Sukta 82

Mantra 1

अग्निः। अ॒भ्यऽर्चत सुष्टु॒तिं गव्य॑मा॒जिम॒स्मासु॑ भ॒द्रा द्रवि॑णानि धत्त । इ॒मं य॒ज्ञं न॑यत दे॒वता॑ नो घृ॒तस्य॒ धारा॒ मधु॑मत् पवन्ताम्

To Agni sing ye forth good praise: bestow on us the cattle-prize, the race’s gain; lay in us auspicious riches. Lead ye this sacrifice of ours, O Gods; let honeyed streams of ghee flow on.

Mantra 2

मय्यग्रे॑ अ॒ग्निं गृ॑ह्णामि स॒ह क्ष॒त्रेण॒ वर्च॑सा॒ बले॑न । मयि॑ प्र॒जां मय्यायु॑र्दधामि॒ स्वाहा॒ मय्य॒ग्निम्

In me, first, I take Agni—together with ruling power, with splendour, with strength. In me I set offspring, in me I set life: svāhā! in me be Agni.

Mantra 3

इ॒हैवाग्ने॒ अधि॑ धारया र॒यिं मा त्वा॒ नि क्र॒न् पूर्व॑चित्ता निका॒रिणः॑ । क्ष॒त्रेणा॑ग्ने सु॒यम॑मस्तु॒ तुभ्य॑मुपस॒त्ता व॑र्धतां ते॒ अनि॑ष्टृतः

Here, even here, O Agni, hold fast the treasure: let not the fore-plotting deceivers strike thee down. With ruling power, O Agni, be there good control for thee; let thine attendants increase, uninjured.

Mantra 4

अन्व॒ग्निरु॒षसा॒मग्र॑मख्य॒दन्वहा॑नि प्रथ॒मो जा॒तवे॑दाः । अनु॒ सूर्य॑ उ॒षसो॒ अनु॑ र॒श्मीननु॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी आ वि॑वेश

After the Dawns did Agni first show forth his front; after the days, Jātavedas, first-born in might. After the Sun, after the Dawns, after his rays, he entered in—yea, into Heaven and Earth he passed.

Mantra 5

प्रत्य॒ग्निरु॒षसा॒मग्र॑मख्य॒त् प्रत्यहा॑नि प्रथ॒मो जा॒तवे॑दाः । प्रति॒ सूर्य॑स्य पुरु॒धा च॑ र॒श्मीन् प्रति॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी आ त॑तान

Toward the Dawns did Agni show his foremost face; toward the days stood Jātavedas first in power. Toward the Sun’s rays, manifoldly spread, he reached; toward Heaven and Earth he stretched himself abroad.

Mantra 6

घृ॒तं ते॑ अग्ने दि॒व्ये स॒धस्थे॑ घृ॒तेन॒ त्वां मनु॑र॒द्या समि॑न्धे । घृ॒तं ते॑ दे॒वीर्न॒प्त्य॑१आ व॑हन्तु घृ॒तं तुभ्यं॑ दुह्रतां॒ गावो॑ अग्ने

Ghee is for thee, O Agni, in thy heavenly seat; with ghee doth Manu kindle thee this day. Let the divine maidens, the descendants, bring thee ghee; let the cows, O Agni, milk forth ghee for thee.