Canto 37Sobhari Kanwa · Sukta 19
Book 2. Part Two: Other Hymns to Agni
1. Affirm that godhead of the sun-world, the gods set the divine
traveller to his race, they brought the offering to the world
of the gods.
2. O illumined seer, pray the Fire opulent in his gifts, rich in
5his lustres; the guide of this Soma sacrifice pray, O Sobhari,
for the rite of the path, the ancient one.
3. We have chosen thee the mightiest for sacrifice, the divine
in the divine, the immortal as the priest of the call of this
sacrifice, the strong of will, —
104. The Son of Energy, the Fire, happy and radiant and most
glorious in his light; may he win for us by sacrifice the bliss
in heaven of Mitra and Varuna and the bliss of the waters.
5. The mortal who with the fuel and the oblation, with knowl-
edge and with surrender has given to the Fire, who is perfect
15in the pilgrim-rite, —
Other Hymns to Agni
ty
dv
to
20r
hyt
aAfvty
E<tm
yf
25n
tm
ho
d
vk
30t
k
t
cn
n
35my
k
t
nft
6. Swift gallop his war-horses, most luminous is his glory, nei-
40ther calamity wrought by the gods nor evil wrought of men
can come to him from any part.
vnyo
vo
aEnEB
45yAm
s
$
no
shs
50UjA
pt
s
vFrvmmy
7. High of fire may we be with your fires, O son of force, O
55lord of Energies! for thou hast the hero-strength and thy
desire is towards us.
f
smAno
aEtETn
60EmEyo'nF
rTo
n
v
v
65mAso
aEp
sEt
sADvv
rAjA
70ryFZAm
8. As our friendly guest finding our expression for us Fire must
be known, and as our chariot; in thee are all-accomplishing
foundations of ease, thou art the king of the Treasures.
so
75a=A
dA
vvro'n
mt
s
80Bg
s
f
y
s
85DFEBrt
sEntA
9. That mortal is sure in the giving of his pilgrim-sacrifice,
O happy Fire, he is one to be proclaimed, may he be a
conqueror by his thoughts, —
90yy
vm
$
vo
avrAy
95EtSEs
y7Fr
s
sADt
so
100av
EY
sEntA
s
Evpy
105EB
s
f
$
r
110#
sEntA
k
tm
/
11510. One for whom thou standest high exalted over his pilgrim-
sacrifice, he is a master and hero and accomplishes, — he
conquers by the war-horses, by the luminous seers, by the
heroes, wins his work achieved.
Mandala Eight
120yyAEnv
p
g
h
tom
125cno
dDFt
Ev
vvAy
h yA
130vA
v
Evqd
Evq
11. He in whose house Fire, in whom are all desirable things,
135maintains his body and his affirming laud and his delight
and the offerings, he occupies the field of his occupancy.
Evy
vA
t
140vt
shso
yho
m
$
145tmy
rAEtq
avod
vm
pErmy
150k
ED
vso
EvEvd
qo
155vc
12. O son of force, for the illumined seer who lauds thee and is
most swift in his givings, create for that seeker of knowledge,
O Shining One,1 the word in which the mortal is above, the
godhead below.
160yo
aEn
h ydAEtEBn
moEBvA
s
165dmAEvvAsEt
EgrA
vAEjrfoEcqm
13. He who by his gifts of the oblations or by prostrations of
surrender, or by his word illumines the Fire, who brings his
170right judgment, and the swift action of his light, —
sEmDA
yo
EnEftF
dAfdEdEt
175DAmEBry
my
Ev
v
t
180s
DFEB
s
Bgo
jnA
185;
aEt
<
#z
iv
190tAErqt
14. He who with his stimulation by the fuel serves with the
seats of the session of the Fire, the Boundless, that happy
mortal exceeding men by his thoughts and by his lights
passes beyond all things as one who crosses over waters.
195tdn
<mA
Br
yt
sAsht
200sdn
k
EcdEZm
my
jny
205d
$
Y
y
15. Bring, O Fire, that light which overcomes in the house
210whatever devourer or wrath of any being with evil thoughts.
1 Or, O lord of the Riches,
Other Hymns to Agni
y
n
215c
vzZo
Emo
ay
mA
220y
n
nAsyA
Bg
vy
225tt
t
fvsA
gAt
Ev1mA
230id
votA
EvD
mEh
16. The light by which Mitra sees and Varuna and Aryaman,
235by which lords of the journey and Bhaga, that light may we
worship, we made by thy force perfect knowers of the path
guarded by the lordship of the Puissant.
t
G
240dn
vAyo
y
vA
Ev
245EndEDr
n
csm
EvAso
d
250v
s
5t
m
17. O Fire, those are perfect in their thought who, themselves
255illumined, have set thee within them, O illumined seer, thee,
O godhead, divine in vision and strong in will.
t
id
v
260Ed
s
Bg
t
aAh
265Et
t
sot
cE5r
EdEv
270t
id
vAj
EBEj
y
275m
hd
Dn
y
v
280kAm
y
Err
18. They have made their altar and their offering, O happy Fire,
and their libation of the wine in heaven, they have conquered
285by their plenitudes a mighty wealth who have cast into thee
their desire.
Bd
o
no
290aEnrAh
to
Bd
A
rAEt
295s
Bg
Bd
o
avr
300Bd
A
ut
fty
19. O felicitous god, happy to us art thou fed with the offerings,
305happy thy giving, happy the pilgrim-sacrifice, happy our
utterances.
Bd
mn
k
310Z
v
v
t
$
315y
y
nA
sms
sAsh
320av
ETrA
tn
Eh
B
325$
Er
fD
tA
vn
330mA
t
aEBEEB
/
20. Create for us a happy mind in the piercing of the Coverers
335by which thou mayst overcome in the battles; lay prostrate
many firm positions of those who challenge us, may we
conquer them by thy attacks.
Mandala Eight
I0
340EgrA
mn
Eh
t
y
345d
vA
d
$
tmrEt
350y
Err
yEjS
h yvAhnm
21. I pray with the word the Fire set in man whom the gods sent
355in as the messenger and traveller, the carrier of offerings,
strong to sacrifice.
EtmjMBAy
tzZAy
rAjt
360yo
gAyyny
y
Ep
ft
365s
$
n
tAEB
s
370vFy
mEnG
t
EBrAh
t
37522. To the ever-young Fire shining with his sharp tusks of flame
thou singest delight, Fire who fed with the offerings of light
forms by true words a great strength.
ydF
G
380t
EBrAh
to
vAfFmEnB
rt
385uQcAv
c
as
r
iv
390EnEZ
jm
23. When he is fed with the offerings of light the Fire like one
full of might works his blade upwards and downwards and
carves for himself a shape.
395yo
h yAy
#rytA
mn
Eh
400to
d
v
aAsA
s
405gEDnA
EvvAst
vAyA
EZ
vvro
410hotA
d
vo
amy
24. The godhead set in man who speeds the offerings in its
415fragrant mouth, perfect in the pilgrim-sacrifice illumines all
desirable things, the divine and immortal priest of the call.
ydn
my
v
420yAmh
Emmho
amy
shs
s
425$
nvAh
t
25. O Fire, fed with the offerings, O son of force, O friendly
light, if thou wert the mortal and I the immortal, —
430n
vA
rAsFyAEBfty
vso
n
435pApvAy
sy
n
m
totAmtFvA
440n
d
Eh
t
yAdn
445n
pApyA
26. I would not give thee over to the Assailant or to sinfulness,
O benignant, O shining one; he who lauded me would not
Other Hymns to Agni
450be one without understanding or miserable nor one plagued
by guilt, O Fire.
Ept
n
p
455s
B
to
d
roZ
460aA
d
vA
;
et
465Zo
hEv
27. He is like a son well nourished in the house of his father;
may our offerings reach the gods.
tvAhmn
470UEtEBn
EdSAEB
sc
y
joqmA
475vso
sdA
d
vy
my
48028. O Fire, O shining one, by thy closest guardings may I, the
mortal, be ever companioned by the favour of the god.
tv
5vA
sn
485y
tv
rAEtEBrn
tv
fEtEB
490vAEmdAh
mEt
vso
mmA'n
hq
495v
dAtv
29. By thy will may I conquer, O Fire, by thy gifts, by thy
revealing utterances; for of thee they speak as the guiding
Thought in me. O Fire, have joy for the giving.
500so
an
tvoEtEB
s
vFrAEBEtrt
505vAjBm
EB
yy
v
sHymAvr
510/
30. By thy guardings in which is the strength of the heroes and
the bringing of the plenitudes, he drives forward on his way
with whom thou hast chosen friendship, O shining one.
tv
515d
Jso
nFlvAn
vAf
-Evy
520iDAn
EsZvA
dd
v
mhFnAm
525qsAmEs
Ey
po
vt
q
530rAjEs
31. The blue stream of thee with its cry is faithful to the law
of its Truth, even as it is kindled it takes what is cast in it;
thou art beloved of the great Dawns and thou shinest in the
dwelling places of the night.
535Mandala Eight
tmAgm
soBry
sh*m
k
540vEBEmvs
sm
Aj
Asdyvm
32. We the sons of Sobhari have come to the Fire with its
545thousandfold mass of flame, strong in its approach for
protection, imperial, the Fire of the Terror of the Destroyer.2
yy
t
an
550ay
any
upEto
vyA
iv
555Evpo
n
<A
En
y
560v
jnAnA
tv
AEZ
vD
565yn
33. O Fire, other fires dwell dependent on thee as on a tree its
branches; I annex to me the illuminations of men and their
lights, increasing so thy warrior forces.
ymAEdyAso
570ad
h
pAr
nyT
my
575m
mGonA
Ev
v
qA
580s
dAnv
34. O sons of the boundless mother, you who betray not, great
givers, the mortal whom out of all possessors of riches you
lead to the other shore, —
585y
$
y
rAjAn
k
590EcQcq
ZFsh
yt
mAn
qA
595;
an
vy
t
vo
600vzZ
EmAy
myAm
d
ty
605rLy
35. For you, the kings, who have power over seeing men, choose
one or another to have mastery in the human ways, — such
may we be, O Varuna, O Mitra, O Aryaman, charioteers,
indeed, of the Truth.
610adAm
pOzk
y
p)cAft
sdy
615v
D
$
nAm
m
620EhSo
ay
spEt
36. The Terror of the Destroyers, son of the master of wide vi-
sion, has given me the brides five hundred, he is a bounteous
625giver, the noble, a lord of beings.
2 Or, Fire of Trasadasyu.
Other Hymns to Agni
37. And so, for me at the ford of the river Suvastu, the wide-
flowing and forward streaming river of the happy dwelling
630places, came the bay horse, leader of the three seventies.
May he become an opulent master of the things that are to
be given.
VISHWAMANAS VAIYASHWA