Sāmaveda · Section 1.2

1.2.11

न꣡म꣢स्ते अग्न꣣ ओ꣡ज꣢से गृ꣣ण꣡न्ति꣢ देव कृ꣣ष्ट꣡यः꣢ ।
अ꣡मै꣢र꣣मि꣡त्र꣢मर्दय ॥ ११ ॥

Homage to you, O Agni, for strength; the peoples, O god, sing your praise. With your might, crush the enemy.

दू꣣तं꣡ वो꣢ वि꣣श्व꣡वे꣢दसꣳ हव्य꣣वा꣢ह꣣म꣡म꣢र्त्यम् ।
य꣡जि꣢ष्ठमृञ्जसे गि꣣रा꣢ ॥ १२ ॥

We honour with song Agni, your messenger, all-knowing, carrier of the oblation, immortal, most worthy of sacrifice.

उ꣡प꣢ त्वा जा꣣म꣢यो꣣ गि꣢रो꣣ दे꣡दि꣢शतीर्हवि꣣ष्कृतः꣢ ।
वा꣣यो꣡रनी꣢꣯के अस्थिरन् ॥ १३ ॥

Like sisters offering the oblation and making you manifest, these songs drew near to you and stood in the presence of Vāyu.

उ꣡प꣢ त्वाग्ने दि꣣वे꣡दि꣢वे꣣ दो꣡षा꣢वस्तर्धि꣣या꣢ व꣣य꣢म् ।
न꣢मो꣣ भ꣡र꣢न्त꣣ ए꣡म꣢सि ॥ १४ ॥

O Agni, day by day, at dusk and at dawn, we come near to you with devoted thought, bringing our homage.

ज꣡रा꣢बोध꣣ त꣡द्वि꣢विड्ढि वि꣣शे꣡वि꣢शे य꣣ज्ञि꣡या꣢य ।
स्तो꣡म꣢ꣳ रु꣣द्रा꣡य꣢ दृशी꣣क꣢म् ॥ १५ ॥

O Jarābodha, make that praise known to each people, for Rudra worthy of sacrifice; the praise is for Rudra, the visible one.

प्र꣢ति꣣ त्यं꣡ चारु꣢꣯मध्व꣣रं꣡ गो꣢पी꣣था꣢य꣣ प्र꣡ हू꣢यसे ।
म꣣रु꣡द्भि꣢रग्न꣣ आ꣡ ग꣢हि ॥ १६ ॥

Toward that lovely rite you are invoked forth, for protection; O Agni, come hither with the Maruts.

अ꣢श्वं꣣ न꣢ त्वा꣣ वा꣡र꣢वन्तं व꣣न्द꣡ध्या꣢ अ꣣ग्निं꣡ नमो꣢꣯भिः ।
स꣣म्रा꣡ज꣢न्तमध्व꣣रा꣡णा꣢म् ॥ १७ ॥

Like a horse, I would praise you, Agni, possessing the sieve, with homage — sovereign of the sacrifices.

औ꣣र्वभृगुव꣡च्छुचि꣢꣯मप्नवान꣣व꣡दा हु꣢꣯वे ।
अ꣣ग्नि꣡ꣳ स꣢मु꣣द्र꣡वा꣢ससम् ॥ १८ ॥

Like Aurva and Bhṛgu, I invoke the pure Agni, like Apnavāna, him who has the sea for his garment.

अ꣣ग्नि꣡मि꣢न्धा꣣नो꣡ मन꣢꣯सा꣣ धि꣡य꣢ꣳ सचेत꣣ म꣡र्त्यः꣢ ।
अ꣣ग्नि꣡मि꣢न्धे वि꣣व꣡स्व꣢भिः ॥ १९ ॥

The mortal who kindles Agni with mind, let him attend to the insight; I kindle Agni with the rays of Vivasvān.

आ꣢꣫दित्प्र꣣त्न꣢स्य꣣ रे꣡त꣢सो꣣ ज्यो꣡तिः꣢ पश्यन्ति वास꣣र꣢म् ।
प꣣रो꣢꣫ यदि꣣ध्य꣡ते꣢ दि꣣वि꣢ ॥ २० ॥

Then they behold the light of the ancient seed, the dawn of day, when it is kindled far off in heaven.