1.189.1
अग्ने॒ नय॑ सु॒पथा॑ रा॒ये अ॒स्मान् विश्वा॑नि देव व॒युना॑नि वि॒द्वान् |
यु॒यो॒ध्य१स्मज्जु॑हुरा॒णमेनो॒ भूयि॑ष्ठां ते॒ नम॑उक्तिं विधेम ||
BY goodly paths lead us to riches, Agni, God who knowest every sacred duty. Remove the sin that makes us stray and wander. most ample adoration will we bring thee.
By goodly paths lead us to riches, Agni who know every sacred duty; remove the sin that makes us stray—we will bring you amplest adoration.
Bhadra pathāḥ to rayi; Agni as viśvavedas of vratā; enas of wandering removed. Flame as dharma-GPS and pāpa-śodhana.
Seek guidance that knows the whole duty-map; remove the error-pattern that keeps you looping off-path.
1.189.2
अग्ने॒ त्वं पा॑रया॒ नव्यो॑ अ॒स्मान् त्स्व॒स्तिभि॒रति॑ दु॒र्गाणि॒ विश्वा॑ |
पूश्च॑ पृ॒थ्वी ब॑हु॒ला न॑ उ॒र्वी भवा॑ तो॒काय॒ तन॑याय॒ शं योः ||
Lead us anew to happiness, O Agni; lead us beyond all danger and affliction. Be unto us a wide broad ample castle bless, prosper on their way our sons and offspring.
Lead us anew to happiness; lead beyond danger and affliction; be a wide castle; bless our sons and offspring on their way.
Punar śarma; ati durita; uru śarma/pur; tokā blessing. Agni as fortress and lineage-wellwisher.
Rebuild safety after setbacks and explicitly bless the next generation's journey.
1.189.3
अग्ने॒ त्वम॒स्मद् यु॑यो॒ध्यमी॑वा॒ अन॑ग्नित्रा अ॒भ्यम॑न्त कृ॒ष्टीः |
पुन॑र॒स्मभ्यं॑ सुवि॒ताय॑ देव॒ क्षां विश्वे॑भिर॒मृते॑भिर्यजत्र ||
Far from us, Agni, put thou all diseases let them strike lauds that have no saving Agni. God, make our home again to be a blessing, with all the Immortal Deities, O Holy.
Put all diseases far from us, Agni—let them strike lauds that lack saving Fire; make our home a blessing again with all Immortals, O Holy.
Yakṣma/apotropaic; home as śiva again with amṛta-devas. Agni-less praise is vulnerable—flame as health-ward of gṛha.
Keep the 'fire' in your practices—routines without vital heat don't protect. Restore home as a healing place.
1.189.4
पा॒हि नो॑ अग्ने पा॒युभि॒रज॑स्रैरु॒त प्रि॒ये सद॑न॒ आ शु॑शु॒क्वान् |
मा ते॑ भ॒यं ज॑रि॒तारं॑ यविष्ठ नू॒नं वि॑द॒न्माप॒रं स॑हस्वः ||
Preserve us, Agni, with perpetual succour, refulgent in the dwelling which thou lovest. O Conqueror, most youthful, let no danger touch him who praises thee to-day or after.
Preserve us with perpetual succour in the dwelling you love; let no danger touch the one who praises you today or later, youthful Conqueror.
Śaśvat ūtī in priya dhāman; yuvā jetṛ. Continuity of protection for present and future stotṛ.
Build ongoing safeguards in spaces you care about—protection should cover both present and future contributors.
1.189.5
मा नो॑ अ॒ग्नेऽव॑ सृजो अ॒घाया॑ ऽवि॒ष्यवे॑ रि॒पवे॑ दु॒च्छुना॑यै |
मा द॒त्वते॒ दश॑ते॒ मादते॑ नो॒ मा रीष॑ते सहसाव॒न् परा॑ दाः ||
Give not us up a prey to sin, O Agni, the greedy enemy that brings us trouble; Not to the fanged that bites, not to the toothless: give not us up, thou Conqueror, to the spoiler.
Give us not up to sin, to the greedy troubling enemy, to the fanged or toothless, or to the spoiler, O Conqueror.
Mā naḥ āgaḥ; gṛdhnu śatru; damṣṭrin/adant; mura. Comprehensive apotropaic against moral, social, and predatory harms.
Refuse surrender to guilt-spirals, predatory greed, obvious or subtle attacks, and extractive spoilers.
1.189.6
वि घ॒ त्वावाँ॑ ऋतजात यंसद् गृणा॒नो अ॑ग्ने त॒न्वे॒३ वरू॑थम् |
विश्वा॑द् रिरि॒क्षोरु॒त वा॑ निनि॒त्सोर॑भि॒ह्रुता॒मसि॒ हि दे॑व वि॒ष्पट् ||
Such as thou art, born after Law, O Agni when lauded give protection to our bodies, From whosoever would reproach or injure: for thou, God, rescuest from all oppression.
Born after Law, when lauded protect our bodies from reproach or injury—you rescue from all oppression, God.
Ṛtajāḥ Agni; tanū-gopā from nindā/hiṃsā; amhasas pārā. Body-protection as dharma-born fire's gift.
Ethical foundations should protect embodied people from both slander and harm—rescue from systemic pressure.
1.189.7
त्वं ताँ अ॑ग्न उ॒भया॒न् वि वि॒द्वान् वेषि॑ प्रपि॒त्वे मनु॑षो यजत्र |
अ॒भि॒पि॒त्वे मन॑वे॒ शास्यो॑ भूर्मर्मृ॒जेन्य॑ उ॒शिग्भि॒र्नाक्रः ||
Thou, well discerning both these classes, comest to men at early morn, O holy Agni. Be thou obedient unto man at evening, to be adorned, as keen, by eager suitors.
Discerning both classes, you come to men at early morn; at evening be obedient to man, keen to be adorned by eager seekers.
Agni knowing both sides; prātar āgati; sāyam nṛ-vaśa—accessible dawn and dusk. Sandhyā intimacy with the flame.
Be available at the day's hinges—responsive to sincere seekers in morning initiative and evening review.
1.189.8
अवो॑चाम नि॒वच॑नान्यस्मि॒न् मान॑स्य सू॒नुः स॑हसा॒ने अ॒ग्नौ |
व॒यं स॒हस्र॒मृषि॑भिः सनेम वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम् ||
To him have we addressed our pious speeches, I, Māna's son, to him victorious Agni. May we gain countless riches with the sages. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
We have addressed pious speeches to victorious Agni, I Māna's son; may we gain countless riches with the sages; may we find strengthening food in abundance.
Māna-putra stuti; asaṅkhya rayi with vipra; vāja close. Wisdom-community prosperity under Agni.
Pair eloquent commitment with wise company when seeking large prosperity—and keep nourishment in the win-conditions.