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    Stanza 1.127.1

    अ॒ग्निं होता॑रं मन्ये॒ दास्व॑न्तं॒ वसुं॑ सू॒नुं सह॑सो जा॒तवे॑दसं॒ विप्रं॒ न जा॒तवे॑दसम् | य ऊ॒र्ध्वया॑ स्वध्व॒रो दे॒वो दे॒वाच्या॑ कृ॒पा || घृ॒तस्य॒ विभ्रा॑ष्टि॒मनु॑ वष्टि शो॒चिषा॒जुह्वा॑नस्य स॒र्पिषः॑ |

    agníṁ hótāram manye dā́svantaṁ vásuṁ sūnúṁ sáhaso jātávedasaṁ vípraṁ ná jātávedasam yá ūrdhváyā svadhvaró devó devā́cyā kr̥pā́ ghr̥tásya víbhrāṣṭim ánu vaṣṭi śocíṣājúhvānasya sarpíṣaḥ

    I believe Agni is the generous priest, the wealth-giver, son of strength, the knower of all beings, the enlightened one, like a wise poet. He, the god of glorious rites, with his bright form reaching upwards towards the gods, desires the shining ghee and clarified butter that is offered.

    Stanza 1.127.2

    यजि॑ष्ठं त्वा॒ यज॑माना हुवेम॒ ज्येष्ठ॒मङ्गि॑रसां विप्र॒ मन्म॑भि॒र्विप्रे॑भिः शुक्र॒ मन्म॑भिः | परि॑ज्मानमिव॒ द्यां होता॑रं चर्षणी॒नाम् || शो॒चिष्के॑शं॒ वृष॑णं॒ यमि॒मा विशः॒ प्राव॑न्तु जू॒तये॒ विशः॑ |

    yájiṣṭhaṁ tvā yájamānā huvema jyéṣṭham áṅgirasāṁ vipra mánmabhir víprebhiḥ śukra mánmabhiḥ párijmānam iva dyā́ṁ hótāraṁ carṣaṇīnā́m śocíṣkeśaṁ vŕ̥ṣaṇaṁ yám imā́ víśaḥ prā́vantu jūtáye víśaḥ

    We, the sacrificers, call you, the best among sacrificers, the chief of the Angiras, O wise one, with our prayers and praises. O brilliant one, you who are like the sky, encompassing all, O priest of humankind, with your fiery brilliance and strength, may these people, may all people, support you for our benefit.

    Stanza 1.127.3

    स हि पु॒रू चि॒दोज॑सा वि॒रुक्म॑ता॒ दीद्या॑नो॒ भव॑ति द्रुहंत॒रः प॑र॒शुर्न द्रु॑हंत॒रः | वी॒ळु चि॒द्यस्य॒ समृ॑तौ॒ श्रुव॒द्वने॑व॒ यत्स्थि॒रम् || निः॒षह॑माणो यमते॒ नाय॑ते धन्वा॒सहा॒ नाय॑ते |

    sá hí purū́ cid ójasā virúkmatā dī́dyāno bhávati druhaṁtaráḥ paraśúr ná druhaṁtaráḥ vīḷú cid yásya sámr̥tau śrúvad váneva yát sthirám niḥṣáhamāṇo yamate nā́yate dhanvāsáhā nā́yate

    Indeed, shining with mighty strength, he becomes the vanquisher of deceitful foes, like an axe that conquers deceit. At his approach, even strong things melt away, and stable things yield like trees. He conquers and stands firm, unyielding; like an expert archer, he does not retreat.

    Stanza 1.127.4

    दृ॒ळ्हा चि॑दस्मा॒ अनु॑ दु॒र्यथा॑ वि॒दे तेजि॑ष्ठाभिर॒रणि॑भिर्दा॒ष्ट्यव॑से॒ऽग्नये॑ दा॒ष्ट्यव॑से | प्र यः पु॒रूणि॒ गाह॑ते॒ तक्ष॒द्वने॑व शो॒चिषा॑ || स्थि॒रा चि॒दन्ना॒ नि रि॑णा॒त्योज॑सा॒ नि स्थि॒राणि॑ चि॒दोज॑सा |

    dr̥ḷhā́ cid asmā ánu dur yáthā vidé téjiṣṭhābhir aráṇibhir dāṣṭy ávase 'gnáye dāṣṭy ávase prá yáḥ purū́ṇi gā́hate tákṣad váneva śocíṣā sthirā́ cid ánnā ní riṇāty ójasā ní sthirā́ṇi cid ójasā

    Even firm things give way to him, as is known. With the hottest fire-sticks, he powerfully provides for his own welfare. He who penetrates many things, shaping them like wood with his brilliance, destroys even solid food with his might—he destroys even what is firm with his might.

    Stanza 1.127.5

    तम॑स्य पृ॒क्षमुप॑रासु धीमहि॒ नक्तं॒ यः सु॒दर्श॑तरो॒ दिवा॑तरा॒दप्रा॑युषे॒ दिवा॑तरात् | आद॒स्यायु॒र्ग्रभ॑णवद्वी॒ळु शर्म॒ न सू॒नवे॑ || भ॒क्तमभ॑क्त॒मवो॒ व्यन्तो॑ अ॒जरा॑ अ॒ग्नयो॒ व्यन्तो॑ अ॒जराः॑ |

    tám asya pr̥kṣám úparāsu dhīmahi náktaṁ yáḥ sudárśataro dívātarād áprāyuṣe dívātarāt ā́d asyā́yur grábhaṇavad vīḷú śárma ná sūnáve bhaktám ábhaktam ávo vyánto ajárā agnáyo vyánto ajárāḥ

    Let us place his power among us; he is more visible at night than by day, and stronger than by day for the ceaseless worshipper. His life is a firm refuge, like a father's to his son. The eternal fires accept what is offered and what is not offered; they accept it as sustenance.

    Stanza 1.127.6

    स हि शर्धो॒ न मारु॑तं तुवि॒ष्वणि॒रप्न॑स्वतीषू॒र्वरा॑स्वि॒ष्टनि॒रार्त॑नास्वि॒ष्टनिः॑ | आद॑द्ध॒व्यान्या॑द॒दिर्य॒ज्ञस्य॑ के॒तुर॒र्हणा॑ || अध॑ स्मास्य॒ हर्ष॑तो॒ हृषी॑वतो॒ विश्वे॑ जुषन्त॒ पन्थां॒ नरः॑ शु॒भे न पन्था॑म् |

    sá hí śárdho ná mā́rutaṁ tuviṣváṇir ápnasvatīṣūrvárāsv iṣṭánir ā́rtanāsv iṣṭániḥ ā́dad dhavyā́ny ādadír yajñásya ketúr arháṇā ádha smāsya hárṣato hŕ̥ṣīvato víśve juṣanta pánthāṁ náraḥ śubhé ná pánthām

    He indeed makes a mighty roar like the host of the Maruts, adored in fertile lands and in desolate places. He, the seizer, accepted the offerings; he has deservedly become the banner of the sacrifice. And when he joyously proceeds, all gladly follow his path; men follow his path to prosperity.

    Stanza 1.127.7

    द्वि॒ता यदीं॑ की॒स्तासो॑ अ॒भिद्य॑वो नम॒स्यन्त॑ उप॒वोच॑न्त॒ भृग॑वो म॒थ्नन्तो॑ दा॒शा भृग॑वः | अ॒ग्निरी॑शे॒ वसू॑नां॒ शुचि॒र्यो ध॒र्णिरे॑षाम् || प्रि॒याँ अ॑पि॒धीँर्व॑निषीष्ट॒ मेधि॑र॒ आ व॑निषीष्ट॒ मेधि॑रः |

    dvitā́ yád īṁ kīstā́so abhídyavo namasyánta upavócanta bhŕ̥gavo mathnánto dāśā́ bhŕ̥gavaḥ agnír īśe vásūnāṁ śúcir yó dharṇír eṣām priyā́m̐ apidhī́m̐r vaniṣīṣṭa médhira ā́ vaniṣīṣṭa médhiraḥ

    When the Kistas striving for heaven, and the Bhrigus, paying reverence, have called him, the Bhrigus producing him by effort and worship: Agni is the lord of wealth, the pure one, their supporter. May the wise one accept the desired coverings; may the wise one accept them.

    Stanza 1.127.8

    विश्वा॑सां त्वा वि॒शां पतिं॑ हवामहे॒ सर्वा॑सां समा॒नं दम्प॑तिं भु॒जे स॒त्यगि॑र्वाहसं भु॒जे | अति॑थिं॒ मानु॑षाणां पि॒तुर्न यस्या॑स॒या || अ॒मी च॒ विश्वे॑ अ॒मृता॑स॒ आ वयो॑ ह॒व्या दे॒वेष्वा वयः॑ |

    víśvāsāṁ tvā viśā́m pátiṁ havāmahe sárvāsāṁ samānáṁ dámpatim bhujé satyágirvāhasam bhujé átithim mā́nuṣāṇām pitúr ná yásyāsayā́ amī́ ca víśve amŕ̥tāsa ā́ váyo havyā́ devéṣv ā́ váyaḥ

    We invoke you, the lord of all these peoples, the common master of the house for all, to enjoy. We call upon you, who is truly carried by hymns, to enjoy. The guest of humankind, in whose presence, like a father's, all these immortals attain strength, and the offerings among the gods attain strength.

    Stanza 1.127.9

    त्वम॑ग्ने॒ सह॑सा॒ सह॑न्तमः शु॒ष्मिन्त॑मो जायसे दे॒वता॑तये र॒यिर्न दे॒वता॑तये | शु॒ष्मिन्त॑मो॒ हि ते॒ मदो॑ द्यु॒म्निन्त॑म उ॒त क्रतुः॑ || अध॑ स्मा ते॒ परि॑ चरन्त्यजर श्रुष्टी॒वानो॒ नाज॑र |

    tvám agne sáhasā sáhantamaḥ śuṣmíntamo jāyase devátātaye rayír ná devátātaye śuṣmíntamo hí te mádo dyumníntama utá krátuḥ ádha smā te pári caranty ajara śruṣṭīvā́no nā́jara

    You, O Agni, are born with the greatest strength, the mightiest one, for the service of the gods. Your exhilaration is most potent, and your power is most brilliant. Therefore, they serve you, O ageless one, with obedience, like devoted followers.

    Stanza 1.127.10

    प्र वो॑ म॒हे सह॑सा॒ सह॑स्वत उष॒र्बुधे॑ पशु॒षे नाग्नये॒ स्तोमो॑ बभूत्व॒ग्नये॑ | प्रति॒ यदीं॑ ह॒विष्मा॒न्विश्वा॑सु॒ क्षासु॒ जोगु॑वे || अग्रे॑ रे॒भो न ज॑रत ऋषू॒णां जूर्णि॒र्होत॑ ऋषू॒णाम् |

    prá vo mahé sáhasā sáhasvata uṣarbúdhe paśuṣé nā́gnáye stómo babhūtv agnáye práti yád īṁ havíṣmān víśvāsu kṣā́su jóguve ágre rebhó ná jarata r̥ṣūṇā́ṁ jū́rṇir hóta r̥ṣūṇā́m

    May your praise go forth to the great Agni, strong in his might, who awakens at dawn, like a bringer of cattle. Let praise go forth to Agni. When the one rich in offerings has loudly praised him in all lands, he moves forward like a singer before the dawns, the energizer, the priest of the dawns.

    Stanza 1.127.11

    स नो॒ नेदि॑ष्ठं॒ ददृ॑शान॒ आ भ॒राग्ने॑ दे॒वेभिः॒ सच॑नाः सुचे॒तुना॑ म॒हो रा॒यः सु॑चे॒तुना॑ | महि॑ शविष्ठ नस्कृधि सं॒चक्षे॑ भु॒जे अ॒स्यै || महि॑ स्तो॒तृभ्यो॑ मघवन्त्सु॒वीर्यं॒ मथी॑रु॒ग्रो न शव॑सा |

    sá no nédiṣṭhaṁ dádr̥śāna ā́ bharā́gne devébhiḥ sácanāḥ sucetúnā mahó rāyáḥ sucetúnā máhi śaviṣṭha nas kr̥dhi saṁcákṣe bhujé asyaí máhi stotŕ̥bhyo maghavan suvī́ryam máthīr ugró ná śávasā

    You, being seen by us, draw near to us, O Agni, graciously united with the gods, with good insight, bring great wealth with good insight. Make us see great power, O mightiest one, for our enjoyment. Produce great power for the praisers, O bountiful Lord, like a mighty hero with your strength.

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