श्रेष्ठं॑ यविष्ठ भार॒ताग्ने॑ द्यु॒मन्त॒मा भ॑र ।
वसो॑ पुरु॒स्पृहं॑ र॒यिम्
śreṣṭhaṃ yaviṣṭha bhāratāgne dyumantamā bhara |
vaso puruspṛhaṃ rayim
Mandala 2
Sukta 7: Agni Bharata, carry us past enmity
Rishi: सोमाहुतिर्भार्गवः · Devata: अग्निः · Metre: गायत्री
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Agni Bharata, carry us past enmity
Somahuti Bhargava calls Agni "Bharata", the fire of the Bharatas, youngest and good. In six gayatri verses he asks for the best and brightest wealth that many desire. Let no ill will of deva or mortal rule over us; carry us past hatred. As one wades across streams of water, so may we pass through all enmities with Agni. Pure and purifying, he shines high when offered ghee. The rishi recalls offerings of cows and oxen made to him, and closes by naming Agni the ancient hotri, wondrous son of strength, whose food is wood and whose drink is ghee.
मा नो॒ अरा॑तिरीशत दे॒वस्य॒ मर्त्य॑स्य च ।
पर्षि॒ तस्या॑ उ॒त द्वि॒षः
mā no arātirīśata devasya martyasya ca |
parṣi tasyā uta dviṣaḥ
विश्वा॑ उ॒त त्वया॑ व॒यं धारा॑ उद॒न्या॑ इव ।
अति॑ गाहेमहि॒ द्विष॑ः
viśvā uta tvayā vayaṃ dhārā udanyā iva |
ati gāhemahi dviṣaḥ
शुचि॑ः पावक॒ वन्द्योऽग्ने॑ बृ॒हद्वि रो॑चसे ।
त्वं घृ॒तेभि॒राहु॑तः
śuciḥ pāvaka vandyo'gne bṛhadvi rocase |
tvaṃ ghṛtebhirāhutaḥ
त्वं नो॑ असि भार॒ताग्ने॑ व॒शाभि॑रु॒क्षभि॑ः ।
अ॒ष्टाप॑दीभि॒राहु॑तः
tvaṃ no asi bhāratāgne vaśābhirukṣabhiḥ |
aṣṭāpadībhirāhutaḥ
द्र्व॑न्नः स॒र्पिरा॑सुतिः प्र॒त्नो होता॒ वरे॑ण्यः ।
सह॑सस्पु॒त्रो अद्भु॑तः
drvannaḥ sarpirāsutiḥ pratno hotā vareṇyaḥ |
sahasasputro adbhutaḥ
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