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प्र कारवो मनना वच्यमाना देवद्रीचीं नयत देवयन्तः। दक्षिणावाड्वाजिनी प्राच्येति हविर्भरन्त्यग्नये घृताची॥

pra kāravo mananā vacyamānā devadrīcīṁ nayata devayantaḥ | dakṣiṇāvāḍvājinī prācyeti havirbharantyagnaye ghṛtācī ||

URGED on by deep devotion, O ye singers, bring, pious ones, the God-approaching ladle. Borne onward to the right it travels eastward, and, filled with oil, to Agni bears oblation.

आ रोदसी अपृणा जायमान उत प्र रिक्था अध नु प्रयज्यो। दिवश्चिदग्ने महिना पृथिव्या वच्यन्तां ते वह्नयः सप्तजिह्वाः॥

ā rodasī apṛṇā jāyamāna uta pra rikthā adha nu prayajyo | divaścidagne mahinā pṛthivyā vacyantāṁ te vahnayaḥ saptajihvāḥ ||

Thou at thy birth didst fill both earth and heaven, yea, Most Adorable, thou didst exceed them. Even through the heaven's and through the earth's expanses let thy swift seventongued flames roll on, O Agni.

द्यौश्च त्वा पृथिवी यज्ञियासो नि होतारं सादयन्ते दमाय। यदी विशो मानुषीर्देवयन्तीः प्रयस्वतीरीळते शुक्रमर्चिः॥

dyauśca tvā pṛthivī yajñiyāso ni hotāraṁ sādayante damāya | yadī viśo mānuṣīrdevayantīḥ prayasvatīrīḻate śukramarciḥ ||

Both Heaven and Earth and Gods who should be worshipped establish thee as Priest for every dwelling, Whenever human families, God-devoted, bringing oblations; laud thy splendid lustre.

महान्सधस्थे ध्रुव आ निषत्तोऽन्तर्द्यावा माहिने हर्यमाणः। आस्क्रे सपत्नी अजरे अमृक्ते सबर्दुघे उरुगायस्य धेनू॥

mahānsadhasthe dhruva ā niṣatto'ntardyāvā māhine haryamāṇaḥ | āskre sapatnī ajare amṛkte sabardughe urugāyasya dhenū ||

Firm in the Gods' home is the Mighty seated, between vast Heaven and Earth the well-beloved- Those Cows who yield, unharmed, their nectar, Spouses of the Far-Strider, everyoung, united.

व्रता ते अग्ने महतो महानि तव क्रत्वा रोदसी आ ततन्थ। त्वं दूतो अभवो जायमानस्त्वं नेता वृषभ चर्षणीनाम्॥

vratā te agne mahato mahāni tava kratvā rodasī ā tatantha | tvaṁ dūto abhavo jāyamānastvaṁ netā vṛṣabha carṣaṇīnām ||

Great are the deeds of thee, the Great, O Agni: thou by thy power hast spread out earth and heaven. As soon as thou wast born thou wast an envoy, thou, Mighty One, was Leader of the people.

ऋतस्य वा केशिना योग्याभिर्घृतस्नुवा रोहिता धुरि धिष्व। अथा वह देवान्देव विश्वान्स्वध्वरा कृणुहि जातवेदः॥

ṛtasya vā keśinā yogyābhirghṛtasnuvā rohitā dhuri dhiṣva | athā vaha devāndeva viśvānsvadhvarā kṛṇuhi jātavedaḥ ||

Bind to the pole with cords of holy Order the long-maned ruddy steeds who sprinkle fatness. Bring hithier, O thou God, all Gods together: provide them noble worship, Jatavedas.

दिवश्चिदा ते रुचयन्त रोका उषो विभातीरनु भासि पूर्वीः। अपो यदग्न उशधग्वनेषु होतुर्मन्द्रस्य पनयन्त देवाः॥

divaścidā te rucayanta rokā uṣo vibhātīranu bhāsi pūrvīḥ | apo yadagna uśadhagvaneṣu hoturmandrasya panayanta devāḥ ||

Even from the sky thy brilliant lights shone hither: still hast thou beamed through many a radiant morning, That the Gods praised their joyous Herald's labour eagerly burning, Agni, in the forests.

उरौ वा ये अन्तरिक्षे मदन्ति दिवो वा ये रोचने सन्ति देवाः। ऊमा वा ये सुहवासो यजत्रा आयेमिरे रथ्यो अग्ने अश्वाः॥

urau vā ye antarikṣe madanti divo vā ye rocane santi devāḥ | ūmā vā ye suhavāso yajatrā āyemire rathyo agne aśvāḥ ||

The Gods who take delight in air's wide region, or those the dwellers in heaven's realm of brightness, Or those, the Holy, prompt to hear, our helpers, who, carborne, turn their horses hither, Agni---

ऐभिरग्ने सरथं याह्यर्वाङ्नानारथं वा विभवो ह्यश्वाः। पत्नीवतस्त्रिंशतं त्रीँश्च देवाननुष्वधमा वह मादयस्व॥

aibhiragne sarathaṁ yāhyarvāṅnānārathaṁ vā vibhavo hyaśvāḥ | patnīvatastriṁśataṁ trīśca devānanuṣvadhamā vaha mādayasva ||

With these, borne on one ear, Agni, approach us, or borne on many, for thy steeds are able. Bring, witb their Dames, the Gods, the Three and-Thirty, after thy Godlike nature, and be joyful.

स होता यस्य रोदसी चिदुर्वी यज्ञंयज्ञमभि वृधे गृणीतः। प्राची अध्वरेव तस्थतुः सुमेके ऋतावरी ऋतजातस्य सत्ये॥

sa hotā yasya rodasī cidurvī yajñaṁyajñamabhi vṛdhe gṛṇītaḥ | prācī adhvareva tasthatuḥ sumeke ṛtāvarī ṛtajātasya satye ||

He is the Priest at whose repeated worship even wide Heaven and Earth sing out for increase. They fair and true and holy coming forward stand at his sacrifice who springs from Order.

इळामग्ने पुरुदंसं सनिं गोः शश्वत्तमं हवमानाय साध। स्यान्नः सूनुस्तनयो विजावाग्ने सा ते सुमतिर्भूत्वस्मे॥

iḻāmagne purudaṁsaṁ saniṁ goḥ śaśvattamaṁ havamānāya sādha | syānnaḥ sūnustanayo vijāvāgne sā te sumatirbhūtvasme ||

As holy food, Agni, to thine invoker give wealth in cattle, lasting, rich in marvels. To us be born a son and spreading offspring. Agni, be this thy gracious will to usward.