Hymns to the Mystic Fire

Madhuchchhandas Vaishwamitra

Early 1940s

SUKTA 1

अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम् ।
होतारं रत्नघातमम् ॥१॥

1) The Fire I pray, the divine vicar of the sacrifice and ordinant of the rite, the Summoner (or, priest of the offering) who most founds the ecstasy.

अग्निः पूर्वेभिर्ऋषिभिरीड्यो नूतनैरुत ।
स देवाँ एह वक्षति ॥२॥

2) The Fire, desirable to the ancient seers, so even to the new,—may he come to us with the gods.

अग्निना रयिमश्नवत् पोषमेव दिवेदिवे ।
यशसं वीरवत्तमम् ॥३॥

3) By the Fire one obtains a wealth that increases day by day, glorious and full of hero-powers.

अग्ने यं यज्ञमध्वरं विश्वतः परिभूरसि ।
स इद् देवेषु गच्छति ॥४॥

4) O Fire, the pilgrim sacrifice which thou encompassest on every side, reaches the gods.

अग्निर्होता कविकतुः सत्यश्चित्रश्रवस्तमः ।
देवो देवेभिरा गमत् ॥५॥

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5) Fire, priest of the call, the seer-will rich in brilliant inspirations, may he come to us, a god with the gods.

यदङ्ग दाशुषे त्वमग्ने भद्रं करिष्यसि ।
तवेत् तत् सत्यमङ्गिरः ॥६॥

6) O Fire, the happy good that thou wilt create for the giver, is That Truth of thee, O Angiras.

उप त्वाग्ने दिवेदिवे दोषावस्तर्धिया वयम् ।
नमो भरन्त एमसि ॥७॥

7) To thee, O Fire, day by day, in the dawn and in the dusk, we come bringing to thee by the thought our obeisance,

राजन्तमध्वराणां गोपामृतस्य दीदिविम् ।
वर्धमानं स्वे दमे ॥८॥

8) To thee, who rulest the sacrifices of the Way, the shining Guardian of the Truth, growing in thy own home.

स नः पितेव सूनवेऽग्ने सूपायनो भव ।
सचस्वा नः स्वस्तये ॥९॥

9) O Fire, be easy of access to us like a father to his son; cleave to us for our weal.