These are those separate fires of thine that kindled are seen like rays of the Dawns.SRI AUROBINDO
Hymns to the Mystic Fire
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Virūpa Āṅgirasa |
Sukta 43
8.43.1
इ॒मे विप्र॑स्य वे॒धसो॒ऽग्नेरस्तृ॑तयज्वनः ।
गिरः॒ स्तोमा॑स ईरते ॥
imé víprasya vedhásaḥ agnéḥ ástṛta-yajvanaḥ ǀ
gíraḥ stómāsaḥ īrate ǁ
Him pray our words, even these lauds of Fire, the illumined seer, the creator, invincible in his sacrifice.
8.43.2
अस्मै॑ ते प्रति॒हर्य॑ते॒ जात॑वेदो॒ विच॑र्षणे ।
अग्ने॒ जना॑मि सुष्टु॒तिं ॥
ásmai te prati-háryate jā́ta-vedaḥ ví-carṣaṇe ǀ
ágne jánāmi su-stutím ǁ
Such art thou for whom I bring to birth perfect laud and glad is thy response, O seeing Fire, O knower of all things born!
8.43.3
आ॒रो॒का इ॑व॒ घेदह॑ ति॒ग्मा अ॑ग्ने॒ तव॒ त्विषः॑ ।
द॒द्भिर्वना॑नि बप्सति ॥
ārokā́ḥ-iva gha ít áha tigmā́ḥ agne táva tvíṣaḥ ǀ
dat-bhíḥ vánāni bapsati ǁ
Oh, like jets of light thy keen energies of flame devour with their teeth the woods.
8.43.4
हर॑यो धू॒मके॑तवो॒ वात॑जूता॒ उप॒ द्यवि॑ ।
यतं॑ते॒ वृथ॑ग॒ग्नयः॑ ॥
hárayaḥ dhūmá-ketavaḥ vā́ta-jūtāḥ úpa dyávi ǀ
yátante vṛ́thak agnáyaḥ ǁ
Bright, with smoke for their flag against heaven, urged by the winds, labour separate thy fires.
8.43.5
ए॒ते त्ये वृथ॑ग॒ग्नय॑ इ॒द्धासः॒ सम॑दृक्षत ।
उ॒षसा॑मिव के॒तवः॑ ॥
eté tyé vṛ́thak agnáyaḥ iddhā́saḥ sám adṛkṣata ǀ
uṣásām-iva ketávaḥ ǁ
These are those separate fires of thine that kindled are seen like rays of the Dawns.
8.43.6
कृ॒ष्णा रजां॑सि पत्सु॒तः प्र॒याणे॑ जा॒तवे॑दसः ।
अ॒ग्निर्यद्रोध॑ति॒ क्षमि॑ ॥
kṛṣṇā́ rájāṃsi patsutáḥ pra-yā́ne jātá-vedasaḥ ǀ
agníḥ yát ródhati kṣámi ǁ
Black is the dust under his feet in the march of the knower of all things born when Fire sprouts upon the earth.
8.43.7
धा॒सिं कृ॑ण्वा॒न ओष॑धी॒र्बप्स॑द॒ग्निर्न वा॑यति ।
पुन॒र्यंतरु॑णी॒रपि॑ ॥
dhāsím kṛṇvānáḥ óṣadhīḥ bápsat agníḥ ná vāyati ǀ
púnaḥ yán táruṇīḥ ápi ǁ
Making his foundation, consuming the herbs Fire wearies not but goes even to the young shoots.
8.43.8
जि॒ह्वाभि॒रह॒ नन्न॑मद॒र्चिषा॑ जंजणा॒भव॑न् ।
अ॒ग्निर्वने॑षु रोचते ॥
jihvā́bhiḥ áha nánnamat arcíṣā jañjaṇā-bhávan ǀ
agníḥ váneṣu rocate ǁ
Oh, laying all low with his tongues of flame, flashing out with his ray Fire shines in the woodlands.
8.43.9
अ॒प्स्व॑ग्ने॒ सधि॒ष्टव॒ सौष॑धी॒रनु॑ रुध्यसे ।
गर्भे॒ संजा॑यसे॒ पुनः॑ ॥
ap-sú agne sádhiḥ táva sáḥ óṣadhīḥ ánu rudhyase ǀ
gárbhe sán jāyase púnaríti ǁ
In the waters, O Fire, is thy seat1, thou besiegest the plants; thou becomest a child in the womb and art born again.
8.43.10
उद॑ग्ने॒ तव॒ तद्घृ॒ताद॒र्ची रो॑चत॒ आहु॑तं ।
निंसा॑नं जु॒ह्वो॒३่ मुखे॑ ॥
út agne táva tát ghṛtā́t arcíḥ rocate ā́-hutam ǀ
níṃsānam juhváḥ múkhe ǁ
O Fire, that ray of thine fed with the oblation rises up shining from the offering of light2, licking the mouth of the ladle.
8.43.11
उ॒क्षान्ना॑य व॒शान्ना॑य॒ सोम॑पृष्ठाय वे॒धसे॑ ।
स्तोमै॑र्विधेमा॒ग्नये॑ ॥
ukṣá-annāya vaśā́-annāya sóma-pṛṣṭhāya vedháse ǀ
stómaiḥ vidhema agnáye ǁ
May we ordain sacrifice with the lauds to Fire, the ordainer of things, Fire who makes the ox and the cow his food and he bears on his back the Soma-wine.
8.43.12
उ॒त त्वा॒ नम॑सा व॒यं होत॒र्वरे॑ण्यक्रतो ।
अग्ने॑ स॒मिद्भि॑रीमहे ॥
utá tvā námasā vayám hótaḥ váreṇyakrato␣íti␣váreṇya-krato ǀ
ágne samít-bhiḥ īmahe ǁ
O Fire, we come to thee with prostration and with the fuel, O Priest of the call, O supreme will!
8.43.13
उ॒त त्वा॑ भृगु॒वच्छु॑चे मनु॒ष्वद॑ग्न आहुत ।
अं॒गि॒र॒स्वद्ध॑वामहे ॥
utá tvā bhṛgu-vát śuce manuṣvát agne ā-huta ǀ
aṅgirasvát havāmahe ǁ
O pure Flame, fed with offerings we call thee as did Bhrigu, as did Manu, as did Angiras.
8.43.14
त्वं ह्य॑ग्ने अ॒ग्निना॒ विप्रो॒ विप्रे॑ण॒ सन्त्स॒ता ।
सखा॒ सख्या॑ समि॒ध्यसे॑ ॥
tvám hí agne agnínā vípraḥ vípreṇa sán satā́ ǀ
sákhā sákhyā sam-idhyáse ǁ
For thou art kindled, O Fire, by the fire, thou who art the illumined seer art kindled by one who is illumined, as a comrade thou art kindled by thy comrade.
8.43.15
स त्वं विप्रा॑य दा॒शुषे॑ र॒यिं दे॑हि सह॒स्रिणं॑ ।
अग्ने॑ वी॒रव॑ती॒मिषं॑ ॥
sáḥ tvám víprāya dāśúṣe rayím dehi sahasríṇam ǀ
ágne vīrá-vatīm íṣam ǁ
So do thou to the illumined who gives to thee give the thousandfold wealth and the hero-force.
8.43.16
अग्ने॒ भ्रातः॒ सह॑स्कृत॒ रोहि॑दश्व॒ शुचि॑व्रत ।
इ॒मं स्तोमं॑ जुषस्व मे ॥
ágne bhrā́taríti sáhaḥ-kṛta róhit-aśva śúci-vrata ǀ
imám stómam juṣasva me ǁ
O Fire, my brother, created by my force, drawn by thy red horses, pure in the law of thy workings, take pleasure in this laud of mine.
8.43.17
उ॒त त्वा॑ग्ने॒ मम॒ स्तुतो॑ वा॒श्राय॑ प्रति॒हर्य॑ते ।
गो॒ष्ठं गाव॑ इवाशत ॥
utá tvā agne máma stútaḥ vāśrā́ya prati-háryate ǀ
go-sthám gā́vaḥ-iva āśata ǁ
My lauds reach thee, O Fire, as to the calf lowing in glad response the cows reach their stall.
8.43.18
तुभ्यं॒ ता अं॑गिरस्तम॒ विश्वाः॑ सुक्षि॒तयः॒ पृथ॑क् ।
अग्ने॒ कामा॑य येमिरे ॥
túbhyam tā́ḥ aṅgiraḥ-tama víśvāḥ su-kṣitáyaḥ pṛ́thak ǀ
ágne kā́māya yemire ǁ
For thee, O most luminous Angiras, all those worlds of happy dwelling, each in its separate power, labour for thy desire, O Flame.
8.43.19
अ॒ग्निं धी॒भिर्म॑नी॒षिणो॒ मेधि॑रासो विप॒श्चितः॑ ।
अ॒द्म॒सद्या॑य हिन्विरे ॥
agním dhībhíḥ manīṣíṇaḥ médhirāsaḥ vipaḥ-cítaḥ ǀ
adma-sádyāya hinvire ǁ
In thinkers the wise, the illumined seers urged by their thoughts the Fire to dwell in their house.
8.43.20
तं त्वामज्मे॑षु वा॒जिनं॑ तन्वा॒ना अ॑ग्ने अध्व॒रं ।
वह्निं॒ होता॑रमीळते ॥
tám tvā́m ájmeṣu vājínam tanvānā́ḥ agne adhvarám ǀ
váhnim hótāram īḷate ǁ
So thee as the horse in its gallopings performing the pilgrim-sacrifice, O Fire, they desire as the carrier of the offering and the Priest of the call.
8.43.21
पु॒रु॒त्रा हि स॒दृङ्ङसि॒ विशो॒ विश्वा॒ अनु॑ प्र॒भुः ।
स॒मत्सु॑ त्वा हवामहे ॥
puru-trā́ hí sa-dṛ́ṅ ási víśaḥ víśvāḥ ánu pra-bhúḥ ǀ
samát-su tvā havāmahe ǁ
Thou art the lord who looks with equal eyes on all the peoples in many lands; we call to thee in our battles.
8.43.22
तमी॑ळिष्व॒ य आहु॑तो॒ऽग्निर्वि॒भ्राज॑ते घृ॒तैः ।
इ॒मं नः॑ शृणव॒द्धवं॑ ॥
tám īḷiṣva yáḥ ā́-hutaḥ agníḥ vi-bhrā́jate ghṛtáiḥ ǀ
imám naḥ śṛṇavat hávam ǁ
Pray the Fire who fed with the pouring of the clarities blazed wide; may he hear this our call.
8.43.23
तं त्वा॑ व॒यं ह॑वामहे शृ॒ण्वंतं॑ जा॒तवे॑दसं ।
अग्ने॒ घ्नंत॒मप॒ द्विषः॑ ॥
tám tvā vayám havāmahe śṛṇvántam jātá-vedasam ǀ
ágne ghnántam ápa dvíṣaḥ ǁ
Such art thou whom we call, Fire, the knower of all things born who hears our cry and smites away from us the foe.
8.43.24
वि॒शां राजा॑न॒मद्भु॑त॒मध्य॑क्षं॒ धर्म॑णामि॒मं ।
अ॒ग्निमी॑ळे॒ स उ॑ श्रवत् ॥
viśā́m rā́jānam ádbhutam ádhi-akṣam dhármaṇām imám ǀ
agním īḷe sáḥ ūṃ␣íti śravat ǁ
I pray this Fire, the marvellous king of the peoples who presides over the laws of their action, may he hear.
8.43.25
अ॒ग्निं वि॒श्वायु॑वेपसं॒ मर्यं॒ न वा॒जिनं॑ हि॒तं ।
सप्तिं॒ न वा॑जयामसि ॥
agním viśvā́yu-vepasam máryam ná vājínam hitám ǀ
sáptim ná vājayāmasi ǁ
Fire who illumines the universal life like a male horse urged to its gallop, we speed like a racer to the goal.
8.43.26
घ्नन्मृ॒ध्राण्यप॒ द्विषो॒ दह॒न्रक्षां॑सि वि॒श्वहा॑ ।
अग्ने॑ ति॒ग्मेन॑ दीदिहि ॥
ghnán mṛdhrā́ṇi ápa dvíṣaḥ dáhan rákṣāṃsi viśváhā ǀ
ágne tigména dīdihi ǁ
Smiting away the foes and things that hurt, burning the Rakshasas, on every side, O Fire, shine out with thy keen flame.
8.43.27
यं त्वा॒ जना॑स इंध॒ते म॑नु॒ष्वदं॑गिरस्तम ।
अग्ने॒ स बो॑धि मे॒ वचः॑ ॥
yám tvā jánāsaḥ indhaté manuṣvát aṅgiraḥ-tama ǀ
ágne sáḥ bodhi me vácaḥ ǁ
Thou whom men kindle as the human thinker3, O most luminous Angiras, O Fire, become aware of my word.
8.43.28
यद॑ग्ने दिवि॒जा अस्य॑प्सु॒जा वा॑ सहस्कृत ।
तं त्वा॑ गी॒र्भिर्ह॑वामहे ॥
yát agne divi-jā́ḥ ási apsu-jā́ḥ vā sahaḥ-kṛta ǀ
tám tvā gīḥ-bhíḥ havāmahe ǁ
Because, O Fire, created by our force thou art the flame born in heaven, or the flame born in the waters, as such we call thee with our words.
8.43.29
तुभ्यं॒ घेत्ते जना॑ इ॒मे विश्वाः॑ सुक्षि॒तयः॒ पृथ॑क् ।
धा॒सिं हि॑न्वं॒त्यत्त॑वे ॥
túbhyam gha ít té jánāḥ imé víśvāḥ su-kṣitáyaḥ pṛ́thak ǀ
dhāsím hinvanti áttave ǁ
To thee, verily, these beings born and these worlds of a happy dwelling each separately in its place, lay a foundation where thou canst devour thy food4.
8.43.30
ते घेद॑ग्ने स्वा॒ध्योऽहा॒ विश्वा॑ नृ॒चक्ष॑सः ।
तरं॑तः स्याम दु॒र्गहा॑ ॥
té gha ít agne su-ādhyáḥ áhā víśvā nṛ-cákṣasaḥ ǀ
tárantaḥ syāma duḥ-gáhā ǁ
O Fire, may we be those who have the right thought and the divine vision, and through all the days, pass safe beyond the danger.
8.43.31
अ॒ग्निं मं॒द्रं पु॑रुप्रि॒यं शी॒रं पा॑व॒कशो॑चिषं ।
हृ॒द्भिर्मं॒द्रेभि॑रीमहे ॥
agním mandrám puru-priyám śīrám pāvaká-śociṣam ǀ
hṛt-bhíḥ mandrébhiḥ īmahe ǁ
We seek with rapturous hearts Fire, the rapturous, in whom are many things that are dear to us, — Fire with his intense and purifying light.
8.43.32
स त्वम॑ग्ने वि॒भाव॑सुः सृ॒जन्त्सूर्यो॒ न र॒श्मिभिः॑ ।
शर्धं॒तमां॑सि जिघ्नसे ॥
sáḥ tvám agne vibhā́-vasuḥ sṛján sū́ryaḥ ná raśmí-bhiḥ ǀ
śárdhan támāṃsi jighnase ǁ
O Fire, shining with thy light, loosing forth thy lustre like the sun with its rays, thou puttest forth thy force and slayest the darknesses.
8.43.33
तत्ते॑ सहस्व ईमहे दा॒त्रं यन्नोप॒दस्य॑ति ।
त्वद॑ग्ने॒ वार्यं॒ वसु॑ ॥
tát te sahasvaḥ īmahe dātrám yát ná upa-dásyati ǀ
tvát agne vā́ryam vásu ǁ
We seek from thee, O forceful Fire, that gift of thine, — the desirable wealth which never fails.
1 Or, goal,
2 Or, clarified butter,
3 Or, like Manu,
4 Or, cast nourishment for thy eating.