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    Stanza 3.20.1

    अ॒ग्निमु॒षस॑म॒श्विना॑ दधि॒क्रां व्यु॑ष्टिषु हवते॒ वह्नि॑रु॒क्थैः | सु॒ज्योति॑षो नः शृण्वन्तु दे॒वाः स॒जोष॑सो अध्व॒रं वा॑वशा॒नाः ||

    agním uṣásam aśvínā dadhikrā́ṁ vyùṣṭiṣu havate váhnir ukthaíḥ sujyótiṣo naḥ śr̥ṇvantu devā́ḥ sajóṣaso adhvaráṁ vāvaśānā́ḥ

    At dawn, the priest calls out with hymns to Agni, the Dawn, the Ashvins, and Dadhikra. May the shining gods, united in purpose and eager to taste the sacrifice, hear us!

    Stanza 3.20.2

    अग्ने॒ त्री ते॒ वाजि॑ना॒ त्री ष॒धस्था॑ ति॒स्रस्ते॑ जि॒ह्वा ऋ॑तजात पू॒र्वीः | ति॒स्र उ॑ ते त॒न्वो॑ दे॒ववा॑ता॒स्ताभि॑र्नः पाहि॒ गिरो॒ अप्र॑युच्छन् ||

    ágne trī́ te vā́jinā trī́ ṣadhásthā tisrás te jihvā́ r̥tajāta pūrvī́ḥ tisrá u te tanvò devávātās tā́bhir naḥ pāhi gíro áprayuchan

    O Agni, you have three strengths, three dwelling places, and three tongues, born of the cosmic order. You also have three divine forms. With these, protect our hymns unceasingly!

    Stanza 3.20.3

    अग्ने॒ भूरी॑णि॒ तव॑ जातवेदो॒ देव॑ स्वधावो॒ऽमृत॑स्य॒ नाम॑ | याश्च॑ मा॒या मा॒यिनां॑ विश्वमिन्व॒ त्वे पू॒र्वीः सं॑द॒धुः पृ॑ष्टबन्धो ||

    ágne bhū́rīṇi táva jātavedo déva svadhāvo 'mŕ̥tasya nā́ma yā́ś ca māyā́ māyínāṁ viśvaminva tvé pūrvī́ḥ saṁdadhúḥ pr̥ṣṭabandho

    O Agni, Knower of all, God with self-sustaining power, immortal! Many are your names. Whatever magical powers exist, belonging to those who wield magic, O you who pervade all, they have been placed within you. O you whose bond is cherished!

    Stanza 3.20.4

    अ॒ग्निर्ने॒ता भग॑ इव क्षिती॒नां दैवी॑नां दे॒व ऋ॑तु॒पा ऋ॒तावा॑ | स वृ॑त्र॒हा स॒नयो॑ वि॒श्ववे॑दाः॒ पर्ष॒द्विश्वाति॑ दुरि॒ता गृ॒णन्त॑म् ||

    agnír netā́ bhága iva kṣitīnā́ṁ daívīnāṁ devá r̥tupā́ r̥tā́vā sá vr̥trahā́ sanáyo viśvávedāḥ párṣad víśvā́ti duritā́ gr̥ṇántam

    Agni is the divine leader of the people, like Bhaga, the protector of seasons and upholder of order. He is the ancient, all-knowing slayer of Vritra. May he carry the singer safely through all difficulties!

    Stanza 3.20.5

    द॒धि॒क्राम॒ग्निमु॒षसं॑ च दे॒वीं बृह॒स्पतिं॑ सवि॒तारं॑ च दे॒वम् | अ॒श्विना॑ मि॒त्रावरु॑णा॒ भगं॑ च॒ वसू॑न्रु॒द्राँ आ॑दि॒त्याँ इ॒ह हु॑वे ||

    dadhikrā́m agním uṣásaṁ ca devī́m bŕ̥haspátiṁ savitā́raṁ ca devám aśvínā mitrā́váruṇā bhágaṁ ca vásūn rudrā́m̐ ādityā́m̐ ihá huve

    I invite here Dadhikra, Agni, and the goddess Dawn, Brihaspati and the god Savitr, the Ashvins, Mitra-Varuna, and Bhaga, the Vasus, Rudras, and Adityas!

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