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Mandala II

HYMN V. Agni.

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HE WAS BORN AS A GUIDE AND TEACHER, A GUARDIAN FOR OUR PATRONS' HELP, ONE WHO EARNED RITES OF NARROW WEALTH. THAT STRONG ONE MAY WE GRASP AND GUIDE;

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IN HIM, LEADER OF SACRIFICE, THE SEVEN REINS, FAR EXTENDED, MEET; WHO FURTHERS, MAN-LIKE, EIGHT IN PLACE, AS CLEANSEER, ALL THE DIVINE WORK.

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WHEN SWIFT HE FOLLOWS THIS BEHEST, LIKE A BIRD HE CHANTS HOLY PRAYERS. HE HOLDS ALL KNOWLEDGE IN HIS GRASP EVEN AS THE FELLY ROUNDS THE WHEEL.

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TOGETHER WITH PURE MENTAL POWER, PURE, AS DIRECTOR, WAS HE BORN. SKILLED IN HIS OWN UNCHANGING LAWS, HE WAXES LIKE GROWING BOARDS.

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CLOTHING THEM IN HIS COLORS, THE KINE OF HIM THE LEADER WITNESS. IS HE NOT BETTER THAN THE THREE, THE SISTERS WHO HAVE COME TO US?

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WHEN, LADEN WITH HOLY OIL, THE SISTER BY THE MOTHER STANDS, THE PRIEST DELIGHTS IN THEIR APPROACH, AS CORN AT COMING OF THE RAIN.

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FOR HIS SUPPORT LET HIM PERFORM AS MINISTRANT HIS SACRIFICIAL TASK; YEA, SONG OF PRAISE AND SACRIFICE: WE HAVE PREPARED, LET US OBTAIN.

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THAT SO THIS MAN WELL SKILLED MAY PAY WORSHIP TO ALL THE HOLY ONES. AND AGNI, THIS OUR SACRIFICIAL OFFERING WHICH WE HAVE PREPARED TO YOU.

Source: Sacred Texts Archive
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