Atharva Veda
Āprī-hymn: to various divinities
ūrdhvā asya samidho bhavanty ūrdhvā śukrā śocīṃṣy agneḥ dyumattamā supratīkaḥ sasūnus tanūnapād asuro bhūripāṇiḥ
Āprī-hymn: to various divinities
Uplifted becomes his fuel, uplifted the bright burnings of Agni, most brilliant; of beautiful aspect, with his son,—[2.] son of himself (tánūnápāt), ásura, many-handed,—
devo deveṣu devaḥ patho anakti madhvā ghṛtena
A god among gods, the god anoints the roads with honey (mádhu), with ghee.
madhvā yajñam nakṣati praiṇāno narāśaṃso agniḥ sukṛd devaḥ savitā viśvavāraḥ
With honey he attains the sacrifice, pleased, the praised of men (nárāçáṅsa), Agni the well-doing, the heavenly impeller (savitár), having all choice things.
acchāyam eti śavasā ghṛtā cid īḍāno vahnir namasā
Here he cometh with might (çávas) unto the various ghees, praising, he the carrier, with homage,—
agniḥ sruco adhvareṣu prayakṣu sa yakṣad asya mahimānam agneḥ
Agni, unto the spoons, at the sacrifices (adhvará), the profferings (prayáj). [5.] May he sacrifice his greatness, Agni's,—
tarī mandrāsu prayakṣu vasavaś cātiṣṭhan vasudhātaraś ca
[He] crossing (?) among pleasant profferings; both the Vasus stood and the greater bestower of good (vásu).
dvāro devīr anv asya viśve vrataṃ rakṣanti viśvahā
The heavenly doors all defend always after his course (vratá)—
uruvyacasāgner dhāmnā patyamāne ā suṣvayantī yajate upāke uṣāsānaktemaṃ yajñam avatām adhvaram naḥ
Lording it with Agni's domain of wide expansion, [7.] dripping, worshipful, close, let dawn and night favor this our inviolable (? adhvará) sacrifice.
daivā hotāra ūrdhvam adhvaraṃ no 'gner jihvayābhi gṛṇata gṛṇatā naḥ sviṣṭaye
O heavenly invokers, sing ye unto our uplifted sacrifice (adhvará) with Agni's tongue; sing in order to our successful offering. [9.] Let the three goddesses sit upon this barhís, Iḍā, Sarasvatī, Bhāratī, the great, besung.
tan nas turīpam adbhutaṃ purukṣu deva tvaṣṭā rāyas poṣaṃ vi ṣya nābhim asya
That wonderful seminal fluid (turī́pam) of ours, abounding in food, O god Tvashṭar, abundance of wealth, release thou the navel of it.
vanaspate 'va sṛjā rarāṇaḥ tmanā devebhyo agnir havyaṃ śamitā svadayatu
O forest-tree, let thou loose, bestowing; let Agni [as] queller willingly sweeten the oblation for the gods.
agne svāhā kṛṇuhi jātavedaḥ indrāya yajñaṃ viśve devā havir idaṃ juṣantām
O Agni, hail! make thou, O Jātavedas, the sacrifice for Indra; let all the gods enjoy this oblation.