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1. Hither, for powerful kinship, I call Agni, him who prospers
you,
Most frequent at our solemn rites.
2. May Agni with his pointed blaze cast down each fierce
devouring fiend:
May Agni win us wealth by war!
3. Agni, be gracious; thou art great: thou hast approached
the pious man,
Hast come to sit on sacred grass.
4. Agni, preserve us,from distress consume our enemies, O
God,
Eternal, with thy hottest flames
5. Harness, O Agni, O thou God, thy steeds which are most
excellent!
The fleet ones bring thee rapidly.
6. Lord of the tribes, whom all must seek, we worshipped
Agni set thee down,
Refulgent, rich in valiant men.
7. Agni is head and height of heaven, the master of the
earth is he
He quickeneth the waters' seed.
8. O Agni, graciously announce this our good fortune of the
Gods,
And this our newest hymn of praise!
9, By song, O Agni, Angiras! Gopavana hath brought thee
forth
Hear thou my call, refulgent one!
10. Agni, the Sage, the Lord of Strength, hath moved around
the sacred gifts,
Giving the offerer precious things.
11. His heralds bear him up aloft, the God who knoweth all
that lives,
The Sun, that all may look on him.
12, Praise Agni in the sacrifice, the Sage whose holy laws
are true
The God who driveth grief away.
13. Kind be the Goddesses to lend us help, and kind that we
may drink:
May their streams bring us health and wealth
14. Lord of the brave, whose songs dost thou in thine
abundance now inspire,
Thou whose hymns help to win the kine?
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