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MANDALA V, HYMN 6.
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MANDALA V, HYMN 6.
ASHTAKA III, ADHYÅYA 8, VARGA 22–23.
1. I think of that Agni who is a Vasu, to whom the milch-cows go home, the swift horses (go) home, (our) own racers (go) home. Bring food to thy praisers !
2. He is Agni who is praised as the Vasu, he to whom the milch-cows come together, and the quickly running horses, and the well-born liberal patrons. Bring food to thy praisers !
3. For Agni, dwelling among all tribes, gives a racer to the clan. Agni (gives a racer) that is truly helpful for (winning) wealth 1: he (the racer) being well cherished, will attain precious gain. Bring food to thy praisers !
4. May we kindle thee', Agni, O god, the brilliant, never ageing, in order that yon highly miraculous fuel of thine ? may shine in the sky. Bring food to thy praisers!
5. To thee!, O Agni, our oblation is offered with a Rik, O lord of bright splendour, highly brilliant, wonderful lord of the clan, carrier of oblations ! Bring food to thy praisers !
6. Those Agnis make everything precious prosper in the Agnis; they drive forward (precious wealth); they incite it; they speed it hither in the due way! Bring food to thy praisers !
7. Those flames of thine, O Agni, the racers, have boasted mightily—they who with the flight of their
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