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    Stanza 6.4.1

    यथा॑ होत॒र्मनु॑षो दे॒वता॑ता य॒ज्ञेभिः॑ सूनो सहसो॒ यजा॑सि | ए॒वा नो॑ अ॒द्य स॑म॒ना स॑मा॒नानु॒शन्न॑ग्न उश॒तो य॑क्षि दे॒वान् ||

    yáthā hotar mánuṣo devátātā yajñébhiḥ sūno sahaso yájāsi evā́ no adyá samanā́ samānā́n uśánn agna uśató yakṣi devā́n

    As, O Hotar (priest), you serve and sacrifice to the gods for men, O son of strength, so today, O Agni, bring together the united gods, and willingly accept our offerings, bringing the gods who desire them.

    Stanza 6.4.2

    स नो॑ वि॒भावा॑ च॒क्षणि॒र्न वस्तो॑र॒ग्निर्व॒न्दारु॒ वेद्य॒श्चनो॑ धात् | वि॒श्वायु॒र्यो अ॒मृतो॒ मर्त्ये॑षूष॒र्भुद्भूदति॑थिर्जा॒तवे॑दाः ||

    sá no vibhā́vā cakṣáṇir ná vástor agnír vandā́ru védyaś cáno dhāt viśvā́yur yó amŕ̥to mártyeṣūṣarbhúd bhū́d átithir jātávedāḥ

    May Agni, brilliant and observant, accept our praise like a beautiful dawn. May he, the all-pervading, immortal guest among mortals, known as Jātavedas, grant us favor.

    Stanza 6.4.3

    द्यावो॒ न यस्य॑ प॒नय॒न्त्यभ्वं॒ भासां॑सि वस्ते॒ सूर्यो॒ न शु॒क्रः | वि य इ॒नोत्य॒जरः॑ पाव॒कोऽश्न॑स्य चिच्छिश्नथत्पू॒र्व्याणि॑ ||

    dyā́vo ná yásya panáyanty ábhvam bhā́sāṁsi vaste sū́ryo ná śukráḥ ví yá inóty ajáraḥ pāvakó 'śnasya cic chiśnathat pūrvyā́ṇi

    Whose greatness the heavens indeed marvel at, bright like the sun, he clothes himself with splendor. He who, the eternal purifier, sends forth, has shattered even the ancient deeds of Aṣṇa.

    Stanza 6.4.4

    व॒द्मा हि सू॑नो॒ अस्य॑द्म॒सद्वा॑ च॒क्रे अ॒ग्निर्ज॒नुषाज्मान्न॑म् | स त्वं न॑ ऊर्जसन॒ ऊर्जं॑ धा॒ राजे॑व जेरवृ॒के क्षे॑ष्य॒न्तः ||

    vadmā́ hí sūno ásy admasádvā cakré agnír janúṣā́jmā́nnam sá tváṁ na ūrjasana ū́rjaṁ dhā rā́jeva jer avr̥ké kṣeṣy antáḥ

    You are indeed a singer, O son, a companion at the feast. Agni, by birth, has created sustenance for himself. Therefore, O bestower of strength, grant us strength. May we, like a king, conquer and dwell in a place free from enemies.

    Stanza 6.4.5

    निति॑क्ति॒ यो वा॑र॒णमन्न॒मत्ति॑ वा॒युर्न राष्ट्र्यत्ये॑त्य॒क्तून् | तु॒र्याम॒ यस्त॑ आ॒दिशा॒मरा॑ती॒रत्यो॒ न ह्रुतः॒ पत॑तः परि॒ह्रुत् ||

    nítikti yó vāraṇám ánnam átti vāyúr ná rā́ṣṭry áty ety aktū́n turyā́ma yás ta ādíśām árātīr átyo ná hrútaḥ pátataḥ parihrút

    He who swiftly eats his solid food, and traverses the nights like Vayu (the wind) over kingdoms. May we overcome, O Agni, those who oppose your commands, like a horse that swiftly overpowers fleeing foes.

    Stanza 6.4.6

    आ सूर्यो॒ न भा॑नु॒मद्भि॑र॒र्कैरग्ने॑ त॒तन्थ॒ रोद॑सी॒ वि भा॒सा | चि॒त्रो न॑य॒त्परि॒ तमां॑स्य॒क्तः शो॒चिषा॒ पत्म॑न्नौशि॒जो न दीय॑न् ||

    ā́ sū́ryo ná bhānumádbhir arkaír ágne tatántha ródasī ví bhāsā́ citró nayat pári támāṁsy aktáḥ śocíṣā pátmann auśijó ná dī́yan

    O Agni, like the sun with its bright rays, you have spread across the sky and earth with radiance. Like Auśija, he who is adorned and dispels darkness, moves swiftly with his flame.

    Stanza 6.4.7

    त्वां हि म॒न्द्रत॑ममर्कशो॒कैर्व॑वृ॒महे॒ महि॑ नः॒ श्रोष्य॑ग्ने | इन्द्रं॒ न त्वा॒ शव॑सा दे॒वता॑ वा॒युं पृ॑णन्ति॒ राध॑सा॒ नृत॑माः ||

    tvā́ṁ hí mandrátamam arkaśokaír vavr̥máhe máhi naḥ śróṣy agne índraṁ ná tvā śávasā devátā vāyúm pr̥ṇanti rā́dhasā nŕ̥tamāḥ

    We choose you, O Agni, as most delightful for your brilliant praises. Hear our great praise! The best of men, through strength like Indra's and bounty like Vayu's, praise you.

    Stanza 6.4.8

    नू नो॑ अग्नेऽवृ॒केभिः॑ स्व॒स्ति वेषि॑ रा॒यः प॒थिभिः॒ पर्ष्यंहः॑ | ता सू॒रिभ्यो॑ गृण॒ते रा॑सि सु॒म्नं मदे॑म श॒तहि॑माः सु॒वीराः॑ ||

    nū́ no agne 'vr̥kébhiḥ svastí véṣi rāyáḥ pathíbhiḥ párṣy áṁhaḥ tā́ sūríbhyo gr̥ṇaté rāsi sumnám mádema śatáhimāḥ suvī́rāḥ

    Now, O Agni, with harmless paths of wealth, lead us to well-being. Cross us over dangers. To the leaders and the singer, you give prosperity. May we rejoice for a hundred winters, with good children.

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