Hymns to the Mystic Fire

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RV IV.6.1-3

6. Vamadeva's sixth hymn to Agni.

[word] - word(s) omitted by the author or lost through damage to the manuscript that are required by grammar or sense, and that could be supplied by the editors.

1) ऊर्ध्व ऊ षु णो अध्वरस्य होत-
रग्ने तिष्ठ देवताता यजीयान् ।
त्वं हि विश्वमभ्यसि मन्म
प्र वेधसश्चित्तिरसि मनीषाम् ॥

Perfectly high do thou stand for us, O offerer of our sacrifice, more mighty for its workings in the extending of the gods; for thou art about every thought and thou carriest forward on its way (or givest) the intellect of the disposer.

देवताता. देवास्तायंते विस्तीर्यंतेऽत्रेति देवतातिर्यज्ञः.    प्रतिरसि. प्रवर्ध- यसि Sy.    मनीषां. मतिं स्तुतिं.

2) अमृरो होता न्यसादि विक्षु
अग्निर्मंद्रो विदथेषु प्रचेताः ।
ऊर्ध्वं भानुं सवितेव अश्रेन्
मेतेव धूमं स्तभायदुप द्याम् ॥

The priest illimitable of the oblation has taken his seat in the peoples (creatures), Agni rapturous in the movements of knowledge, he who in the mind perceiveth; like the sun may he move to his high lustre, like a pillar may he set his smoke (of temperamental force) to support heaven (within us).

3) यता सुजूर्णी रातिनी घृताची
प्रदक्षिणिद् देवतातिमुराणः ।
उदु स्वरुर्नवजा न अक्रः
पश्वो अनक्ति सुधितः सुमेकः ॥

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Rich & bright, full of impetus, full of delight it is governed & directed (or, it is in action); moving to the right, increasing the divine extension he drives upward the herds of vision, on the heights like an active driver (or a high pole) manifested in the nine, well-established, perfect in capacity.

घृताची ie मनीषा. उराणः. Sy. उरु कुर्वाणः. स्वरुः. युपशकलवाची स्वरुरत्र यूपं लक्षयति । चषालवंतः स्वरवः पृथिव्याम् R.V. 3.8.10. स्वरुणा पशुमनक्तीति श्रुतेः. Therefore it can hardly be यूप. Perhaps सु + अरुः. सुमेकः. मेकः must be from either मि, मिक् [or] मिच्. Lat. mico, Grk. μɩχρóς, S. मेकः do not help us.