the calling of the gods; take thy seat, O ancient Priest of the call!SRI AUROBINDO
Hymns to the Mystic Fire
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Virūpa Āṅgirasa |
Sukta 75
8.75.1
यु॒क्ष्वा हि दे॑व॒हूत॑माँ॒ अश्वाँ॑ अग्ने र॒थीरि॑व ।
नि होता॑ पू॒र्व्यः स॑दः ॥
yukṣvá hí deva-hū́tamān áśvān agne rathī́ḥ-iva ǀ
ní hótā pūrvyáḥ sadaḥ ǁ
O Fire, yoke like a charioteer the horses most powerful for the calling of the gods; take thy seat, O ancient Priest of the call!
8.75.2
उ॒त नो॑ देव दे॒वाँ अच्छा॑ वोचो वि॒दुष्ट॑रः ।
श्रद्विश्वा॒ वार्या॑ कृधि ॥
utá naḥ deva devā́n áccha vocaḥ vidúḥ-taraḥ ǀ
śrát víśvā vā́ryā kṛdhi ǁ
And now, since thou hast the knowledge, speak for us towards the gods, make true to our aspiration all desirable things.
8.75.3
त्वं ह॒ यद्य॑विष्ठ्य॒ सह॑सः सूनवाहुत ।
ऋ॒तावा॑ य॒ज्ञियो॒ भुवः॑ ॥
tvám ha yát yaviṣṭhya sáhasaḥ sūno␣íti ā-huta ǀ
ṛtá-vā yajñíyaḥ bhúvaḥ ǁ
For thou, O Fire, O most youthful son of force, thou in whom are cast the offerings, art the possessor of the Truth to be worshipped with sacrifice.
8.75.4
अ॒यम॒ग्निः स॑ह॒स्रिणो॒ वाज॑स्य श॒तिन॒स्पतिः॑ ।
मू॒र्धा क॒वी र॑यी॒णां ॥
ayám agníḥ sahasríṇaḥ vā́jasya śatínaḥ pátiḥ ǀ
mūrdhā́ kavíḥ rayīṇā́m ǁ
This Fire is the lord of the hundredfold and thousandfold plenitude, the seer who is the head of the treasures.
8.75.5
तं ने॒मिमृ॒भवो॑ य॒था न॑मस्व॒ सहू॑तिभिः ।
नेदी॑यो य॒ज्ञमं॑गिरः ॥
tám nemím ṛbhávaḥ yathā ā́ namasva sáhūti-bhiḥ ǀ
nédīyaḥ yajñám aṅgiraḥ ǁ
O Angiras, by words which bear in them the invocation, bring down nearer that sacrifice as the heaven’s craftsmen brought down the rim of the wheel.
8.75.6
तस्मै॑ नू॒नम॒भिद्य॑वे वा॒चा वि॑रूप॒ नित्य॑या ।
वृष्णे॑ चोदस्व सुष्टु॒तिं ॥
tásmai nūnám abhí-dyave vācā́ vi-rūpa nítyayā ǀ
vṛ́ṣṇe codasva su-stutím ǁ
To him now, O Virupa, by the eternal word give the impulse of the high laud to the luminous Bull.
8.75.7
कमु॑ ष्विदस्य॒ सेन॑या॒ग्नेरपा॑कचक्षसः ।
प॒णिं गोषु॑ स्तरामहे ॥
kám ūṃ␣íti svit asya sénayā agnéḥ ápāka-cakṣasaḥ ǀ
paṇím góṣu starāmahe ǁ
By the army of the Fire who has the eye that sees from afar1 may we lay low whatever miser Trafficker and enter among the shining herds.
8.75.8
मा नो॑ दे॒वानां॒ विशः॑ प्रस्ना॒तीरि॑वो॒स्राः ।
कृ॒शं न हा॑सु॒रघ्न्याः॑ ॥
mā́ naḥ devā́nām víśaḥ prasnātī́ḥ-iva usrā́ḥ ǀ
kṛśám ná hāsuḥ ághnyāḥ ǁ
May the peoples of the gods abandon us not, even as the unslayable luminous herds full of milk leave not a calf that is lean.
8.75.9
मा नः॑ समस्य दू॒ढ्यः१่ परि॑द्वेषसो अंह॒तिः ।
ऊ॒र्मिर्न नाव॒मा व॑धीत् ॥
mā́ naḥ samasya duḥ-dhyáḥ pári-dveṣasaḥ aṃhatíḥ ǀ
ūrmíḥ ná nā́vam ā́ vadhīt ǁ
Let not calamity from every evil-thoughted hostile around smite us like a billow smiting a ship.
8.75.10
नम॑स्ते अग्न॒ ओज॑से गृ॒णंति॑ देव कृ॒ष्टयः॑ ।
अमै॑र॒मित्र॑मर्दय ॥
námaḥ te agne ójase gṛṇánti deva kṛṣṭáyaḥ ǀ
ámaiḥ amítram ardaya ǁ
O divine Fire, men declare their prostration of surrender to thee that they may have force; crush by thy might the foe.
8.75.11
कु॒वित्सु नो॒ गवि॑ष्ट॒येऽग्ने॑ सं॒वेषि॑षो र॒यिं ।
उरु॑कृदु॒रु ण॑स्कृधि ॥
kuvít sú naḥ gó-iṣṭaye ágne sam-véṣiṣaḥ rayím ǀ
úru-kṛt urú naḥ kṛdhi ǁ
Once and again for our search for the Ray-Cow thou hast entered wholly into the riches, O Fire; O maker of wideness, make for us a wideness.
8.75.12
मा नो॑ अ॒स्मिन्म॑हाध॒ने परा॑ वर्ग्भार॒भृद्य॑था ।
सं॒वर्गं॒ सं र॒यिं ज॑य ॥
mā́ naḥ asmín mahā-dhané párā vark bhāra-bhṛ́t yathā ǀ
sam-várgam sám rayím jaya ǁ
Abandon us not in the winning of this great wealth as if one who bears a heavy burden; conquer this massed treasure.
8.75.13
अ॒न्यम॒स्मद्भि॒या इ॒यमग्ने॒ सिष॑क्तु दु॒च्छुना॑ ।
वर्धा॑ नो॒ अम॑व॒च्छवः॑ ॥
anyám asmát bhiyái iyám ágne sísaktu ducchúnā ǀ
várdha naḥ áma-vat śávaḥ ǁ
O Fire, may this mischief cling to another than us for his terror; increase for us a forceful might.
8.75.14
यस्याजु॑षन्नम॒स्विनः॒ शमी॒मदु॑र्मखस्य वा ।
तं घेद॒ग्निर्वृ॒धाव॑ति ॥
yásya ájuṣat namasvínaḥ śámīm áduḥ-makhasya vā ǀ
tám gha ít agníḥ vṛdhā́ avati ǁ
The man in whose work he takes pleasure, one who offers the prostration of surrender and is not poor in sacrifice, him the Fire protects with increase.
8.75.15
पर॑स्या॒ अधि॑ सं॒वतोऽव॑राँ अ॒भ्या त॑र ।
यत्रा॒हमस्मि॒ ताँ अ॑व ॥
párasyāḥ ádhi sam-vátaḥ ávarān abhí ā́ tara ǀ
yátra ahám ásmi tā́n ava ǁ
From thy place in the supreme region break through2 to those who are below; here where I am, them protect.
8.75.16
वि॒द्मा हि ते॑ पु॒रा व॒यमग्ने॑ पि॒तुर्यथाव॑सः ।
अधा॑ ते सु॒म्नमी॑महे ॥
vidmá hí te purā́ vayám ágne pitúḥ yáthā ávasaḥ ǀ
ádha te sumnám īmahe ǁ
For we know from of old of thy protection like a father’s, O Fire, now we seek thy bliss.
1 Or, who has the eye of wisdom
2 Or, descend