Mantra 8
Daily adoration of Agni as sacrificial power (ojas) and foe-crusher, approached with reverence at the two sandhyās
और्वभृगुवच्छुचिमप्नवानवदा हुवे अग्निं समुद्रवाससम्
aurvabhṛguvacchucimapnavānavadā huve agniṃ samudravāsasam
aurvabhṛguvat śucím(2) apnavānavad(2) ā(1) huve(2) agním(2) samudravāsásam(2)
जैसे प्राचीन काल में और्व और भृगु (ऋषि) ने, और जैसे सिद्धि-इच्छुक जन, वैसे ही मैं समुद्रवासी, शुचि अग्नि को यहाँ आवाहन करता हूँ।
aurva-bhṛgu-vat | śucim | apnavāna-vat | ā | huve | agnim | samudra-vāsasam
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