Canto 42Bharga Pragatha · Sukta 60
Book 2. Part Two: Other Hymns to Agni
1. Come, O Fire, with thy fires, we choose thee as the priest
of the call, may the ladles extended, full of the offering
anoint thee, strongest for sacrifice when thou sittest on the
sacrificial seat.
52. For, towards thee, O Son of force, O Angiras, the ladles
move in the rite of the path; we seek the child of Energy
with his hair of light, the supreme fire in the sacrifices.
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3. O Fire, thou art the seer and the ordainer, the priest of the
call, the purifier to whom must be given sacrifice, rapturous,
strong for sacrifice, one to be prayed in the pilgrim-rites with
illumined thoughts, O brilliant Flame!
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504. Bring to me who betray not, O youngest, O unceasing
Flame, the gods that desire for the advent; come to our well-
founded pleasant things, O shining One, rejoice established
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5. O Fire, O deliverer, thou art very wide, the true, the seer,
thou who shinest out, O high-kindled Fire, thee the sages,
the ordainers illumine.
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6. Flame out, O most luminous Flame, shine out for man, give
to him who lauds thee the bliss, for thou art great; may my
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may they overcome the foe.
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1207. As, O Fire, thou consumest old dry wood on the earth so
burn, O friendly Light, whosoever comes with evil mind,
our hurter.
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8. Deliver us not to the mortal foe, to the demoniac, to him
who gives expression to evil; guard us with thy unfailing
and benignant, guardian and rescuer fires, O ever-youthful
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9. Guard, O Fire, with the single word, guard with the second,
guard with the words that are three, O master of Energies;
O shining One, guard with the fourth.
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10. Guard us from every hostile demon, protect us in the plen-
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our ally for our increase.
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11. O purifying Fire, bring to us and give a wealth that in-
creases our growth, the wealth that has to be expressed in
us, O measurer of our formations, by thy right leading a
wealth full of many longed-for things and very great in its
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12. By which we may conquer those who challenge us in our
battles, breaking through the designs of the foe; so do thou
increase us with thy delight, O luminous in might, speed on
their way the thoughts that find the treasure.
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13. Fire is like a bull that sharpens its horns and tosses its
head, his flaming jaws are too bright and keen to gaze at;
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14. O Fire, O Bull, thy tusks of flame cannot be challenged by
the gaze when thou rangest abroad; so do thou, O priest of
the call, make that our offering is well cast, conquer for us
many desirable things.
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15. In the forest thou sleepest in the two mothers, mortals kindle
thee into a blaze; then sleepless thou carriest the offerings of
the giver of the oblation and now thou shinest in the gods.
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16. Thee pray the seven priests of the call, thee the unhesitant,
shooting well thy shafts; thou breakest asunder the hill with
325thy heat and thy light: O Fire, go forth beyond men.
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17. The Fire, the fire let us call for you having placed the sacred
grass and placed the gifts of our pleasure, on day after day,
345Fire of the unseizable ray, priest of the call of seeing men.
Other Hymns to Agni
18. O Fire, to thee constant in the peace of a deep calm I come
with the intuition that awakes to knowledge; by our impul-
sion bring to us for our protection wealth of many forms
350that is most close.
19. O Fire, O god, for thy adorer thou art the lord of creatures,
thou art the master of his house who departs not from him,
afflicting the demons; great art thou, the guardian of heaven
who comes to his gated home.
35520. O blazing light, let not the demon enter into us; let not the
witchcraft of the goblin sorcerers take possession; O Fire,
push calamity and hunger far beyond the pastures of our
herds, ward the demon-possessed away from us.
SUDITI AND PURUMILHA ANGIRASA