The Hymns of the Sama Veda

7 You, Fire original: "Agni", are the Lord of the home, our Invoker-priest original: "Hotar"; the priest who recites the hymns and invites the gods to the ritual. at the sacrifice.
Lord of all blessings, you are the Purifier original: "Potar"; the priest responsible for the symbolic cleansing of the ritual area., exceedingly wise.
Perform the worship, and enjoy the good offerings!
8 We as your friends have chosen you, mortals choosing a God, to be our help,
The Child of the Waters original: "Apâmnapât"; a title for the Fire God when he appears as lightning from rain clouds., the blessed, the most mighty one, swift conqueror, and without an equal.

DECADE II.

1 PRESENT offerings, make him splendid: set the Invoker-priest original: "Hotar" in his place, the Lord of the Home, worshipped
With gifts and respect where they pour liquid offerings original: "libations"; typically clarified butter or "ghee" poured into the fire.!
Honor him who is worthy of reverence in our houses.
2 Truly wonderful is the tender youngling’s growth,
who never comes near to drink his mothers’ milk.
As soon as she who has no udder A metaphor for the dry wooden fire-stick that produces the spark. gave birth to him, he, traveling
on his great mission, suddenly grew strong.

7 Rigveda The oldest and most important collection of Hindu hymns. VII. 16. 5. Credited to the sage Vasishtḥa. Purifier original: "Potar": the Cleanser or Purifier: one of the sixteen officiating priests, all of whose duties are centered in the Fire God.
8 Rigveda III. 9. 1. Credited to the sage Visvâmitra. The Waters’ Child: Apâmnapât, Offspring of the Waters, is a name for Fire original: "Agni" as he is born in the form of lightning from the watery clouds of the high sky or firmament. Most mighty: the Rigveda uses the word sudiditim, meaning resplendent or shining brightly.

The meter The rhythmic structure of the verses. in stanzas 2 and 4 is Jagatî—consisting of forty-eight syllables arranged in four sections original: "Pâdas"; literally "feet," the quarters of a verse. of twelve syllables each, with two sections forming a line—in stanza 10 it is Virâj—a shortened form of the Trishtḥup meter—and in the rest it is Trishtḥup, consisting of four sections of eleven syllables each, with two sections forming a line.
1 This stanza is not found in the Rigveda. The Home’s Lord: grihapati, Lord of the House, Home, or Homestead, is a common name for the Fire God. Where they pour libations: specifically of clarified butter original: "ghritam"; also known as ghee. upon the sacrificial fire.
2 Rigveda X. 115. 1. Credited to the sage Upastuta. The tender youngling is the Fire. His mothers are the two fire-sticks; the lower stick, in which the sparks are produced by friction, is described as she who has no udder because it produces fire instead of milk. His great mission: acting as a messenger and go-between for humans and the Gods.