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अयं स यस्य शर्मन्नवोभिरग्नेरेधते जरिताभिष्टौ। ज्येष्ठेभिर्यो भानुभिरृषूणां पर्येति परिवीतो विभावा॥

ayaṁ sa yasya śarmannavobhiragneredhate jaritābhiṣṭau | jyeṣṭhebhiryo bhānubhirṛṣūṇāṁ paryeti parivīto vibhāvā ||

THIS is that Agni, he by whose protection, favour, and help. the singer is successful; Who with the noblest flames of glowing fuel comes forth encompassed with far-spreading lustre.

यो भानुभिर्विभावा विभात्यग्निर्देवेभिरृतावाजस्रः। आ यो विवाय सख्या सखिभ्योऽपरिह्वृतो अत्यो न सप्तिः॥

yo bhānubhirvibhāvā vibhātyagnirdevebhirṛtāvājasraḥ | ā yo vivāya sakhyā sakhibhyo'parihvṛto atyo na saptiḥ ||

Agni, the Holy One, the everlasting, who shines far beaming with celestial splendours; He who hath come unto his friends with friendship, like a fleet steed who never trips or stumbles.

ईशे यो विश्वस्या देववीतेरीशे विश्वायुरुषसो व्युष्टौ। आ यस्मिन्मना हवींष्यग्नावरिष्टरथः स्कभ्नाति शूषैः॥

īśe yo viśvasyā devavīterīśe viśvāyuruṣaso vyuṣṭau | ā yasminmanā havīṁṣyagnāvariṣṭarathaḥ skabhnāti śūṣaiḥ ||

He who is Lord of all divine oblation, shared by all living men at break of morning, Agni to whom our offerings are devoted, in whom rests he whose car, through might, is scatheless.

शूषेभिर्वृधो जुषाणो अर्कैर्देवाँ अच्छा रघुपत्वा जिगाति। मन्द्रो होता स जुह्वा यजिष्ठः सम्मिश्लो अग्निरा जिघर्ति देवान्॥

śūṣebhirvṛdho juṣāṇo arkairdevā acchā raghupatvā jigāti | mandro hotā sa juhvā yajiṣṭhaḥ sammiślo agnirā jigharti devān ||

Increasing by his strength. while lauds content him, with easy flight unto the Gods he travels. Agni the cheerful Priest, best Sacrificer, balms with his tongue the Gods with whom he mingles.

तमुस्रामिन्द्रं न रेजमानमग्निं गीर्भिर्नमोभिरा कृणुध्वम्। आ यं विप्रासो मतिभिर्गृणन्ति जातवेदसं जुह्वं सहानाम्॥

tamusrāmindraṁ na rejamānamagniṁ gīrbhirnamobhirā kṛṇudhvam | ā yaṁ viprāso matibhirgṛṇanti jātavedasaṁ juhvaṁ sahānām ||

With songs and adorations bring ye hither Agni who stirs himself at dawn like Indra, Whom sages laud with hymns as Jatavedas of those who wield the sacrificial ladle.

सं यस्मिन्विश्वा वसूनि जग्मुर्वाजे नाश्वाः सप्तीवन्त एवैः। अस्मे ऊतीरिन्द्रवाततमा अर्वाचीना अग्न आ कृणुष्व॥

saṁ yasminviśvā vasūni jagmurvāje nāśvāḥ saptīvanta evaiḥ | asme ūtīrindravātatamā arvācīnā agna ā kṛṇuṣva ||

In whom all goodly treasures meet together, even as steeds and riders for the booty. Inclining hither bring us help, O Agni, even assistance most desired by Indra.

अधा ह्यग्ने मह्ना निषद्या सद्यो जज्ञानो हव्यो बभूथ। तं ते देवासो अनु केतमायन्नधावर्धन्त प्रथमास ऊमाः॥

adhā hyagne mahnā niṣadyā sadyo jajñāno havyo babhūtha | taṁ te devāso anu ketamāyannadhāvardhanta prathamāsa ūmāḥ ||

Yea, at thy birth, when thou hadst sat in glory, thou, Agni, wast the aim of invocations. The Gods came near, obedient to thy sunimons, and thus attained their rank as chief Protectors.