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    Stanza 2.4.1

    हु॒वे वः॑ सु॒द्योत्मा॑नं सुवृ॒क्तिं वि॒शाम॒ग्निमति॑थिं सुप्र॒यस॑म् | मि॒त्र इ॑व॒ यो दि॑धि॒षाय्यो॒ भूद्दे॒व आदे॑वे॒ जने॑ जा॒तवे॑दाः ||

    huvé vaḥ sudyótmānaṁ suvr̥ktíṁ viśā́m agním átithiṁ suprayásam mitrá iva yó didhiṣā́yyo bhū́d devá ā́deve jáne jātávedāḥ

    I call upon you, Agni, who shines so brightly and is so worthy of praise! You are the guest of all communities, offering great abundance. Like a dear friend, you are someone to be cherished. You are God among gods, and Jātavedas, the one who knows all things.

    Stanza 2.4.2

    इ॒मं वि॒धन्तो॑ अ॒पां स॒धस्थे॑ द्वि॒ताद॑धु॒र्भृग॑वो वि॒क्ष्वा॒३॒॑योः | ए॒ष विश्वा॑न्य॒भ्य॑स्तु॒ भूमा॑ दे॒वाना॑म॒ग्निर॑र॒तिर्जी॒राश्वः॑ ||

    imáṁ vidhánto apā́ṁ sadhásthe dvitā́dadhur bhŕ̥gavo vikṣv āā̀yóḥ eṣá víśvāny abhy àstu bhū́mā devā́nām agnír aratír jīrā́śvaḥ

    The Bhrigus, honoring Agni in the waters' abode, established him among the clans of Ayu. May Agni, the gods' overseer with swift steeds, surpass all worlds!

    Stanza 2.4.3

    अ॒ग्निं दे॒वासो॒ मानु॑षीषु वि॒क्षु प्रि॒यं धुः॑ क्षे॒ष्यन्तो॒ न मि॒त्रम् | स दी॑दयदुश॒तीरूर्म्या॒ आ द॒क्षाय्यो॒ यो दास्व॑ते॒ दम॒ आ ||

    agníṁ devā́so mā́nuṣīṣu vikṣú priyáṁ dhuḥ kṣeṣyánto ná mitrám sá dīdayad uśatī́r ū́rmyā ā́ dakṣā́yyo yó dā́svate dáma ā́

    The gods established beloved Agni among people as a treasured friend for those settling in. May he shine brightly, warding off the longing nights, revealing his power to the generous worshipper in their home.

    Stanza 2.4.4

    अ॒स्य र॒ण्वा स्वस्ये॑व पु॒ष्टिः संदृ॑ष्टिरस्य हिया॒नस्य॒ दक्षोः॑ | वि यो भरि॑भ्र॒दोष॑धीषु जि॒ह्वामत्यो॒ न रथ्यो॑ दोधवीति॒ वारा॑न् ||

    asyá raṇvā́ svásyeva puṣṭíḥ sáṁdr̥ṣṭir asya hiyānásya dákṣoḥ ví yó bháribhrad óṣadhīṣu jihvā́m átyo ná ráthyo dodhavīti vā́rān

    His delightful prosperity is like one's own increase! His appearance when rushing to burn is so captivating. Like a harnessed horse shaking its flowing tail, he darts his tongue among the plants, with potent energy.

    Stanza 2.4.5

    आ यन्मे॒ अभ्वं॑ व॒नदः॒ पन॑न्तो॒शिग्भ्यो॒ नामि॑मीत॒ वर्ण॑म् | स चि॒त्रेण॑ चिकिते॒ रंसु॑ भा॒सा जु॑जु॒र्वाँ यो मुहु॒रा युवा॒ भूत् ||

    ā́ yán me ábhvaṁ vanádaḥ pánantośígbhyo nā́mimīta várṇam sá citréṇa cikite ráṁsu bhāsā́ jujurvā́m̐ yó múhur ā́ yúvā bhū́t

    When they praised Agni's awesome power – the eater of forests – he revealed his radiant form to his devotees. He is recognized by his shining splendor, and though he ages, he is ever renewed, appearing youthful.

    Stanza 2.4.6

    आ यो वना॑ तातृषा॒णो न भाति॒ वार्ण प॒था रथ्ये॑व स्वानीत् | कृ॒ष्णाध्वा॒ तपू॑ र॒ण्वश्चि॑केत॒ द्यौरि॑व॒ स्मय॑मानो॒ नभो॑भिः ||

    ā́ yó vánā tātr̥ṣāṇó ná bhā́ti vā́r ṇá pathā́ ráthyeva svānīt kr̥ṣṇā́dhvā tápū raṇváś ciketa dyaúr iva smáyamāno nábhobhiḥ

    Agni shines on the forests, like one thirsty, and his roar echoes like water on its path, or chariot wheels. His trail is dark, yet he shines with joyful heat, like the sky smiling through the clouds.

    Stanza 2.4.7

    स यो व्यस्था॑द॒भि दक्ष॑दु॒र्वीं प॒शुर्नैति॑ स्व॒युरगो॑पाः | अ॒ग्निः शो॒चिष्माँ॑ अत॒सान्यु॒ष्णन्कृ॒ष्णव्य॑थिरस्वदय॒न्न भूम॑ ||

    sá yó vy ásthād abhí dákṣad urvī́m paśúr naíti svayúr ágopāḥ agníḥ śocíṣmām̐ atasā́ny uṣṇán kr̥ṣṇávyathir asvadayan ná bhū́ma

    Agni spreads out, consuming the wide earth. He moves freely like an un-herded ox. Radiant and burning, he consumes the brushwood, leaving a dark trail, as if he were seasoning the earth.

    Stanza 2.4.8

    नू ते॒ पूर्व॒स्याव॑सो॒ अधी॑तौ तृ॒तीये॑ वि॒दथे॒ मन्म॑ शंसि | अ॒स्मे अ॑ग्ने सं॒यद्वी॑रं बृ॒हन्तं॑ क्षु॒मन्तं॒ वाजं॑ स्वप॒त्यं र॒यिं दाः॑ ||

    nū́ te pū́rvasyā́vaso ádhītau tr̥tī́ye vidáthe mánma śaṁsi asmé agne saṁyádvīram br̥hántaṁ kṣumántaṁ vā́jaṁ svapatyáṁ rayíṁ dāḥ

    Now, remembering your past help, I recite this hymn in our third gathering. Agni, grant us strength, heroic men, abundant food, and wealth with good descendants!

    Stanza 2.4.9

    त्वया॒ यथा॑ गृत्सम॒दासो॑ अग्ने॒ गुहा॑ व॒न्वन्त॒ उप॑राँ अ॒भि ष्युः | सु॒वीरा॑सो अभिमाति॒षाहः॒ स्मत्सू॒रिभ्यो॑ गृण॒ते तद्वयो॑ धाः ||

    tváyā yáthā gr̥tsamadā́so agne gúhā vanvánta úparām̐ abhí ṣyúḥ suvī́rāso abhimātiṣā́haḥ smát sūríbhyo gr̥ṇaté tád váyo dhāḥ

    Agni, grant strength to us and our generous patrons! May the Gritsamadas, rich in heroes and victorious over enemies, overcome their rivals, achieving their goals with your help, even in secret.

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