Canto 56Sumitra Vadhryashwa · Suktas 69–70
Book 2. Part Two: Other Hymns to Agni
9. Thine be the absolutes, precedents and consequents of the
sacrifice, the portions packed with energy of the oblation;
thine, O Fire, be all this sacrifice; may the four regions bow
down to thee.
5SUMITRA VADHRYASHWA
SUKTA 69
1. Happy are the seeings of the Fire of the gelded Horse, plea-
surable his guidance, delightful his approaches; when the
friendly peoples set him ablaze in their front, fed with the
10oblations of the Light he flames up for his worshipper.
2. The Light is the increasing of the Fire of the gelded Horse,
Light is his food, Light is his fattening: fed with the oblation
of the Light wide he spread; he shines as the Sun when there
is poured on him its running stream.
153. The force of flame which thinking man, which the friendly
one, set ablaze, this is that new force, O Fire; so opulently
shine, so accept our words, so take the plenitude by violence,
so found here the inspired knowledge.
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755. Become full of light, O gelded Horse, and become our pro-
tector, let not the assault of men pierce thee; thou art like a
hero, a violent overthrower and the good Friend: lo, I have
uttered the names of the Fire of the gelded Horse.
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1056. Thou hast conquered the riches of the plains and the riches
of the mountain, the destroyer foemen, and the Aryan
freemen: like a hero art thou, a violent overthrower of men,
O Fire, mayst thou overcome those who battle against us.
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7. This Fire is the long Thread, the vast Bull, one with a thou-
sand layers and a hundred leadings, he is the Craftsman;
130luminous in men luminous, made bright by the hands of
men, may he flame out in the strivers after godhead, in the
friendly people.19
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as if unstayingly equal in its yield, giving its nectar-milk.
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9. Even the immortal gods proclaim thy greatness, O knower
of all things born, O Fire of the gelded Horse. That which I
sought by questioning, coming to the human peoples, thou
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10. Thee as the father carries his son in his lap so the gelded
Horse carried and tended thee, O Fire; O youthful god,
215accepting his fuel thou didst conquer even the supreme and
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11. Fire has ever conquered the enemies of the gelded Horse by
men who have pressed the Soma wine; O thou of the bright
diverse lights, thou hast broken and cast down the foe that
240was equal and the foe that was mighty and thou hast given
him increase.
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12. This Fire is the slayer of the enemies of the gelded Horse, lit
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Other Hymns to Agni
from of old and to be invoked with obeisance; so do thou
265assail those who attack him, both the uncompanioned and
the one with many companions, O Fire of the gelded Horse.
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1. O Fire, accept the fuel I give thee; in the seat of revela-
tion take joy in the luminous Thought: on the high top of
295earth, in the brightness of the days, become high uplifted by
worship of sacrifice to the gods, O strong of will!
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2. May he who travels in front of the gods, he who voices the
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and most divine, may he hasten with our obeisance on the
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3. Men bringing their offerings ask for the Fire everlasting to
be their envoy: so do thou with thy horses strong to bear
355and thy swiftly moving car bring to us the gods; take here
thy seat as the priest of the call.
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3854. May the seat acceptable to the gods spread wide in us and
all its long horizontal length become fragrant. Occupy that
seat, O god, with a mind not inclining to wrath, and to the
gods with Indra for their greatest offer sacrifice.
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5. Touch either heaven’s superior peak or swing wide open
with all the extent of earth, O doors of aspiration, who
desire the chariot of the gods, hold in your greatness and by
the great the divine car.
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dawn and night, sit in their native seat; O dawn and night,
O you who aspire, may the gods aspiring sit on your wide
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7. High stands up the stone of the pressing, high the Fire is
kindled, may it touch the vast and the seats dear to us
in the lap of the infinite mother; O you who are vicars
and ordinants of the rite in this sacrifice, you twain who
465have greater knowledge, may you win for us by sacrifice the
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8. O ye three goddesses, sit on the superior seat which we have
made delightful for you; may the mother of Revelation and
the two goddesses with the luminous feet accept our firmly
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