Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
त्वाम॑ग्ने मनी॒षिणः॑ स॒म्राजं॑ चर्षणी॒नाम् दे॒वं मर्ता॑स इन्धते॒ सम॑ध्व॒रे
"THEE Agni, God, Imperial Lord of all mankind, do mortal men With understanding kindle at thesacrifice."
त्वां य॒ज्ञेष्वृ॒त्विज॒मग्ने॒ होता॑रमीळते गो॒पा ऋ॒तस्य॑ दीदिहि॒ स्वे दमे॑
"They laud thee in their solemn rites, Agni, as Minister and Priest, Shine forth in thine own home as guardian of the Law."
स घा॒ यस्ते॒ ददा॑शति स॒मिधा॑ जा॒तवे॑दसे सो अ॑ग्ने धत्ते सु॒वीर्यं॒ स पु॑ष्यति
"He, verily, who honours thee with fuel, Knower of all life, He, Agni! wins heroic might, he prospers well."
स के॒तुर॑ध्व॒राणा॑म॒ग्निर्दे॒वेभि॒रा ग॑मत् अ॒ञ्जा॒नः स॒प्त होतृ॑भिर्ह॒विष्म॑ते
"Ensign of sacrifices, he, Agni, with Gods is come to us, Decked by the seven priests, to him who bringeth gifts."
प्र होत्रे॑ पू॒र्व्यं वचो॒ऽग्नये॑ भरता बृ॒हत् वि॒पां ज्योतीं॑षि॒ बिभ्र॑ते॒ न वे॒धसे॑
"ToAgni, the Invoking Priest, offer your best, your lofty speech, To him Ordainer-like who brings the light of songs."
अ॒ग्निं व॑र्धन्तु नो॒ गिरो॒ यतो॒ जाय॑त उ॒क्थ्यः॑ म॒हे वाजा॑य॒ द्रवि॑णाय दर्श॒तः
"Let these our hymns make Agni grow, whence, meet for laud, he springs to life, To mighty strength and great possession, fair to see."
अग्ने॒ यजि॑ष्ठो अध्व॒रे दे॒वान्दे॑वय॒ते य॑ज होता॑ म॒न्द्रो वि रा॑ज॒स्यति॒ स्रिधः॑
"Best Sacrificer, bring the Gods, O Agni, to the pious man: A joyful Priest, thy splendour drive our foes afar"
स नः॑ पावक दीदिहि द्यु॒मद॒स्मे सु॒वीर्य॑म् भवा॑ स्तो॒तृभ्यो॒ अन्त॑मः स्व॒स्तये॑
"As such, O Purifier, shine on us heroic glorious might: Be nearest Friend to those who laud thee, for their weal."
तं त्वा॒ विप्रा॑ विप॒न्यवो॑ जागृ॒वांसः॒ समि॑न्धते ह॒व्य॒वाह॒मम॑र्त्यं सहो॒वृध॑म्
"So, wakeful, versed in sacred hymns, the holy singers kindly thee. Oblation-bearer, deathless, cherisher of strength."