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Book I, Chapter I, Decade I, Agni
Come, Agni, praised with song, to feast and sacrificial offering: sit As Hotar on the holy grass!
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Book I, Chapter I, Decade I, Agni
O Agni, thou hast been ordained Hotar of every sacrifice, By Gods, among the race of men.
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Book I, Chapter I, Decade I, Agni
Agni we choose as envoy, skilled performer of this holy rite, Hotar, possessor of all wealth.
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Book I, Chapter I, Decade I, Agni
Served with oblation, kindled, bright, through love of song may Agni, bent On riches, smite the Vritras dead!
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Book I, Chapter I, Decade I, Agni
I laud your most beloved guest like a dear friend, O Agni, him Who, like a chariot, wins us wealth.
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Book I, Chapter I, Decade I, Agni
Do thou, O Agni, with great might guard us from all malignity, Yea, from the hate of mortal man!
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Book I, Chapter I, Decade I, Agni
O Agni, come; far other songs of praise will I sing forth to thee. Wax mighty with these Soma-drops!
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Book I, Chapter I, Decade I, Agni
May Vatsa draw thy mind away even from thy loftiest dwelling place! Agni, I yearn for thee with song.
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Book I, Chapter I, Decade I, Agni
Agni, Atharvan brought thee forth by rubbing from the sky, the head Of all who offer sacrifice.
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Book I, Chapter I, Decade I, Agni
O Agni, bring us radiant light to be our mighty succour, for Thou art our visible deity!