Containing 8 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
आग्निं न स्ववृ॑क्तिभि॒र्होता॑रं त्वा वृणीमहे य॒ज्ञाय॑ स्ती॒र्णब॑र्हिषे॒ वि वो॒ मदे॑ शी॒रं पा॑व॒कशो॑चिषं॒ विव॑क्षसे
"WITH offerings of our own we choose thee, Agni, as Invoking Priest, For sacrifice with trimmed grass,– at your glad carouse-piercing and brightly shining. Thou art waxing great."
त्वामु॒ ते स्वा॒भुवः॑ शु॒म्भन्त्यश्व॑राधसः वेति॒ त्वामु॑प॒सेच॑नी॒ वि वो॒ मद॒ ऋजी॑तिरग्न॒ आहु॑ति॒र्विव॑क्षसे
"The wealthy ones adorn thee, they who bring us horses as their gift: The sprinkling ladle, Agni,– at your glad carouse -and glowing offering taste thee. Thou art waxing great."
त्वे ध॒र्माण॑ आसते जु॒हूभिः॑ सिञ्च॒तीरि॑व कृ॒ष्णा रू॒पाण्यर्जु॑ना॒ वि वो॒ मदे॒ विश्वा॒ अधि॒ श्रियो॑ धिषे॒ विव॑क्षसे
"The holy statutes rest by thee, as 'twere with ladles that o'erflow. Black and white-gleaming colours,– at your glad carouse-all glories thou assurnest. Thou art waxing great."
यम॑ग्ने॒ मन्य॑से र॒यिं सह॑सावन्नमर्त्य तमा नो॒ वाज॑सातये॒ वि वो॒ मदे॑ य॒ज्ञेषु॑ चि॒त्रमा भ॑रा॒ विव॑क्षसे
"O Agni, what thou deemest wealth, Victorious and Immortal One! Bring thou to give us vigour,– at your glad carouse -splendid at sacrifices. Thou art waxing great."
अ॒ग्निर्जा॒तो अथ॑र्वणा वि॒दद्विश्वा॑नि॒ काव्या॑ भुव॑द्दू॒तो वि॒वस्व॑तो॒ वि वो॒ मदे॑ प्रि॒यो य॒मस्य॒ काम्यो॒ विव॑क्षसे
"Skilled in all lore is Agni, he whom erst Atharvan brought to life. He was Vivasvan's envoy, at your glad carouse-the weIl-loved friend of Yama, Thou art waxing great."
त्वां य॒ज्ञेष्वी॑ळ॒तेऽग्ने॑ प्रय॒त्य॑ध्व॒रे त्वं वसू॑नि॒ काम्या॒ वि वो॒ मदे॒ विश्वा॑ दधासि दा॒शुषे॒ विव॑क्षसे
"At sacrifices they adore thee, Agni, when the rite proceeds. All fair and lovely treasures-at your glad carouse-thou givest him who offers. Thou art waxing great."
त्वां य॒ज्ञेष्वृ॒त्विजं॒ चारु॑मग्ने॒ नि षे॑दिरे घृ॒तप्र॑तीकं॒ मनु॑षो॒ वि वो॒ मदे॑ शु॒क्रं चेति॑ष्ठम॒क्षभि॒र्विव॑क्षसे
"Men, Agni, have established thee as welcome Priest at holy rites, Thee whose face shines with butter,– at your glad carouse-bright, with eyes most observant. Thou art waxing great."
अग्ने॑ शु॒क्रेण॑ शो॒चिषो॒रु प्र॑थयसे बृ॒हत् अ॒भि॒क्रन्द॑न्वृषायसे॒ वि वो॒ मदे॒ गर्भं॑ दधासि जा॒मिषु॒ विव॑क्षसे
"Wide and aloft thou spreadest thee, O Agni, with thy brilliant flame. A Bull art thou when bellowing,– at your glad carouse-thou dost impregn the Sisters. Thou art waxing great."