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    Stanza 7.3.1

    अ॒ग्निं वो॑ दे॒वम॒ग्निभिः॑ स॒जोषा॒ यजि॑ष्ठं दू॒तम॑ध्व॒रे कृ॑णुध्वम् | यो मर्त्ये॑षु॒ निध्रु॑विर्ऋ॒तावा॒ तपु॑र्मूर्धा घृ॒तान्नः॑ पाव॒कः ||

    agníṁ vo devám agníbhiḥ sajóṣā yájiṣṭhaṁ dūtám adhvaré kr̥ṇudhvam yó mártyeṣu nídhruvir r̥tā́vā tápurmūrdhā ghr̥tā́nnaḥ pāvakáḥ

    O people, make Agni, the divine, the best worshiper, your messenger in the sacrifice, in association with the fires. He who is firmly established among mortals, upholds truth, has a fiery head, and is the purifier fed with ghee.

    Stanza 7.3.2

    प्रोथ॒दश्वो॒ न यव॑सेऽवि॒ष्यन्य॒दा म॒हः सं॒वर॑णा॒द्व्यस्था॑त् | आद॑स्य॒ वातो॒ अनु॑ वाति शो॒चिरध॑ स्म ते॒ व्रज॑नं कृ॒ष्णम॑स्ति ||

    próthad áśvo ná yávase 'viṣyán yadā́ maháḥ saṁváraṇād vy ásthāt ā́d asya vā́to ánu vāti śocír ádha sma te vrájanaṁ kr̥ṣṇám asti

    He blazes like a horse neighing for the pasture, when he breaks forth from his great enclosure. Then the wind blows upon his splendor; indeed, your path is dark.

    Stanza 7.3.3

    उद्यस्य॑ ते॒ नव॑जातस्य॒ वृष्णोऽग्ने॒ चर॑न्त्य॒जरा॑ इधा॒नाः | अच्छा॒ द्याम॑रु॒षो धू॒म ए॑ति॒ सं दू॒तो अ॑ग्न॒ ईय॑से॒ हि दे॒वान् ||

    úd yásya te návajātasya vŕ̥ṣṇó 'gne cáranty ajárā idhānā́ḥ áchā dyā́m aruṣó dhūmá eti sáṁ dūtó agna ī́yase hí devā́n

    From you, O Agni, the bull, newly born, the unaging flames, kindled, move upward. Your red smoke rises toward the sky; indeed, Agni, you move as a messenger to the gods.

    Stanza 7.3.4

    वि यस्य॑ ते पृथि॒व्यां पाजो॒ अश्रे॑त्तृ॒षु यदन्ना॑ स॒मवृ॑क्त॒ जम्भैः॑ | सेने॑व सृ॒ष्टा प्रसि॑तिष्ट एति॒ यवं॒ न द॑स्म जु॒ह्वा॑ विवेक्षि ||

    ví yásya te pr̥thivyā́m pā́jo áśret tr̥ṣú yád ánnā samávr̥kta jámbhaiḥ séneva sr̥ṣṭā́ prásitiṣ ṭa eti yávaṁ ná dasma juhvāā̀ vivekṣi

    Your bright power spreads across the earth when you consume your food with your jaws. Like a released army, your movement comes; you, O formidable one, pierce like barley with your tongue.

    Stanza 7.3.5

    तमिद्दो॒षा तमु॒षसि॒ यवि॑ष्ठम॒ग्निमत्यं॒ न म॑र्जयन्त॒ नरः॑ | नि॒शिशा॑ना॒ अति॑थिमस्य॒ योनौ॑ दी॒दाय॑ शो॒चिराहु॑तस्य॒ वृष्णः॑ ||

    tám íd doṣā́ tám uṣási yáviṣṭham agním átyaṁ ná marjayanta náraḥ niśíśānā átithim asya yónau dīdā́ya śocír ā́hutasya vŕ̥ṣṇaḥ

    The men adorned him, the youngest Agni, in the evening and in the morning, like a horse. They sharpen him, the guest, in his dwelling; the flame of the offered bull shines brightly.

    Stanza 7.3.6

    सु॒सं॒दृक्ते॑ स्वनीक॒ प्रती॑कं॒ वि यद्रु॒क्मो न रोच॑स उपा॒के | दि॒वो न ते॑ तन्य॒तुरे॑ति॒ शुष्म॑श्चि॒त्रो न सूरः॒ प्रति॑ चक्षि भा॒नुम् ||

    susaṁdŕ̥k te svanīka prátīkaṁ ví yád rukmó ná rócasa upāké divó ná te tanyatúr eti śúṣmaś citró ná sū́raḥ práti cakṣi bhānúm

    O beautiful of face, your aspect is brilliant, when you shine like gold nearby. Like the thundering of heaven, your power approaches, and like the wondrous sun, you display your light.

    Stanza 7.3.7

    यथा॑ वः॒ स्वाहा॒ग्नये॒ दाशे॑म॒ परीळा॑भिर्घृ॒तव॑द्भिश्च ह॒व्यैः | तेभि॑र्नो अग्ने॒ अमि॑तै॒र्महो॑भिः श॒तं पू॒र्भिराय॑सीभि॒र्नि पा॑हि ||

    yáthā vaḥ svā́hāgnáye dā́śema párī́ḷābhir ghr̥távadbhiś ca havyaíḥ tébhir no agne ámitair máhobhiḥ śatám pūrbhír ā́yasībhir ní pāhi

    May we, with our offerings and hymns of praise, with plentiful and ghee-filled oblations, serve Agni, thus. O Agni, with those boundless powers, protect us as if with a hundred iron forts.

    Stanza 7.3.8

    या वा॑ ते॒ सन्ति॑ दा॒शुषे॒ अधृ॑ष्टा॒ गिरो॑ वा॒ याभि॑र्नृ॒वती॑रुरु॒ष्याः | ताभि॑र्नः सूनो सहसो॒ नि पा॑हि॒ स्मत्सू॒रीञ्ज॑रि॒तॄञ्जा॑तवेदः ||

    yā́ vā te sánti dāśúṣe ádhr̥ṣṭā gíro vā yā́bhir nr̥vátīr uruṣyā́ḥ tā́bhir naḥ sūno sahaso ní pāhi smát sūrī́ñ jaritr̥ŕ̥ñ jātavedaḥ

    Which of your irresistible songs, O Agni, are for the one who offers, and which hero-protecting hymns you possess? With those, O Son of Strength, O Jātavedas, protect us, the leaders and the singers.

    Stanza 7.3.9

    निर्यत्पू॒तेव॒ स्वधि॑तिः॒ शुचि॒र्गात्स्वया॑ कृ॒पा त॒न्वा॒३॒॑ रोच॑मानः | आ यो मा॒त्रोरु॒शेन्यो॒ जनि॑ष्ट देव॒यज्या॑य सु॒क्रतुः॑ पाव॒कः ||

    nír yát pūtéva svádhitiḥ śúcir gā́t sváyā kr̥pā́ tanvāā̀ rócamānaḥ ā́ yó mātrór uśényo jániṣṭa devayájyāya sukrátuḥ pāvakáḥ

    When, pure, like a new axe, he comes forth shining, with his own grace and body. He who was born from the two mothers, desired, for divine worship, is wise and purifying.

    Stanza 7.3.10

    ए॒ता नो॑ अग्ने॒ सौभ॑गा दिदी॒ह्यपि॒ क्रतुं॑ सु॒चेत॑सं वतेम | विश्वा॑ स्तो॒तृभ्यो॑ गृण॒ते च॑ सन्तु यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः ||

    etā́ no agne saúbhagā didīhy ápi krátuṁ sucétasaṁ vatema víśvā stotŕ̥bhyo gr̥ṇaté ca santu yūyám pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ

    O Agni, make this prosperity shine upon us; may we attain the right understanding. May all good things be for the singers and those who praise. May you, O gods, always protect us with blessings.

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