एवा देवाँ इन्द्रो विव्ये नॄन्प्र च्यौत्नेन मघवा सत्यराधाः । विश्वेत्ता ते हरिवः शचीवोऽभि तुरासः स्वयशो गृणन्ति
Thus, O gods, Indra, the bountiful, true in his gifts, has excelled among men by his heroic deeds; all these, O Harivaḥ, full of power, praise your glory with their own strength.
प्र वो महे मन्दमानायान्धसोऽर्चा विश्वानराय विश्वाभुवे । इन्द्रस्य यस्य सुमखं सहो महि श्रवो नृम्णं च रोदसी सपर्यतः
To the mighty one who delights in the offering, to Viśvānarā, the all-encompassing, raise your song; to Indra, whose great strength and fame, whose heroic power, are honored by earth and heaven.
सो चिन्नु सख्या नर्य इन स्तुतश्चर्कृत्य इन्द्रो मावते नरे । विश्वासु धूर्षु वाजकृत्येषु सत्पते वृत्रे वाप्स्वभि शूर मन्दसे
He alone, praised by noble friendship, is Indra, the helper of men; in all tasks, in all contests for prize, in all battles, O strong one, you, the hero, are delighted.
के ते नर इन्द्र ये त इषे ये ते सुम्नं सधन्यमियक्षान् । के ते वाजायासुर्याय हिन्विरे के अप्सु स्वासूर्वरासु पौंस्ये
Who are those men, O Indra, who seek your favor, who desire your benevolence and prosperity? Who strive for your strength, for lordship, who seek you in the waters, in the best of riches, in manly vigor?
भुवस्त्वमिन्द्र ब्रह्मणा महान्भुवो विश्वेषु सवनेषु यज्ञियः । भुवो नॄँश्च्यौत्नो विश्वस्मिन्भरे ज्येष्ठश्च मन्त्रो विश्वचर्षणे
You, Indra, are great through prayer; you are worthy of worship in all sacrifices; among all gatherings you are the foremost, and your counsel is supreme among all peoples.
अवा नु कं ज्यायान्यज्ञवनसो महीं त ओमात्रां कृष्टयो विदुः । असो नु कमजरो वर्धाश्च विश्वेदेता सवना तूतुमा कृषे
Now let the greater, the sacrificers, protect us; the peoples know your vast measure; this one, ageless, ever-growing, all these libations I have prepared for you.
एता विश्वा सवना तूतुमा कृषे स्वयं सूनो सहसो यानि दधिषे । वराय ते पात्रं धर्मणे तना यज्ञो मन्त्रो ब्रह्मोद्यतं वचः
All these libations I have prepared for you, O son of strength, which you yourself have accepted; for your favor, the vessel is set, the rite is established, the hymn, the prayer, the exalted speech.
ये ते विप्र ब्रह्मकृतः सुते सचा वसूनां च वसुनश्च दावने । प्र ते सुम्नस्य मनसा पथा भुवन्मदे सुतस्य सोम्यस्यान्धसः
Those priests, O wise one, who have composed hymns for you at the pressing, and for the giving of wealth, with minds set on your favor, follow the path to the joy of the pressed Soma.
महत्तदुल्बं स्थविरं तदासीद्येनाविष्टितः प्रविवेशिथापः । विश्वा अपश्यद्बहुधा ते अग्ने जातवेदस्तन्वो देव एकः
That great, ancient embryo was there, by which you entered the waters; you, O Agni, Jātavedas, alone among the gods, saw all forms of your own body in many ways.
को मा ददर्श कतमः स देवो यो मे तन्वो बहुधा पर्यपश्यत् । क्वाह मित्रावरुणा क्षियन्त्यग्नेर्विश्वाः समिधो देवयानीः
Who has seen me, which god is he, who has beheld my forms in many ways? Where do Mitra and Varuṇa dwell, where are all the kindling fires of Agni, the divine?
ऐच्छाम त्वा बहुधा जातवेदः प्रविष्टमग्ने अप्स्वोषधीषु । तं त्वा यमो अचिकेच्चित्रभानो दशान्तरुष्यादतिरोचमानम्
We have seen you, Jātavedas, in many forms, O Agni, entering the waters and the plants; Yama, of wondrous radiance, recognized you, shining forth beyond the ten regions.
होत्रादहं वरुण बिभ्यदायं नेदेव मा युनजन्नत्र देवाः । तस्य मे तन्वो बहुधा निविष्टा एतमर्थं न चिकेताहमग्निः
Fearing Varuṇa, I withdrew from the priesthood; the gods did not unite me there; my forms are established in many places, but I, Agni, did not understand this purpose.
एहि मनुर्देवयुर्यज्ञकामोऽरंकृत्या तमसि क्षेष्यग्ने । सुगान्पथः कृणुहि देवयानान्वह हव्यानि सुमनस्यमानः
Come, O Manu, desiring the sacrifice, lead the godly one, Agni, from the darkness by the right path; make the ways easy for the gods, bring the offerings with a kindly mind.
अग्नेः पूर्वे भ्रातरो अर्थमेतं रथीवाध्वानमन्वावरीवुः । तस्माद्भिया वरुण दूरमायं गौरो न क्षेप्नोरविजे ज्यायाः
The earlier brothers of Agni pursued this purpose, like charioteers following the path; therefore, out of fear, O Varuṇa, I have come far away, like a pale one who is not the swiftest among those who are not victorious.
कुर्मस्त आयुरजरं यदग्ने यथा युक्तो जातवेदो न रिष्याः । अथा वहासि सुमनस्यमानो भागं देवेभ्यो हविषः सुजात
We make your life ageless, O Agni, so that, harnessed, O Knower of all births, you do not perish; then, being well-disposed, you carry the portion of the offering well-born for the gods.
प्रयाजान्मे अनुयाजाँश्च केवलानूर्जस्वन्तं हविषो दत्त भागम् । घृतं चापां पुरुषं चौषधीनामग्नेश्च दीर्घमायुरस्तु देवाः
Grant me the portions of the offerings, both the preliminary and concluding, full of strength; let there be ghee, the essence of waters, the essence of plants, and, O Agni, may the gods grant you long life.
तव प्रयाजा अनुयाजाश्च केवल ऊर्जस्वन्तो हविषः सन्तु भागाः । तवाग्ने यज्ञोऽयमस्तु सर्वस्तुभ्यं नमन्तां प्रदिशश्चतस्रः
May your preliminary and concluding offerings, O Agni, be portions of the oblation, full of strength; may this entire sacrifice be yours, and may all four directions bow to you.
विश्वे देवाः शास्तन मा यथेह होता वृतो मनवै यन्निषद्य । प्र मे ब्रूत भागधेयं यथा वो येन पथा हव्यमा वो वहानि
All the gods, instruct me here, as the chosen Hotar sits for the rite; tell me my rightful share, so that by the path you approve, I may carry your oblation.
अहं होता न्यसीदं यजीयान्विश्वे देवा मरुतो मा जुनन्ति । अहरहरश्विनाध्वर्यवं वां ब्रह्मा समिद्भवति साहुतिर्वाम्
I, the Hotar, have taken my seat for the sacrifice; all the gods and Maruts support me; day by day, O Aśvins, your priest becomes the offerer, and the offering is made to you.
अयं यो होता किरु स यमस्य कमप्यूहे यत्समञ्जन्ति देवाः । अहरहर्जायते मासिमास्यथा देवा दधिरे हव्यवाहम्
This Hotar, whoever he is, is brought to Yama; whatever the gods approve, he ponders; day by day he is born, month by month, as the gods have established the carrier of the oblation.
मां देवा दधिरे हव्यवाहमपम्लुक्तं बहु कृच्छ्रा चरन्तम् । अग्निर्विद्वान्यज्ञं नः कल्पयाति पञ्चयामं त्रिवृतं सप्ततन्तुम्
The gods have established me as the carrier of the oblation, unwearied, moving through many hardships; Agni, the knower, arranges our sacrifice, fivefold, threefold, with seven threads.
आ वो यक्ष्यमृतत्वं सुवीरं यथा वो देवा वरिवः कराणि । आ बाह्वोर्वज्रमिन्द्रस्य धेयामथेमा विश्वाः पृतना जयाति
May I obtain for you immortality and heroic strength, so that, O gods, I may make a wide path for you; may I place Indra’s thunderbolt in your arms, and with it may you win all battles.
त्रीणि शता त्री सहस्राण्यग्निं त्रिंशच्च देवा नव चासपर्यन् । औक्षन्घृतैरस्तृणन्बर्हिरस्मा आदिद्धोतारं न्यसादयन्त
Three hundred and three thousand gods, and thirty-nine more, worshipped Agni; they anointed him with ghee, spread the sacred grass for him, and then seated him as the Hotar.
यमैच्छाम मनसा सोऽयमागाद्यज्ञस्य विद्वान्परुषश्चिकित्वान् । स नो यक्षद्देवताता यजीयान्नि हि षत्सदन्तरः पूर्वो अस्मत्
He whom we desired in our mind, he has come, wise in sacrifice, skilled in the rite; may he, most worthy of worship, grant us divine favor, for he who is present is not distant from us.
अराधि होता निषदा यजीयानभि प्रयांसि सुधितानि हि ख्यत् । यजामहै यज्ञियान्हन्त देवाँ ईळामहा ईड्याँ आज्येन
Let the Hotar, most worthy of worship, take his seat; let the well-prepared offerings be made known; let us worship the worshipful gods—come, O gods, let us praise you with clarified butter.
साध्वीमकर्देववीतिं नो अद्य यज्ञस्य जिह्वामविदाम गुह्याम् । स आयुरागात्सुरभिर्वसानो भद्रामकर्देवहूतिं नो अद्य
Today you have made our invocation successful, O gods; we have found the tongue of the sacrifice, the hidden one; he has come, bearing life, clothed in fragrance; today you have made our invocation auspicious, O gods.
तदद्य वाचः प्रथमं मसीय येनासुराँ अभि देवा असाम । ऊर्जाद उत यज्ञियासः पञ्च जना मम होत्रं जुषध्वम्
Today let me utter the first word, by which the gods overcame the Asuras; nourished by strength, the worshipful ones, the five peoples, accept my offering.
पञ्च जना मम होत्रं जुषन्तां गोजाता उत ये यज्ञियासः । पृथिवी नः पार्थिवात्पात्वंहसोऽन्तरिक्षं दिव्यात्पात्वस्मान्
Let the five peoples accept my offering, those born of cows and those who are worshipful; may the earth protect us from earthly harm, and the midspace and heaven from what is above.
तन्तुं तन्वन्रजसो भानुमन्विहि ज्योतिष्मतः पथो रक्ष धिया कृतान् । अनुल्बणं वयत जोगुवामपो मनुर्भव जनया दैव्यं जनम्
Weave the thread, following the radiance of the sky; guard the luminous paths made by thought; spin without breaking, O waters, protect us; be like Manu, generate the divine race.
अक्षानहो नह्यतनोत सोम्या इष्कृणुध्वं रशना ओत पिंशत । अष्टावन्धुरं वहताभितो रथं येन देवासो अनयन्नभि प्रियम्
Unhitch the yoke, O Soma-rich ones, loosen the straps, untie the reins and smooth them out; carry the eight-wheeled chariot all around, by which the gods brought their beloved near.