The Hymns of the Sama Veda

2 Let Brahmanaspati original: "Brahmanaspati"; the Lord of Prayer or sacred speech. come forth, let Sūnṛitā original: "Sûnṛitâ"; the Goddess of true and pleasant speech. the Goddess come,
And Gods bring to our rite which yields a fivefold
gift the hero Refers to Agni, the Fire God, who is often called a "hero" for his strength in overcoming darkness and demons., lover of mankind!
3 Stand up erect to lend us aid, stand up like Savitar original: "Savitar"; the Sun God in his role as the "Impeller" or life-giver. the God,
Erect as strength-bestower when we call on thee with
priests who balm our offerings!
4 The man who bringeth gifts to thee, bright God who
fain wouldst lead to wealth,
Winneth himself a brave son, Fire original: "Agni"! skilled in songs of praise,
one prospering in a thousand ways.
5 With hymns and holy eulogies we supplicate your
Fire original: "Agni", Lord
Of many families who duly serve the Gods, yea,
him whom others too inflame.
6 This Fire original: "Agni" is the Lord of great prosperity and hero
strength,
Of wealth with noble offspring and with store of cattle,
the Lord of battles with the foe.

2 Rigveda The oldest collection of Vedic hymns from which the Sāmaveda draws most of its text. I. 40. 3. Ascribed to the sage Kanva. Brahmanaspati: the Lord of Prayer. Sūnṛitā: the Goddess of true and pleasant speech. Five-fold gift: ritual offerings consisting of grain, gruel, curdled milk, rice-cakes, and curds. The hero: The Fire-god, Agni.
3 Rigveda I. 36. 13. Ascribed to Kanva. Stand up erect: The rising flame of the fire is here identified by the commentator Sāyana A famous 14th-century scholar whose commentaries are essential for understanding the Vedas. with the sacrificial post original: "yūpa"; the wooden pillar to which the sacrificial animal was tethered.. Accordingly, he interprets the phrase with unguents original: "añjibhiḥ"; oils or ointments used for ritual anointing. to refer to the liquids used to anoint this post. The scholar Stevenson translates this as: ‘By our oblation-bearing priests.’ Like Savitar: Savitar is the Sun, sometimes identified with, and sometimes distinguished from, Sūrya The sun deity specifically as the visible celestial body..
4 Rigveda VIII. 92. 4. Ascribed to the seers Sobhari or Saubhari. The reading in the Rigveda version differs slightly: ‘The man whom thou wouldst lead to wealth.’
5 Rigveda I. 36. 1. Ascribed to Kanva. The Rigveda uses the word praise original: "ilaṭe" instead of kindle or inflame original: "indhate".
6 Rigveda III. 16. 1. Ascribed to the seers Utkila or Atkila.