ऋतेन ऋतं नियतमीळ आ गोरामा सचा मधुमत्पक्वमग्ने । कृष्णा सती रुशता धासिनैषा जामर्येण पयसा पीपाय
By truth, the established truth is invoked for you, O Agni, together with the cows and the honeyed ripe offering. Though dark, she is nourished by the shining one, this one has been filled with milk by her spouse.
ऋतेन हि ष्मा वृषभश्चिदक्तः पुमाँ अग्निः पयसा पृष्ठ्येन । अस्पन्दमानो अचरद्वयोधा वृषा शुक्रं दुदुहे पृश्निरूधः
Indeed, by truth, even the bull, though unyoked, O Agni, is nourished with milk from the back. Unmoving, he wandered with two companions; the bull drew forth the bright milk from the speckled one.
ऋतेनाद्रिं व्यसन्भिदन्तः समङ्गिरसो नवन्त गोभिः । शुनं नरः परि षदन्नुषासमाविः स्वरभवज्जाते अग्नौ
By truth, breaking open the mountain, the Angiras, rejoicing with the cows, surrounded the dawn. The men circled her; she appeared, the light was born in Agni.
ऋतेन देवीरमृता अमृक्ता अर्णोभिरापो मधुमद्भिरग्ने । वाजी न सर्गेषु प्रस्तुभानः प्र सदमित्स्रवितवे दधन्युः
By truth, the divine, immortal waters, untainted, O Agni, with waves and honeyed sweetness, like steeds in their courses, have placed themselves to flow forth for the seat.
मा कस्य यक्षं सदमिद्धुरो गा मा वेशस्य प्रमिनतो मापेः । मा भ्रातुरग्ने अनृजोरृणं वेर्मा सख्युर्दक्षं रिपोर्भुजेम
Let us not covet the wonder of another, nor the cows of the house, nor the wealth of the neighbor. O Agni, let us not accept the debt of a brother's falsehood, nor the skill of a friend, nor the strength of an enemy.
रक्षा णो अग्ने तव रक्षणेभी रारक्षाणः सुमख प्रीणानः । प्रति ष्फुर वि रुज वीड्वंहो जहि रक्षो महि चिद्वावृधानम्
Protect us, O Agni, with your protections; delighting, well-armed, bring joy. Strike back, break apart the oppressor; destroy the demon, even if it has grown mighty.
एभिर्भव सुमना अग्ने अर्कैरिमान्स्पृश मन्मभिः शूर वाजान् । उत ब्रह्माण्यङ्गिरो जुषस्व सं ते शस्तिर्देववाता जरेत
With these praises, be gracious, O Agni; touch these offerings with my hymns, heroic one. Also accept the prayers of the Angiras; may your blessing, divine, grow old with you.
एता विश्वा विदुषे तुभ्यं वेधो नीथान्यग्ने निण्या वचांसि । निवचना कवये काव्यान्यशंसिषं मतिभिर्विप्र उक्थैः
All these paths, O Agni, the wise creator has made known to you, the hidden words. The utterances, the poet's poetry, I praise with thoughts and the chants of the inspired.
कृणुष्व पाजः प्रसितिं न पृथ्वीं याहि राजेवामवाँ इभेन । तृष्वीमनु प्रसितिं द्रूणानोऽस्तासि विध्य रक्षसस्तपिष्ठैः
Make a path, like the broad earth, advance like a king with an elephant. Following the path with your companions, stand, strike the demons with your blazing flames.
तव भ्रमास आशुया पतन्त्यनु स्पृश धृषता शोशुचानः । तपूंष्यग्ने जुह्वा पतंगानसंदितो वि सृज विष्वगुल्काः
Your sparks fly swiftly, touch everywhere, shining fiercely. O Agni, burn the insects with your heat, send forth the embers everywhere.
प्रति स्पशो वि सृज तूर्णितमो भवा पायुर्विशो अस्या अदब्धः । यो नो दूरे अघशंसो यो अन्त्यग्ने माकिष्टे व्यथिरा दधर्षीत्
Send forth your spies, be the swiftest, be the guardian of this people, unassailable. Whoever speaks evil of us from afar or near, O Agni, let none of them harm us.
उदग्ने तिष्ठ प्रत्या तनुष्व न्यमित्राँ ओषतात्तिग्महेते । यो नो अरातिं समिधान चक्रे नीचा तं धक्ष्यतसं न शुष्कम्
Rise, O Agni, stand up, stretch yourself out; let the enemies flee from your sharpness. Whoever has created hostility against us, burn him down, like dry wood.
ऊर्ध्वो भव प्रति विध्याध्यस्मदाविष्कृणुष्व दैव्यान्यग्ने । अव स्थिरा तनुहि यातुजूनां जामिमजामिं प्र मृणीहि शत्रून्
Be upright, shoot back on our behalf, reveal the divine powers, O Agni. Lower the strength of the sorcerers, destroy kin and non-kin, annihilate the enemies.
स ते जानाति सुमतिं यविष्ठ य ईवते ब्रह्मणे गातुमैरत् । विश्वान्यस्मै सुदिनानि रायो द्युम्नान्यर्यो वि दुरो अभि द्यौत्
He knows your favor, youngest one, who seeks you, who has approached the path for prayer. For him, all bright days and riches shine forth, the noble ones illuminate the distant places.
सेदग्ने अस्तु सुभगः सुदानुर्यस्त्वा नित्येन हविषा य उक्थैः । पिप्रीषति स्व आयुषि दुरोणे विश्वेदस्मै सुदिना सासदिष्टिः
May he be fortunate, O Agni, generous, who pleases you with constant offerings and hymns. May he prosper in his own life and home; for him, all bright days and blessings assemble.
अर्चामि ते सुमतिं घोष्यर्वाक्सं ते वावाता जरतामियं गीः । स्वश्वास्त्वा सुरथा मर्जयेमास्मे क्षत्राणि धारयेरनु द्यून्
I praise your favor with a loud voice; may this song grow old with you. May we honor you with fine horses and splendid chariots; may we uphold dominion for ourselves day by day.
इह त्वा भूर्या चरेदुप त्मन्दोषावस्तर्दीदिवांसमनु द्यून् । क्रीळन्तस्त्वा सुमनसः सपेमाभि द्युम्ना तस्थिवांसो जनानाम्
Here, may you dwell abundantly, come near, morning and evening, shining day by day. Playing, may we, with cheerful hearts, serve you; with your brilliance, may we stand among the people.
यस्त्वा स्वश्वः सुहिरण्यो अग्न उपयाति वसुमता रथेन । तस्य त्राता भवसि तस्य सखा यस्त आतिथ्यमानुषग्जुजोषत्
Whoever approaches you, O Agni, with fine horses, splendid gold, and a chariot full of wealth, you become his protector, his friend, whoever delights in the hospitality of men.
महो रुजामि बन्धुता वचोभिस्तन्मा पितुर्गोतमादन्वियाय । त्वं नो अस्य वचसश्चिकिद्धि होतर्यविष्ठ सुक्रतो दमूनाः
I loosen the bonds of greatness with words of kinship; thus I follow after the lineage of my father, Gotama. You, O Hotar, youngest, well-intentioned, master of the household, know the meaning of this speech for us.
अस्वप्नजस्तरणयः सुशेवा अतन्द्रासोऽवृका अश्रमिष्ठाः । ते पायवः सध्र्यञ्चो निषद्याग्ने तव नः पान्त्वमूर
Ever-wakeful, swift, well-disposed, untiring, unmalicious, most diligent—these guardians, sitting together, O Agni, may they protect us from harm.
ये पायवो मामतेयं ते अग्ने पश्यन्तो अन्धं दुरितादरक्षन् । ररक्ष तान्सुकृतो विश्ववेदा दिप्सन्त इद्रिपवो नाह देभुः
Those guardians, not acting out of self-interest, O Agni, seeing the darkness, protected from evil; you, all-knowing, preserved those doers of good, and the hostile, greedy ones did not overpower them.
त्वया वयं सधन्यस्त्वोतास्तव प्रणीत्यश्याम वाजान् । उभा शंसा सूदय सत्यतातेऽनुष्ठुया कृणुह्यह्रयाण
With you as ally, with you as protector, by your guidance may we attain riches. Dispel both curses, true and false; by your support, act without hesitation.
अया ते अग्ने समिधा विधेम प्रति स्तोमं शस्यमानं गृभाय । दहाशसो रक्षसः पाह्यस्मान्द्रुहो निदो मित्रमहो अवद्यात्
With this kindling, O Agni, we perform worship; accept the praised hymn. Burn away the envious, protect us from harm, from the deceitful, from the malicious, O friend of the great.
वैश्वानराय मीळ्हुषे सजोषाः कथा दाशेमाग्नये बृहद्भाः । अनूनेन बृहता वक्षथेनोप स्तभायदुपमिन्न रोधः
With united devotion, let us worship Agni Vaiśvānara, the generous, with great praise. With unweakened, mighty words, let us support him, who upholds both worlds.
मा निन्दत य इमां मह्यं रातिं देवो ददौ मर्त्याय स्वधावान् । पाकाय गृत्सो अमृतो विचेता वैश्वानरो नृतमो यह्वो अग्निः
Do not despise the gift which the god, self-sustaining, has given to me, a mortal. For cooking, Gṛtsu, the immortal, wise, Vaiśvānara, most heroic, mighty Agni.
साम द्विबर्हा महि तिग्मभृष्टिः सहस्ररेता वृषभस्तुविष्मान् । पदं न गोरपगूळ्हं विविद्वानग्निर्मह्यं प्रेदु वोचन्मनीषाम्
He, of double height, great, with sharp flames, a bull with a thousand streams, mighty in strength—Agni, knowing the hidden track of the cow, has declared to me this inspired thought.
प्र ताँ अग्निर्बभसत्तिग्मजम्भस्तपिष्ठेन शोचिषा यः सुराधाः । प्र ये मिनन्ति वरुणस्य धाम प्रिया मित्रस्य चेततो ध्रुवाणि
Agni blazed forth with sharp jaws, with burning flame, who is bountiful. Those who diminish the domain of Varuṇa, the beloved, the steadfast order of Mitra, he destroys.
अभ्रातरो न योषणो व्यन्तः पतिरिपो न जनयो दुरेवाः । पापासः सन्तो अनृता असत्या इदं पदमजनता गभीरम्
Like women without brothers, divided, like hostile wives, mothers at odds, evil, false, untruthful—such people have created this deep path.
इदं मे अग्ने कियते पावकामिनते गुरुं भारं न मन्म । बृहद्दधाथ धृषता गभीरं यह्वं पृष्ठं प्रयसा सप्तधातु
This, O Agni, is my small, shining hymn for you—may it not be a heavy burden, like a great load. You have established the vast, firm, deep, mighty back with your sevenfold energy.
तमिन्न्वेव समना समानमभि क्रत्वा पुनती धीतिरश्याः । ससस्य चर्मन्नधि चारु पृश्नेरग्रे रुप आरुपितं जबारु
Upon this, indeed, let the same thought, the same intention, purify the hymn with its resolve. On the beautiful hide of the spotted one, in the forefront, the form is set, shining, to be proclaimed.