Sukta 6

Mantra 1

प्र नव्यसा सहसः सूनुमच्छा यज्ञेन गातुमव इच्छमानः । वृश्चद्वनं कृष्णयामं रुशन्तं वीती होतारं दिव्यं जिगाति ॥

Forward with a newer offering he goes to the Son of Force, seeking by sacrifice the path and the help. He reaches the divine Hotar of the welcoming—shining, cutting through the thicket, moving through the blackness of night.

Mantra 2

स श्वितानस्तन्यतू रोचनस्था अजरेभिर्नानदद्भिर्यविष्ठः । यः पावकः पुरुतमः पुरूणि पृथून्यग्निरनुयाति भर्वन् ॥

He spreads out, thundering, established in the luminous spaces, the youngest, with his unaging, resounding powers. This Agni, the Purifier, most abundant, follows after the many wide realms, bearing and supporting the onward movement.

Mantra 3

वि ते विष्वग्वातजूतासो अग्ने भामासः शुचे शुचयश्चरन्ति । तुविम्रक्षासो दिव्या नवग्वा वना वनन्ति धृषता रुजन्तः ॥

O Agni, pure and luminous, your flame-powers driven by the breath move everywhere. Vast in their shining, divine like the Navagvas, they win for us the forests of concealment, boldly breaking them open.

Mantra 4

ये ते शुक्रासः शुचयः शुचिष्मः क्षां वपन्ति विषितासो अश्वाः । अध भ्रमस्त उर्विया वि भाति यातयमानो अधि सानु पृश्नेः ॥

Those bright and pure powers of yours, O flame of purity—like steeds well-reined—plough the earth of our nature. Then your wide-ranging turning radiance shines out, moving on the ridge of the dappled one, guiding and driving forward the journey.

Mantra 5

अध जिह्वा पापतीति प्र वृष्णो गोषुयुधो नाशनिः सृजाना । शूरस्येव प्रसितिः क्षातिरग्नेर्दुर्वर्तुर्भीमो दयते वनानि ॥

Then the tongue of the Fire leaps forward—like a thunderbolt loosed by the strong warrior in the battle for the Rays. Like the onset of a hero is the spreading dominion of Agni; formidable, hard to turn back, it cleaves the forests of obstruction.

Mantra 6

आ भानुना पार्थिवानि ज्रयांसि महस्तोदस्य धृषता ततन्थ । स बाधस्वाप भया सहोभिः स्पृधो वनुष्यन्वनुषो नि जूर्व ॥

With your ray you have stretched out, boldly, the earthly growths by the great goad. Therefore, with your powers drive away the fears; seeking the victory, wear down the hostile strivers and bring them to exhaustion.

Mantra 7

स चित्र चित्रं चितयन्तमस्मे चित्रक्षत्र चित्रतमं वयोधाम् । चन्द्रं रयिं पुरुवीरं बृहन्तं चन्द्र चन्द्राभिर्गृणते युवस्व ॥

O wondrous One, awaken in us the wondrous seeing; O Lord of varied powers, most marvellous, foundation of plenitudes. Give to the singer a shining wealth, vast and full of many heroic energies—O luminous Agni, foster us with your luminous lights.