Canto 32Vasuyus · Suktas 25–26
Book 2. Part Two: Other Hymns to Agni
SUKTA 25
1. Bring to you by your anthem the divine Fire that he may
guard you; he comes to us a Prince of the Treasures. He is
a son of the Sages, let him lavish his riches; the Truth is in
5him and he bears men across beyond the powers that are
hostile.
2. This is the True whom the men of old kindled and the gods
set aflame. With their high burnings of his light they kindled
the Prince of the Treasures of Light, the Priest of the call with
10his tongue of rapture.
3. By a supreme thinking, by a best right understanding, by thy
perfect purification set alight in us those riches, O Desirable,
O Fire.
4. The Fire shines in the gods, the Fire enters into mortals and
15his light is in them; Fire is the Carrier of offerings. Wait with
your thoughts on the Fire.
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5. Fire gives to the giver that highest unpierced Son in whom
are many inspirations and the multitude of the Words of
Knowledge, the Son who opens the hearing of the Truth to
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7. For the Fire that which is most wide to bear! Sing one word
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9. Seekers of the Treasure, thus have we worshipped when he
put forth his strength the Fire. Wise of will, may he carry us
across as in a ship beyond all the powers that are hostile.
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Other Hymns to Agni
SUKTA 26
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1. O God, O Fire, bring the gods and to them sacrifice with
the purifying light of thy tongue of rapture.
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2. Fire with the many-hued lights, Fire that drippest the clari-
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4. O Fire, come with all the gods for the gift of the oblation.
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5. O Fire, bring to one who sacrifices, one who offers the wine
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6. O Fire, in thy kindling thou art a conqueror of the thou-
sands; thou nourishest the Laws with thy blaze. Thou art
200the messenger of the gods and their word is with thee.
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7. Set within you the Fire that knows all things born, the Fire
ever young, the Carrier of the offerings, the divine Priest
who does sacrifice in its season.
2058. Let our sacrifice uninterruptedly march on most strong to-
day to reveal the gods. Strew, strew the grass of the altar for
the session.
9. Let the Life-Gods sit there and the twin Drivers of the Horse
and Mitra and Varuna and the gods with all the divine
210People.
TRYARUNA TRAIVRISHNA, TRASADASYU
PAURUKUTSYA, ASHWAMEDHA BHARATA