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Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
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O Maruts, you are deep and Vapory like the sea, you are the source of rain pouring down on the earth and the blessing arising therefrom. You are the heaven-wandering Maruts, blow on me food, riches, weal and release from bonds. May I attain you from all sides. Svaha!

O Agni, grant glory to our Brahmans, set lustre in our Kshatriyas, lustre in our Vaishyas, and in our Shudras, and in me establish lustre.

O Varuna, with my songs of praise I beg this of you, your devotee begs this of you with oblation. Abide with us and get not angry. Do not decrease our age, O vast one!

I unite Agni with ghee, the possessor of divine virtues, fair of speed, great and mighty. Through him we shall reach the world of Aditya and then ascend to the loftiest realm of heaven.

O Agni, both of these your wings are never wasting, wherewith you fly ever and destroy th8e fiends. Through them may we fly to the realms of the pious souls where have gone the first-borne Sages.

O Agni, fill the earth full with sap, fill the herbs with sap, fill the heaven with sap, fill the sapce with sap, full with milk make all the regions for me.

By the impulse of Savitar, with arms of Ashvins, with the hands of Pushan, with the speech of goddess Sarasvati, with the law of Prajapati and with Agni’s sole dominion I anoint you.

Agni is maintainer of law, practiser of truth, the sustainer of earth, destroyer of the foe, protector of priest and warrior classes. For his pleasure we offer this oblation, may be accept it graciously. May these herbs the Apsaras of Gandharva Agni, protect and guard us. Svaha!

The Sun who conjoins day and night, lauded by the Saman, sustainer of the earth, may protect our priest and warrior classes. This oblation is for him. May his rays, the uniting and life-giving Apsaras guard as well. Svaha!

The high-minded Moon, who received light from the Sun, is the Gandharva. May he protect our Brahmans and Kshatriyas. The bright stars of constellation Asterism are his Apsaras. May they protect us. All hail to them!

All-pervading and quick-reaching Wind is the Gandharva. The Waters and Saps which sustain life, are his Apsaras. May they guard us. All hail to them!

O Agni, you are pleasurable like the moon, you were like falcon in speed, righteous in conduct, fair-pinioned, mighty, firm, settled, established in sacrifice and nourisher of all. Homage be to you. Harm us not!

O Agni, you are head and height of heaven, naval of the earth, essence of the waters and of the herbs. Life of all the beings you are, bliss-giving, and omnipresent. Homage be to you, the path and Destination of all.

 
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