Canto 3Shunahshepa Ajigarti · Suktas 26–27
Book 2. Part Two: Other Hymns to Agni
SUKTA 26
1. Gird on thy robes, O thou adorable one, — master of all
abounding mights, conduct this our oblation.
2. Settle down, — for thou art the supreme offerer of sacrifice,
5O young, strong and brilliant Agni, — by the thoughts of
my meditation into my speech.
3. Because he doeth sacrifice as a father for his son, as a lover
for his lover, as a comrade for his comrade, therefore is he
the supreme offerer.
104. May the destroyers of the foe, Varuna, Mitra and Aryaman,
sit down on the sacred rushes as human friends might sit.
5. O ancient Priest of the offering, rejoice in this our friendship,
hearken to these my words.
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6. For whatsoever with lasting substance we sacrifice to god
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7. May this master of the peoples be dear to us, the delightful
45and supreme offerer of sacrifice, and to him may we be dear
and full of the strengths of Agni.
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8. For when the gods are full of the strengths of Agni, then they
hold firmly for us the supreme good; full of the strengths of
Agni may we be in our meditation.
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9. Then should both exchange their full expressions of being,
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10. O Agni, enrich with all thy strengths and confirm, thou
masterful user of force, this my sacrifice, this my speech,
85this delight.
Other Hymns to Agni
SUKTA 27
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1. As the swift strength that bringeth blessings I adore thee
with obeisances, the strong Agni, supreme and king over all
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happy, moving out by his flashing brilliance far and wide.
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1353. Far and near do thou protect us continuously by the univer-
sal vitality from mortal sickness of our life.
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1504. Speak forth perfectly, O Agni, among the gods this our chant
new-framed of saving power.
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5. Cleave to us in our higher stabilities and in our middle, teach
165us thy utmost reach of being.
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1756. O richly-lustred, thou art he who dwellest over against the
swelling waters of the ocean and distributest them, thou
flowest down immediately on the giver.
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7. Whomso, though a mortal, O Agni, thou impellest in his
struggles, whomso in his holdings, he attaineth to enduring
195masteries.
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2058. O god of force, there is a substance of plenty that is of the In-
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of being;
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9. Therefore do thou, the universal strength that labours, bring
by thy strong fighters that richness of plenty to its goal (of
220fullness) and by thy wise seers hold it safe.
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10. O thou who awakenest to thy wooers, do thou pervade
235towards Rudra to whom one doeth all sacrifice, for each
and every people, a hymn full of vision.
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11. May he be to us great and boundless, passionate in per-
ception, wide and full of charm, — so may he favour our
understanding and the plenty of our substance.
255Other Hymns to Agni
12. May he, as one full of impetuosity, the master of these peo-
ples who is divine perception, hearken to us, even Agni who
burneth into greatness with the prayers of our desire for his
fuel.
26013. Obeisance to the Great Gods! obeisance to the lesser! obei-
sance to the young! obeisance to them who are (old?) keen
and swift! may we do sacrifice to the gods to the utmost of
our capacity, may our self-expression not be mutilated, O
ye elder-gods.
265KANWA GHAURA