत्केतुं पुरुरूपं धनस्पृतं सुशर्माणं स्ववसं जरद्विषम्॥

tvāmagne atithiṁ pūrvyaṁ viśaḥ śociṣkeśaṁ gṛhapatiṁ ni ṣedire | bṛhatketuṁ pururūpaṁ dhanaspṛtaṁ suśarmāṇaṁ svavasaṁ jaradviṣam ||

Thee, Agni, men have stablished as their guest of old, as Master of the household, thee, with hair of flame; High-bannered, multiform, distributor of wealth, kind helper, good protector, drier of the floods.

त्वामग्ने मानुषीरीळते विशो होत्राविदं विविचिं रत्नधातमम्। गुहा सन्तं सुभग विश्वदर्शतं तुविष्वणसं सुयजं घृतश्रियम्॥

tvāmagne mānuṣīrīḻate viśo hotrāvidaṁ viviciṁ ratnadhātamam | guhā santaṁ subhaga viśvadarśataṁ tuviṣvaṇasaṁ suyajaṁ ghṛtaśriyam ||

The tribes of men praise thee, Agni, who knowest well burnt offerings, the Discerner, lavishest of wealth, Dwelling in secret, Blest One! visible to all, loud-roaring, skilled in worship, glorified with oil.

त्वामग्ने धर्णसिं विश्वधा वयं गीर्भिर्गृणन्तो नमसोप सेदिम। स नो जुषस्व समिधानो अङ्गिरो देवो मर्तस्य यशसा सुदीतिभिः॥

tvāmagne dharṇasiṁ viśvadhā vayaṁ gīrbhirgṛṇanto namasopa sedima | sa no juṣasva samidhāno aṅgiro devo martasya yaśasā sudītibhiḥ ||

Ever to thee, O Agni, as exceeding strong have we drawn nigh with songs and reverence singing hymns. So be thou pleased with us, Angiras! as a God enkindled by the noble with man's goodly light.

त्वमग्ने पुरुरूपो विशेविशे वयो दधासि प्रत्नथा पुरुष्टुत। पुरूण्यन्ना सहसा वि राजसि त्विषिः सा ते तित्विषाणस्य नाधृषे॥

tvamagne pururūpo viśeviśe vayo dadhāsi pratnathā puruṣṭuta | purūṇyannā sahasā vi rājasi tviṣiḥ sā te titviṣāṇasya nādhṛṣe ||

Thou, Agni! multiform, God who art lauded much! givest in every house subsistence as of old. Thou rulest by thy might o'er food of many a sort: that light of thine when blazing may not be opposed.

त्वामग्ने समिधानं यविष्ठ्य देवा दूतं चक्रिरे हव्यवाहनम्। उरुज्रयसं घृतयोनिमाहुतं त्वेषं चक्षुर्दधिरे चोदयन्मति॥

tvāmagne samidhānaṁ yaviṣṭhya devā dūtaṁ cakrire havyavāhanam | urujrayasaṁ ghṛtayonimāhutaṁ tveṣaṁ cakṣurdadhire codayanmati ||

The Gods, Most Youthful Agni, have made thee, inflamed, the bearer of oblations and the messenger. Thee, widely-reaching, homed in sacred oil, invoked, effulgent, have they made the Eye that stirs the thought.

त्वामग्ने प्रदिव आहुतं घृतैः सुम्नायवः सुषमिधा समीधिरे। स वावृधान ओषधीभिरुक्षितोऽभि ज्रयांसि पार्थिवा वि तिष्ठसे॥

tvāmagne pradiva āhutaṁ ghṛtaiḥ sumnāyavaḥ suṣamidhā samīdhire | sa vāvṛdhāna oṣadhībhirukṣito'bhi jrayāṁsi pārthivā vi tiṣṭhase ||

Men seeking joy have lit thee worshipped from of old, O Agni, with good fuel and with sacred oil. So thou, bedewed and waxing mighty by the plants, spreadest thyself abroad over the realms of earth.