Samaveda 12.48

12.48

ahitavantaḥ | 'gātuvittamaḥ' (2) atiśayyena mārgāṇāṃ jñātā so'gniḥ 'adarśi' prādurabhūt | kiñca | 'sujātaṃ' samyak prādurbhūtaṃ asya 'āryyasya' uttama-varṇasya 'varddhanaṃ' varddhayitāraṃ 'agniṃ' 'naḥ' asmākaṃ 'giraḥ' stuti-rūpāḥ vācaḥ 'upo (9) nakṣantu' upa gacchantu [nakṣa gatāvitidhātuḥ (4) ||
“nakṣantu nogiraḥ”-iti chandogāḥ | “nakṣanta nogiraḥ' -iti bahvṛcāḥ |
'ukthe' stotra-śastrātmake 'adhvare' hiṃsā-rahite asmin yajñe 'agniḥ' 'purohitaḥ' yajñātpurataḥ uttaravedayām ṛtvigbhirnihito'bhūt | tathā 'grāvāṇaḥ' somābhiṣavārthaṃ puratonihitāḥ | 'barhiḥ' ca puratonihitam āsāditam | evaṃ sāmagryāṃ satyāṃ he 'marutaḥ' ekonapañcāśanmarudgaṇāḥ ! he 'brahmaṇaspate' stotrasya pālaka ! etannāmakā ! deva ! he 'devāḥ' dyotanādi-guṇa-yuktāindrādayaḥ ! 'vareṇyaṃ' varaṇīyaṃ bhajanīyam 'avaḥ' rakṣaṇam 'ṛcā' sūkta-rūpayā
bhirvāgbhiḥ] kīdṛśam ? 'śauraśociṣaṃ' śayana-svabhāva-rociṣaṃ (1) tathā 'rāye' dhanāya īḍiṣva | 'śrutam' (2) enaṃ 'naraḥ' anyepi yajamānāḥ (3) stuvanti svārtham | tasmāt 'sudītaye' (4) mahyam 'agniḥ' (5) tvayābhiṣṭutaḥ san 'chardiḥ' gṛhaṃ (6) prayacchatvityevaṃ sudītiḥ purumīḍhaṃ brūte ||
he 'śrut-karṇa' śravaṇa-samarthābhyāṃ karṇābhyāṃ yuta ! agne ! asmadī yaṃ vacanaṃ 'śrudhi' (1) śṛṇu | yaḥ 'mitraḥ' devaśca 'aryyaḥ' 'prātaryāvabhiḥ' prātaḥkāle deva-yajanaṃ gacchadbhiḥ 'devaiḥ' sarvaiḥ 'sayāvabhiḥ'