Hymns to the Mystic Fire

Haryata Pragatha

SUKTA 72

हविष्कृणुध्वमा गमदध्वर्युर्वनते पुनः ।
विद्वाँ अस्य प्रशासनम् ॥१॥

1) Do you make the offering, the Priest of the pilgrim-rite has come and he conquers again, for he knows the commandment of the Fire.

नि तिग्ममभ्यंशुं सीदद्धोता मनावधि ।
जुषाणो अस्य सख्यम् ॥२॥

2) Let him sit within close to the keen burning ray, the Priest of the call in thinking man, accepting the comradeship of the Fire.

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अन्तरिच्छन्ति तं जने रुद्रं परो मनीषया ।
गृभ्णन्ति जिह्वया ससम् ॥३॥

3) Within they wish him to be in a man the "terrible one", beyond the thinking mind; by his tongue they seize the peace.

जाम्यतीतपे धनुर्वयोधा अरुहद् वनम् ।
दृषदं जिह्वयावधीत् ॥४॥

4) High burnt the companion bow, a founder of the growth he climbed to woodland, he smote the rock with his tongue.

चरन् वत्सो रुशन्निह निदातारं न विन्दते।
वेति स्तोतव अम्ब्यम् ॥५॥

5) He is the shining calf who wanders and finds none to bind him here, to one who lauds him he manifests the mother.¹

उतो न्वस्य यन्महदश्वावद् योजनं बृहत् ।
दामा रथस्य ददृशे ॥६॥

6) And now is the great and vast yoking as if of the Horse, the rope of the chariot is seen.

दुहन्ति सप्तैकामुप द्वा पञ्च सृजतः ।
तीर्थे सिन्धोरधि स्वरे ॥७॥

7) Seven milk the one, two let loose the five at the ford of the River upon the cry of the waters.

आ दशभिर्विवस्वत इन्द्रः कोशमचुच्यवीत् ।
खेदया त्रिवृता दिवः ॥८॥

8) By the ten of the sun Indra made fall the covering sheath of heaven with his triple mallet.

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परि त्रिधातुरध्वरं जूर्णिरेति नवीयसी ।
मध्वा होतारो अञ्जते ॥९॥

9) A new adoration moves round the triple pilgrim-sacrifice, the priests of the call anoint With the honey-wine.

सिञ्चन्ति नमसावतमुच्चाचकं परिज्मानम् ।
नीचीनबारमक्षितम् ॥१०॥

10) With surrender they pour out the inexhaustible pervading well whose wheel is on high and its opening below.

अभ्यारमिदद्रयो निषिक्तं पुष्करे मधु ।
अवतस्य विसर्जने ॥११॥

11) Close by are the stones and the honey-wine is poured in the lotus in the discharging of the well.

गाव उपावतावतं मही यज्ञस्य रप्सुदा ।
उभा कर्णा हिरण्यया ॥१२॥

12) O Ray-Cows, come to the well; here is the great wine-jar of the sacrifice, here are both the golden handles.

आ सुते सिञ्चत श्रियं रोदस्योरभिश्रियम् ।
रसा दधीत वृषभम् ॥१३॥

13) Pour into the wine that is pressed, a joining splendour, the glory of earth and heaven; by the juice of the wine sustain the Bull.

ते जानत स्वमोक्यं सं वत्सासो न मातृभिः ।
मिथो नसन्त जामिभिः ॥१४॥

14) They know their own home; like calves with their mothers they met with each other as companions.

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उप स्त्रक्वेषु बप्सतः कृण्वते धरुणं दिवि ।
इन्द्रे अग्ना नमः स्वः ॥१५॥

15) In the jaws of the eater they made their foundation in heaven, their prostrations of surrender to Indra and the Fire made the Sun-world.

अधुक्षत् पिप्युषीमिषमूर्जं सप्तपदीमरिः ।
सूर्यस्य सप्त रश्मिभिः ॥१६॥

16) The warrior milked out the seven-planed nourishing force and energy by the seven rays of the sun.

सोमस्य मित्रावरुणोदिता सूर आ ददे ।
तदातुरस्य भेषजम् ॥१७॥

17) O Mitra and Varuna, in the rising of the moon he received it on the sun; it is the healing draught for him who suffers.

उतो न्वस्य यत् पदं हर्यतस्य निधान्यम् ।
परि द्यां जिह्वयातनत् ॥१८॥

18) And now let him stretch out² with his tongue of flame around heaven that plane of him in his full delight which is to be laid as a foundation.