Canto 7Hymn of Paruchchhepa
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351. I meditate on the Fire, the priest of the call, the giver of the
Treasure, the son of force, who knows all things born, the
Fire who is like one illumined and knowing all things born.
The Fire who perfect in the pilgrim-sacrifice, a God with
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2. Thee most powerful for sacrifice, as givers of sacrifice may
we call, the eldest of the Angirases, the Illumined One, call
thee with our thoughts, O Brilliant Fire, with our illumined
thoughts, men’s priest of the call,2 who encircles all like
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us, he in whose shock even that which is strong falls asunder,
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his force he toils on and goes not back, like warriors with
the bow from the battle he goes not back.
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this Fire the vision of whom is brighter in the night than
180in the day, for his undeparting life brighter than in the day.
Then does his life grasp and support us like a strong house
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185happiness enjoyed and that not yet enjoyed, moving his
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waste lands.4 He takes and devours the offerings, he is the
eye of intuition of the sacrifice in its due action; so all men
follow with pleasure the path of this joyful and joy-giving
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them, the Bhrigu-flame-seers have made obeisance and spo-
260ken to him the word, when they have churned him out by
their worship, — the Flame-Seers, the Fire becomes master
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wise he enjoys the things laid upon him and they are pleasant
to him, he takes joy of them in his wisdom.
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over our tilled and our waste lands.
8. We call to thee, the Lord of all creatures, the master of the
house common to them all for the enjoying, the carrier of
the true words for the enjoying, — to the Guest of men in
305whose presence stand, as in the presence of a father, all these
Immortals and make our offerings their food — in the Gods
they become their food.
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335most forceful for the forming of the Gods, as if a wealth for
the forming of the Gods; most forceful is thy rapture, most
luminous thy will. So they serve thee, O Ageless Fire, who
hear thy word serve thee, O Ageless Fire!
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10. To the Great One, the Strong in his force, the waker in the
Dawn, to Fire as to one who has vision, let your hymn arise.
When the giver of the offering cries towards him in all the
380planes, in the front of the wise he chants our adoration, the
priest of the call of the wise who chants their adoration.
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11. So, becoming visible, most near to us bring, O Fire, by thy
perfect consciousness, the Riches that ever accompany the
425Gods, by thy perfect consciousness the Great Riches. O most
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strong Fire, create for us that which is great for vision, for
the enjoying; for those who hymn thee, O Lord of plenty,
churn out a great hero-strength as one puissant by his force.