Ii, 7
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Ma\"N"D"Ala Ii, Hymn 7.
Ash\"T"Aka Ii, Adhyya 5, Varga 28.
1. Bring us, O youngest god, Bhrata 1, Agni, the best, resplendent, much-desired wealth, O Vasu 2!
2. May no malign power of a god or of a mortal overcome us. Help us across such hostile power.
3. And may we dive with thee across all hostile powers as across streams of water.
4. Bright, O purifier, worthy of adoration, Agni, thou shinest mightily; thou hast been worshipped by offerings of gh"ri"ta 1.
5. Thou, O Bhrata 1, Agni! hast been worshipped by us with offerings of heifers, of bulls, of eight-footed (cows) 2.
6. The old excellent Hot"ri" who feeds on wood and drinks butter, he is the wonderful son of strength.
Notes.
The same "Ri"shi and metre.--Verse 1 = Ts. I, 3, 14, 3; Ms. Iv, 11, 4. Verse 4 = Ts. I, 3, 14, 5. Verse 6 = Vs. Xi, 70; Ts. Iv, 1, 9, 2; Ms. Ii, 7, 7.
Verse 1.
Note 1. Agni Bhrata is Agni as the protector of the Bharata tribe or as invoked by that tribe.
Note 2. With the beginning of this verse, I, 44, 4 should be compared.
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Verse 4.
Note 1. Comp. Viii, 19, 22. agn"h" gh"ri"tbhi"h" huta"h".
Verse 5.
Note 1. See verse 1, note 1.
Note 2. Roth (Petersb. Dictionary) supplies vgbhi"h" or "ri"gbhi"h"; comp. Viii, 76, 12. v"k"am ash"t"padm. But there is no doubt that ash"t"pad, standing by the side of va"s" and ukshn, has the same meaning as in the later ritual, viz. a cow with calf.
"Vedic Hymns, Part Ii (sbe46)\", by Hermann Oldenberg [1897],
p. 211
Ma\"N"D"Ala Ii, Hymn 7.
Ash\"T"Aka Ii, Adhyya 5, Varga 28.
1. Bring us, O youngest god, Bhrata 1, Agni, the best, resplendent, much-desired wealth, O Vasu 2!
2. May no malign power of a god or of a mortal overcome us. Help us across such hostile power.
3. And may we dive with thee across all hostile powers as across streams of water.
4. Bright, O purifier, worthy of adoration, Agni, thou shinest mightily; thou hast been worshipped by offerings of gh"ri"ta 1.
5. Thou, O Bhrata 1, Agni! hast been worshipped by us with offerings of heifers, of bulls, of eight-footed (cows) 2.
6. The old excellent Hot"ri" who feeds on wood and drinks butter, he is the wonderful son of strength.
Notes.
The same "Ri"shi and metre.--Verse 1 = Ts. I, 3, 14, 3; Ms. Iv, 11, 4. Verse 4 = Ts. I, 3, 14, 5. Verse 6 = Vs. Xi, 70; Ts. Iv, 1, 9, 2; Ms. Ii, 7, 7.
Verse 1.
Note 1. Agni Bhrata is Agni as the protector of the Bharata tribe or as invoked by that tribe.
Note 2. With the beginning of this verse, I, 44, 4 should be compared.
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Verse 4.
Note 1. Comp. Viii, 19, 22. agn"h" gh"ri"tbhi"h" huta"h".
Verse 5.
Note 1. See verse 1, note 1.
Note 2. Roth (Petersb. Dictionary) supplies vgbhi"h" or "ri"gbhi"h"; comp. Viii, 76, 12. v"k"am ash"t"padm. But there is no doubt that ash"t"pad, standing by the side of va"s" and ukshn, has the same meaning as in the later ritual, viz. a cow with calf.
