सूक्त ७४

उपप्रयन्तो अध्वरं मन्त्रं वोचेमाग्नये। आरे अस्मे च शृण्वते॥

upaprayanto adhvaraṁ mantraṁ vocemāgnaye | āre asme ca śṛṇvate ||

As forth to sacrifice we go, a hymn to a hymn let us say, Who hears us even when afar;

यः स्नीहितीषु पूर्व्यः संजग्मानासु कृष्टिषु। अरक्षद्दाशुषे गयम्॥

yaḥ snīhitīṣu pūrvyaḥ saṁjagmānāsu kṛṣṭiṣu | arakṣaddāśuṣe gayam ||

Who, from of old, in carnage, when the people gathered, hath preserved His household for the worshipper.

उत ब्रुवन्तु जन्तव उदग्निर्वृत्रहाजनि। धनंजयो रणेरणे॥

uta bruvantu jantava udagnirvṛtrahājani | dhanaṁjayo raṇeraṇe ||

And let men say, Agni is born, e'en he who slayeth Vrtra, he Who winneth wealth in every fight.

यस्य दूतो असि क्षये वेषि हव्यानि वीतये। दस्मत्कृणोष्यध्वरम्॥

yasya dūto asi kṣaye veṣi havyāni vītaye | dasmatkṛṇoṣyadhvaram ||

Him in whose house an envoy thou lovest to taste his offered gifts, And strengthenest his sacrifice,

तमित्सुहव्यमङ्गिरः सुदेवं सहसो यहो। जना आहुः सुबर्हिषम्॥

tamitsuhavyamaṅgiraḥ sudevaṁ sahaso yaho | janā āhuḥ subarhiṣam ||

Him, Angiras, thou Son of Strength, all men call happy in his God, His offerings, and his sacred grass.

आ च वहासि ताँ इह देवाँ उप प्रशस्तये। हव्या सुश्चन्द्र वीतये॥

ā ca vahāsi tā iha devā upa praśastaye | havyā suścandra vītaye ||

Hitherward shalt thou bring these Gods to our laudation and to taste. These offered gifts, fair-shining One.

न योरुपब्दिरश्व्यः शृण्वे रथस्य कच्चन। यदग्ने यासि दूत्यम्॥

na yorupabdiraśvyaḥ śṛṇve rathasya kaccana | yadagne yāsi dūtyam ||

When, Agni, on thine embassage thou goest not a sound is heard of steed or straining of thy car.

त्वोतो वाज्यह्रयोऽभि पूर्वस्मादपरः। प्र दाश्वाँ अग्ने अस्थात्॥

tvoto vājyahrayo'bhi pūrvasmādaparaḥ | pra dāśvā agne asthāt ||

Aided by thee uninjured, strong, one after other, goes he forth: Agni, the ofterer forward steps.

उत द्युमत्सुवीर्यं बृहदग्ने विवाससि। देवेभ्यो देव दाशुषे॥

uta dyumatsuvīryaṁ bṛhadagne vivāsasi | devebhyo deva dāśuṣe ||

And splendid strength, heroic, high, Agni, thou grantest from the Gods, Thou God, to him who offers gifts.