Canto 60Jamadagni Bhargava or Rama Jamadagnya · Sukta 110
Book 2. Part Two: Other Hymns to Agni
1. High-kindled today in the house of the human being, thou
doest sacrifice a god to the gods, O knower of all things
born; bring them to us as one who has knowledge, O
friendly Light; for thou art the messenger, the seer, the
5thinker.
2. O son of the body, revealing the paths of our journeyings to
the Truth make them sweet with the Wine of Delight, O thou
with thy high tongue of flame; enriching with our thoughts
the mantras and the sacrifice set our pilgrim-sacrifice in the
10gods.
3. One prayed and adored, O Fire, calling them to us arrive,
companioned by the Shining Ones, O mighty One, thou art
the summoner of the gods, so, missioned, strong to sacrifice,
do them sacrifice.
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Other Hymns to Agni
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4. An ancient seat of sacred grass is plucked this morn, in the
direction of this earth, in front of the days, wide it spreads
beyond a supernal seat of happy ease for the gods and the
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5. Widely expanding may they spring apart making themselves
beautiful for us as wives for their lords; O divine doors, vast
and all-pervading, be easy of approach to the gods.
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7. The two divine priests of the call, also, the first and perfect in
speech building the sacrifice of man that he may do worship,
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pointing by their direction to the ancient Light.
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8. May Bharati come swiftly to our sacrifice, Ila awakening
135to knowledge here like a human thinker, and Saraswati, the
three goddesses, — may they sit, perfect in their works, on
this sacred seat of happy ease.
Mandala Ten
9. He who fashioned in their forms this earth and heaven, the
140Parents, and fashioned all the worlds, him today and here,
O missioned priest of the call, do thou worship, strong for
sacrifice, having the knowledge, even the divine maker of
forms.
10. Revealing by thy self-power the goal of the gods, release
145towards it in the order of the Truth our offerings. Let the
tree and the divine accomplisher of the work and the Fire
take the taste of the offering with the sweetness and the
light.
11. As soon as he was born Fire measured out the shape of the
150sacrifice and became the leader who goes in front of the
gods. In the speech of this priest of the call which points
out by its direction the Truth, may the gods partake of the
oblation made sv¯ah¯a.
UPASTUTA VARSHTIHAVYA