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    Stanza 10.52.1

    विश्वे॑ देवाः शा॒स्तन॑ मा॒ यथे॒ह होता॑ वृ॒तो म॒नवै॒ यन्नि॒षद्य॑ | प्र मे॑ ब्रूत भाग॒धेयं॒ यथा॑ वो॒ येन॑ प॒था ह॒व्यमा वो॒ वहा॑नि ||

    víśve devāḥ śāstána mā yáthehá hótā vr̥tó manávai yán niṣádya prá me brūta bhāgadhéyaṁ yáthā vo yéna pathā́ havyám ā́ vo váhāni

    O all you gods, instruct me, how I, chosen as your priest, should sit here and how I should address you. Tell me clearly how to give each of you his share, and by what path I should bring you the offering.

    Stanza 10.52.2

    अ॒हं होता॒ न्य॑सीदं॒ यजी॑या॒न्विश्वे॑ दे॒वा म॒रुतो॑ मा जुनन्ति | अह॑रहरश्वि॒नाध्व॑र्यवं वां ब्र॒ह्मा स॒मिद्भ॑वति॒ साहु॑तिर्वाम् ||

    aháṁ hótā ny àsīdaṁ yájīyān víśve devā́ marúto mā junanti áhar-ahar aśvinā́dhvaryavaṁ vām brahmā́ samíd bhavati sā́hutir vām

    I have seated myself as the most excellent priest. All the gods and the Maruts urge me on. O Ashvins, your duty is the Adhvaryu's role each day; the Brahman and the fuel are here for you to offer.

    Stanza 10.52.3

    अ॒यं यो होता॒ किरु॒ स य॒मस्य॒ कमप्यू॑हे॒ यत्स॑म॒ञ्जन्ति॑ दे॒वाः | अह॑रहर्जायते मा॒सिमा॒स्यथा॑ दे॒वा द॑धिरे हव्य॒वाह॑म् ||

    ayáṁ yó hótā kír u sá yamásya kám ápy ūhe yát samañjánti devā́ḥ áhar-ahar jāyate māsí māsy áthā devā́ dadhire havyavā́ham

    Who is this priest? Is he Yama's priest? Who has assigned him this honored role? He is born daily, month after month; then the gods appointed him as the bearer of offerings.

    Stanza 10.52.4

    मां दे॒वा द॑धिरे हव्य॒वाह॒मप॑म्लुक्तं ब॒हु कृ॒च्छ्रा चर॑न्तम् | अ॒ग्निर्वि॒द्वान्य॒ज्ञं नः॑ कल्पयाति॒ पञ्च॑यामं त्रि॒वृतं॑ स॒प्तत॑न्तुम् ||

    mā́ṁ devā́ dadhire havyavā́ham ápamluktam bahú kr̥chrā́ cárantam agnír vidvā́n yajñáṁ naḥ kalpayāti páñcayāmaṁ trivŕ̥taṁ saptátantum

    The gods have placed me as the bearer of offerings, though I had escaped and passed through many difficulties. The wise Agni arranges our sacrifice; may it be five-wayed, threefold, or seven-threaded.

    Stanza 10.52.5

    आ वो॑ यक्ष्यमृत॒त्वं सु॒वीरं॒ यथा॑ वो देवा॒ वरि॑वः॒ करा॑णि | आ बा॒ह्वोर्वज्र॒मिन्द्र॑स्य धेया॒मथे॒मा विश्वाः॒ पृत॑ना जयाति ||

    ā́ vo yakṣy amr̥tatváṁ suvī́raṁ yáthā vo devā várivaḥ kárāṇi ā́ bāhvór vájram índrasya dheyām áthemā́ víśvāḥ pŕ̥tanā jayāti

    I will sacrifice to you, O gods, for immortality and many heroes. O gods, may I grant Indra the thunderbolt in his arms; then he will conquer all these armies.

    Stanza 10.52.6

    त्रीणि॑ श॒ता त्री स॒हस्रा॑ण्य॒ग्निं त्रिं॒शच्च॑ दे॒वा नव॑ चासपर्यन् | औक्ष॑न्घृ॒तैरस्तृ॑णन्ब॒र्हिर॑स्मा॒ आदिद्धोता॑रं॒ न्य॑सादयन्त ||

    trī́ṇi śatā́ trī́ sahásrāṇy agníṁ triṁśác ca devā́ náva cāsaparyan aúkṣan ghr̥taír ástr̥ṇan barhír asmā ā́d íd dhótāraṁ ny àsādayanta

    Three hundred and three thousand gods, and thirty and nine gods, attended Agni. They anointed him with ghee, spread grass for him, and then seated him as the Hotar.

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