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जनस्य गोपा अजनिष्ट जागृविरग्निः सुदक्षः सुविताय नव्यसे। घृतप्रतीको बृहता दिविस्पृशा द्युमद्वि भाति भरतेभ्यः शुचिः॥

janasya gopā ajaniṣṭa jāgṛviragniḥ sudakṣaḥ suvitāya navyase | ghṛtapratīko bṛhatā divispṛśā dyumadvi bhāti bharatebhyaḥ śuciḥ ||

THE watchful Guardian of the people hath been born, Agni, the very strong, for fresh prosperity. With oil upon his face, with high heaventouching flame, he shineth splendidly, pure, for the Bharatas.

यज्ञस्य केतुं प्रथमं पुरोहितमग्निं नरस्त्रिषधस्थे समीधिरे। इन्द्रेण देवैः सरथं स बर्हिषि सीदन्नि होता यजथाय सुक्रतुः॥

yajñasya ketuṁ prathamaṁ purohitamagniṁ narastriṣadhasthe samīdhire | indreṇa devaiḥ sarathaṁ sa barhiṣi sīdanni hotā yajathāya sukratuḥ ||

Ensign of sacrifice, the earliest Household-Priest, the. men have kindled Agni in his threefold seat, With Indra and the Gods together on the grass let the wise Priest sit to complete the sacrifice.

असम्मृष्टो जायसे मात्रोः शुचिर्मन्द्रः कविरुदतिष्ठो विवस्वतः। घृतेन त्वावर्धयन्नग्न आहुत धूमस्ते केतुरभवद्दिवि श्रितः॥

asammṛṣṭo jāyase mātroḥ śucirmandraḥ kavirudatiṣṭho vivasvataḥ | ghṛtena tvāvardhayannagna āhuta dhūmaste keturabhavaddivi śritaḥ ||

Pure , unadorned, from thy two Mothers art thou born: thou camest fromVivasvan as a charming Sage. With oil they strengthened thee, O Agni, worshipped God: thy banner was the smoke that mounted to the sky.

अग्निर्नो यज्ञमुप वेतु साधुयाग्निं नरो वि भरन्ते गृहेगृहे। अग्निर्दूतो अभवद्धव्यवाहनोऽग्निं वृणाना वृणते कविक्रतुम्॥

agnirno yajñamupa vetu sādhuyāgniṁ naro vi bharante gṛhegṛhe | agnirdūto abhavaddhavyavāhano'gniṁ vṛṇānā vṛṇate kavikratum ||

May Agni graciously come to our sacrifice. The men bear Agni here and there in every house. He hath become an envoy, bearer of our gifts: electing Agni, men choose one exceeding wise.

तुभ्येदमग्ने मधुमत्तमं वचस्तुभ्यं मनीषा इयमस्तु शं हृदे। त्वां गिरः सिन्धुमिवावनीर्महीरा पृणन्ति शवसा वर्धयन्ति च॥

tubhyedamagne madhumattamaṁ vacastubhyaṁ manīṣā iyamastu śaṁ hṛde | tvāṁ giraḥ sindhumivāvanīrmahīrā pṛṇanti śavasā vardhayanti ca ||

For thee, O Agni, is this sweetest prayer of mine: dear to thy spirit be this product of my thought. As great streams fill the river so our song of praise fill thee, and make thee yet more mighty in thy strength.

त्वामग्ने अङ्गिरसो गुहा हितमन्वविन्दञ्छिश्रियाणं वनेवने। स जायसे मथ्यमानः सहो महत्त्वामाहुः सहसस्पुत्रमङ्गिरः॥

tvāmagne aṅgiraso guhā hitamanvavindañchiśriyāṇaṁ vanevane | sa jāyase mathyamānaḥ saho mahattvāmāhuḥ sahasasputramaṅgiraḥ ||

O Agni, the Angirases discovered thee what time thou layest hidden, fleeing back from wood to wood. Thou by attrition art produced as conquer.ing might, and men, O Angiras, call thee the Son of Strength.