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Book 10 >> HYMN 4 - Agni
पर ते यक्षि पर त इयर्मि मन्म भुवो यथा वन्द्यो नोहवेषु |
धन्वन्निव परपा असि तवमग्न इयक्षवे पूरवेप्रत्न राजन
धन्वन्निव परपा असि तवमग्न इयक्षवे पूरवेप्रत्न राजन
English:- . To thee will send praise and bring oblation, as thou hast merited lauds when we invoked thee.
A fountain in the desert art thou, Agni, O Ancient King, to man who fain would worship,
A fountain in the desert art thou, Agni, O Ancient King, to man who fain would worship,
यं तवा जनासो अभि संचरन्ति गाव उष्णमिव वरजंयविष्ठ |
दूतो देवानामसि मर्त्यानामन्तर्महांश्चरसि रोचनेन
English:- Thou unto whom resort the gathered people, as the kine seek the warm stall, O Most Youthful.
Thou art the messenger of Gods and mortals, and goest glorious with thy light between them.
Thou art the messenger of Gods and mortals, and goest glorious with thy light between them.
शिशुं न तवा जेन्यं वर्धयन्ती माता बिभर्तिसचनस्यमाना |
धनोरधि परवता यासि हर्यञ जिगीषसेपशुरिवावस्र्ष्टः
English:- Making thee grow as 'twere some noble infant, thy Mother nurtures thee with sweet affection.
Over the desert slopes thou passest longing, and seekest, like some beast set free, thy fodder.
Over the desert slopes thou passest longing, and seekest, like some beast set free, thy fodder.
मूरा अमूर न वयं चिकित्वो महित्वमग्ने तवमङग वित्से |
शये वव्रिश्चरति जिह्वयादन रेरिह्यते युवतिंविश्पतिः सन
English:- Foolish are we, O Wise and free from error: verily, Agni, thou dost know thy grandeur.
There lies the form: he moves and licks, and swallows, and, as House-Lord, kisses the Youthful Maiden.
There lies the form: he moves and licks, and swallows, and, as House-Lord, kisses the Youthful Maiden.
कूचिज्जायते सनयासु नव्यो वने तस्थौ पलितो धूमकेतुः |
अस्नातापो वर्षभो न पर वेति सचेतसो यं पर्णयन्तमर्ताः
English:- He rises ever fresh in ancient fuel: smoke-bannered, gray, he makes the wood his dwelling.
No swimmer, Steer, he presses through the waters, and to his place accordant mortals bear him.
No swimmer, Steer, he presses through the waters, and to his place accordant mortals bear him.
तनूत्यजेव तस्करा वनर्गु रशनाभिर्दशभिरभ्यधीताम |
इयं ते अग्ने नव्यसी मनीषा युक्ष्वा रथंन शुचयद्भिरङगैः
English:- Like thieves who risk their lives and haunt the forest, the twain with their ten girdles have secured him.
This is a new hymn meant for thee, O Agni: yoke as it were thy car with parts that glitter.
This is a new hymn meant for thee, O Agni: yoke as it were thy car with parts that glitter.
बरह्म च ते जातवेदो नमश्चेयं च गीः सदमिद्वर्धनी भूत |
रक्षा णो अग्ने तनयानि तोका रक्षोत नस्तन्वो अप्रयुछन
English:- Homage and prayer are thine, O Jātavedas, and this my song shall evermore exalt thee.
Agni, protect our children and descendants, and guard with ever-watcliful care our bodies.
Agni, protect our children and descendants, and guard with ever-watcliful care our bodies.