Canto 20Isha · Suktas 7–8
Book 2. Part Two: Other Hymns to Agni
pens of the Ray-Cows. Bring to those who laud thee the
force of thy impulse.
8. Bring to us who laud thee, O Fire, new impelling forces that
lead to happy worlds; may we be of those who with thee
5for their messenger sing the hymn of illumination in home
and home. Bring to those who laud thee the force of thy
impulse.
9. O delightful flame, thou turnest both the ladles of the
streaming clarity towards thy mouth; then mayst thou carry
10us high beyond in the utterances, O master of might. Bring
to those who laud thee the force of thy impulse.
10. Thus have they driven and controlled the Fire without a
break by their words and their sacrifices; may he found in us
the perfect hero-might and the perfect power of the Horse.
15Bring to those who laud thee the force of thy impulse.
ISHA
SUKTA 7
1. O comrades, in you an integral force and complete laud to
Other Hymns to Agni
20Fire the most powerful among the peoples, to the mighty
child of energy.
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4. Yea, he creates the light of intuition even for one who is far
off in the night, the purifying and imperishable Fire ravages
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6. Him mortal man must come to know as one who holds the
multitude of his desires so that he may establish in him all;
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7. Pure and bright, verily, is he and he tears our desert dwelling
place,11 like a beast who tears, a Beast with golden beard
and tusks of bright purity, he is like a smith whose force is
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an eater and ever enters deeper; with a happy delivery his
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1809. O Fire, to whom is poured the running stream of the offering
of light, the man who is a happy ground for establishing
thee, — in such mortals found the light, and the inspiration
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10. Even so, irresistible born, I receive the force of mind, the cow
of vision given by thee. O Fire, then may Atri overcome the
destroyers who satisfy thee not, may he overcome forces
and men.
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Other Hymns to Agni
SUKTA 8
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1. O Fire, created by our force, thee the Ancient One the an-
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of sacrifice with his many delights who establishes all, Fire
who dwells in the house, master of the house, the supremely
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2. Thee, O Fire, men seated within as the ancient guest, the
260master of the house with his tresses of light, — vast is his
intuition, many are his forms, he brings out the riches, he
is a giver of perfect peace and protection and a destroyer of
the foe.
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2853. Thee the human people pray, O Fire, who knowest the
word of invocation, who hast the just discernment, who
art strongest to found the ecstasy, — thee who dwellest in
the secret cave, O happy flame, and hast the vision of all
things, the perfect sacrificer with the multitude of thy voices
290and the glory and beauty of thy light.
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4. Thee, O Fire, who upholdest all things in every way we voic-
ing thee with our words have approached with obeisance;
so do thou accept us, O Angiras, a godhead kindled by the
glory of a mortal and by his high illuminings.