HYMN VIII. Agni.

1. YOUR envoy who possesses all, Immortal, bearer of your gifts,

Best worshipper, I woo with song.

2 He, Mighty, knows the gift of wealth, he knows the deep recess of heaven:

He shall bring hitherward the Gods.

3 He knows, a God himself, to guide Gods to the righteous in his home:

He gives e'en treasures that we love.

4 He is the Herald: well-informed, he doth his errand to and fro,

Knowing the deep recess of heaven.

5 May we be they who gratify Agni with sacrificial gifts,

Whocherish and enkindle him.

6 Illustrious for wealth are they, and hero deeds, victorious,

Who have served Agni reverently.

7 So unto us, day after day, may riches craved by many come,

And power and might spring up for us.

8 That holy Singer in his strength shoots forth his arrows swifter than

The swift shafts of the tribes of men.