Vedic Hymns, Part II: Hymns to Agni
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Publications Pages Publications Pages. Period Precontact America before Civil War Era Economic and Business History. Constitutional and Legal History. History of the U. Networks, Hierarchies, and Traditional Worlds to Networks, Hierarchies, and Cultural Encounters, to Atlantic Revolutions, to O Agni, guard the spots which cattle love: All truly share thy Godhead while they keep, in their accustomed ways, eternal Law. Whoso will bring oblation, gifts to thee, to him, bethinking thee, vouchsafe thou wealth.
Men yearn for children to prolong their line, and are not disappointed in their hope. He, rich in food, unbars his wealth like doors: When born, with might thou hast encompassed them: Father of Gods, and yet their Son wast thou. What time the men and I, with heroes, call, may Agni then gain all through Godlike power. This is thy boast, thou smotest with thy peers, and joined with heroes dravest off disgrace.
They, bearing of themselves, unbar the doors: MAY we, the pious, win much food by prayer, may Agni with fair light pervade each act,- He the observer of the heavenly laws of Gods, and of the race of mortal man. Immortal One, he cares for all mankind. Protect these beings thou with careful thought, knowing the races both of Gods and men.
LOVING the loving One, as wives their husband, the sisters of one home have urged him forward, Bright-coloured, even, as the cows love morning, dark, breaking forth to view, and redly beaming. They made for us a way to reach high heaven, they found us day, light, day's sign, beams of morning. The archer boldly shot at him his arrow, and the God threw his splendour on his Daughter. Not by our brethren was our food discovered: Agni bath brought to light and filled with spirit the youthful host blameless and well providing.
The Kings with fair hands, Varuna and Mitra, protect the precious nectar in our cattle. Old age, like gathering cloud, impairs the body: Agni is now the treasure-lord of treasures, for ever granting all immortal bounties. Worn weary, following his track, devoted, they reached the lovely highest home of Agni. The mortal band, discerning in the distance, found Agni standing in the loftiest station. Friend finding in his own friend's eye protection, they made their own the bodies which they chastened.
Thou deeply skilled in paths of Gods becamest an envoy never wearied, offeringbearer. Sarama found the cattle's firm-built prison whereby the race of man is still supported.
by Hermann Oldenberg
Now they flow forth like rivers set in motion: HE who gives food, like patrimonial riches and guides aright like some wise man's instruction, Loved like a guest who lies in pleasant lodging,-may he, as Priest, prosper his servant's dwelling. On him have they laid splendour in abundance: May we get booty from jur foe in battle, presenting to the Gods their share for glory. They made the Night and Dawn of different colours, and set the black and purple hues together. Thou hast filled earth and heaven and air's mid-region, and followest the whole world like a shadow.
May we have power to hold thy steeds of riches, laying on thee the God-sent gift of glory. As forth to sacrifice we go, a hymn to a hymn let us say, Who hears us even when afar; 2 Who, from of old, in carnage, when the people gathered, hath preserved His household for the worshipper. These offered gifts, fair-shining One. Agni, the ofterer forward steps. Bring them, O Agni, to thine home. How may the mind draw nigh to please thee, Agni? What hymn of praise shall bring us greatest blessing?
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Or who hath gained thy power by sacrifices? May Heaven and Earth, the all-pervading, love thee: Bring hither with his Bays the Lord of Soma: Here with the Gods be seated. Thine is the task of Cleanser and Presenter: How shall we pay oblation unto Agni? What hymn, Godloved, is said to him refulgent? Who, deathless, true to Law, mid men a herald, bringeth the Gods as best of sacrificers?
The pious Aryan tribes at sacrifices address them first to him who doeth marvels. So may the liberal lords whose strength is strongest, urged by their riches, stir our thoughts with vigour.
May he augment in them splendour and vigour: We laud thee for thy glories' sake. HE in mid-air's expanse hath golden tresses; a raging serpent, like the rushing tempest: Purely refulgent, knowing well the morn. With drops that bless and seem to smile he cometh: Shine, thou of many forms, shine radiantly on us. Do thou increase and prosper us. He singeth, herald meet for lauds. Ye caused the brood of Brsaya to perish; ye found the light, the single light for many. From curse and from reproach, Agni and Soma, ye freed the rivers that were bound in fetters.
Strengthened by holy prayer Agni and Soma have made us ample room for sacrificing. Vouchsafe us good protection and kind favour: Together be among the Gods. Grant power to us and to our wealthy patrons, and cause our holy rites to be successful. For good, in his assembly, is this care of ours. Let us not, in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm. He waxeth strong, distress never approacheth him. Let us riot, in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm. In thee the Gods eat the presented offering, Bring hither the Adityas, for we long for them.
Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm. Fulfil our thought that so we may prolong our lives. Mighty art thou, the wondrous herald of the Dawn. Let us not in thy friend. Knowing all priestly work thou perfectest it, Sage. O God, thou seest through even the dark of night. Attend to this our speech and make it prosper well. Then to the singer give free way for sacrifice.
Thou with smoke-bannered flame attackest forest trees. Then is it easy for thee and thy car to pass. Be gracious; let their hearts he turned to us again. Under, thine own most wide protection may we dwell. To fair goals travel Two unlike in semblance: One bears a Godlike Babe of golden colour; bright and fair-shining, is he with the other.
They bear around him whose long flames are pointed, fulgent among mankind with native splendour.
Three several places of his birth they honour, in mid-air, in the heaven, and in the waters. Governing in the cast of earthly regions, the seasons hath he stablished in their order. The Infant by his own nature hath brought forth his Mothers. The germ of many, from the waters' bosom he goes forth, wise and great, of Godlike nature. When he was born both Tvastar's worlds were frightened: He is the Lord of Might among the mighty; him, on the right, they balm with their oblations.
Hymns to Agni from the Rig-Veda, Book I
He forces out from all a brilliant vesture, yea, from his Mothers draws he forth new raiment. The Sage adorns the depths of air with wisdom. Kindled by us do thou preserve us, Agni, with all thy self-bright undiminished succours.
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All ancient things within his maw he gathers, and moves among the new fresh-sprouting grasses. HE in the ancient way by strength engendered, lo! The waters and the bowl have made him friendly. The Gods possessed the wealth bestowing Agni. The Gods possessed the wealth.
Guard of our folk, Father of earth and heaven. Golden between the heaven and earth he shineth. Preserving him as their own life immortal, the Gods possessed the wealth-bestowing Agni. May the Wealth-Giver grant us food with offspring, and length of days may the Wealth-Giver send us. May his light chase our sin away. Sprung hence to life upon this All he looketh. Vaisvanara hath rivalry with Surya.
May Agni, may Vaisvanara with vigour, present, preserve us day and night from foemen. FOR Jatavedas let us press the Soma: May Agni carry us through all our troubles, through grief as in a boat across the river. ON that most wondrous car of yours, O Indra and Agni, which looks round on all things living, Take ye your stand and come to us together, and drink libations of the flowing Soma. Drawn by strong Soma juice poured forth around us, come, Indra-Agni, and display your favour.
HYMN I. Agni.
So came ye unto this my true conviction, and drank libations of the flowing Soma. Even from thence, ye mighty Lords, come hither, and drink libations of the flowing Soma. No providence but yours alone is with me so have I wrought for you this hymn for succour. So offering to you this draught of Soma, I make you this new hymn, Indra and Agni, 3 Let us not break the cords: For Indra-Agni the strong drops are joyful-, for here in the bowl's lap are both the press-stones.
With hands auspicious and fair arms, ye Asvins, haste, sprinkle it with sweetness in the waters. Sit at this sacrifice, ye ever active, on the strewn grass, and with the juice delight you.
Greater are ye than rivers and than mountains, O Indra-Agni, and all things beside them. Indra and Agni, with your powers protect us. Now of a truth these be the very sunbeams wherewith our fathers were of old united.
The meaning of these expressions becomes clear at once, if we explain the vanaspati as the sacrificial post. This article presents two short hymns to Agni , also known as Fire, or the primordial energy. Glimpses of Divinity — A Hinduism Primer. Vaisvanara hath rivalry with Surya. Thee we invoke, the guest of men, by whose mouth, even as a sire's, All these Immortals come to gain their food of life, oblations come to Gods as food. Agni hath helped our friends, hath helped Medhyitithi, hath helped Upastuta to win. Agni is now the treasure-lord of treasures, for ever granting all immortal bounties.
Indra and Agni, save us in our battles. Agni I hold as herald, the munificent, the gracious, Son of Strength, who knoweth all that live, as holy Singer, knowing all, Lord of fair rites, a God with form erected turning to the Gods, He, when the flame hath sprung forth from the holy oil, the offered fatness, longeth for it with his glow. At whose close touch things solid shake, and what is stable yields like trees.
Subduing all, he keeps his ground and flinches not, from the skilled archer flinches not. Men offer Agni gifts for aid. He deeply piercing many a thing hews it like wood with fervent glow. Even hard and solid food he crunches with his might, yea, hard and solid food with might. His life gives sure and firm defence as that one giveth to a son. The during fires enjoy things given and things not given, the during fires enjoy as food. For radiant Agni, Lord of all these treasures, is exceeding strong. May he, the wise, accept the grateful coverings, the wise accept the coverings.
Thee we invoke, the guest of men, by whose mouth, even as a sire's, All these Immortals come to gain their food of life, oblations come to Gods as food. Most mighty is thine ecstasy, most splendid is thy mental power. Therefore men wait upon thee, undecaying One, like vassals, undecaying One. Before the brands of fire he shouteth singerlike, the herald, kindler of the brands.
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Give us O Mightiest, what is great, to see and to enjoy the earth. As one of awful power, stir up heroic might for those who praise thee, Bounteous Lord! By Manu's law was born this Agni, Priest most skilled, born for the holy work of those who yearn therefore, yea, born for his own holy work. All ear to him who seeks his love and wealth to him who strives for fame, Priest ne'er deceived, he sits in Ila's holy place, girt round in Ila's holy place. Through presentation of our food he grows not old in this his from; The God whom Matarisvan brought from far away, for Manu brought from far away.
Observant with a hundred eyes the God is conqueror in the wood: Agni, who hath his seat in broad plains here below, and in the high lands far away. Disposer, he with mental power shows all things unto him who strives; Whence he was born a guest enriched with holy oil, born as Ordainer and as Priest. He bears oblations to the Gods for whosoever supplicates. Agni bestows a blessing on each pious man, and opens wide the doors for him. His are the oblations of mankind when offered up at Ili's place.
He shall preserve us from Varuna's chastisement, yea, from the great God's chastisement. I clothe the bright One with my hymn as with a robe, him with the car of light, bright-hued, dispelling gloom.
Vedic Hymns, Part II (SBE46), by Hermann Oldenberg, [], full text to the ' Two Mothers' of Agni, which appears to refer to a pre-Vedic twin. ÂPRÎ HYMN. 1 1. Being well lighted, O Agni, bring us hither the gods to the man rich in sacrificial food, O Hotri, purifier, and perform the sacrifice. 2. Tanûnapât 1!.
He, by another's mouth and tongue a noble Bull, with other, as an elephant, consumes the trees. Proving his might, he decks the glory of his form, and shakes his horns like one terrific, bard to stay.