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THE ELEVENTH HYMN TO AGNI
A HYMN TO THE DIVINE PRIEST AND SACRIFICIAL FLAME
[The Rishi hymns the birth of the wakeful and discerning
sacrificial Flame who is vision and will-power, the seer whose
passion of effort turns into a divine knowledge, in the heavens of
mind. This seer-will the inspired words of the Thought have to
increase. It is a thing of puissance, the Son of Force, and found
by the ancient Souls of luminous puissance concealed in the
growths of earth, in all the experiences that the soul here seeks to
enjoy.]
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The protector of the creature is born, the Flame that is
wakeful and perfect in discernment, for a new march to felicity. His front is of the clarities, luminously he shines wide
so that the vastness of him touches the heavens, he is pure
for the bringers of the riches.
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Men have kindled high in the triple worldą of the session the
Flame supreme to be vision in the sacrifice and the vicar
set in front; he comes in one chariot with the God-Mind and
the divine Powers and sits on the seat of sacrifice, the Priest
of the oblation perfect in will-power for the sacrificing.
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Unovercome and pure˛ thou art born from thy mothers
twain; thou hast risen up a rapturous seer from the all- luminous sun; they have
increased thee with the clarity, O
Flame, and the passion-smoke of thee becomes vision when
it reaches and lodges in the heavens.
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May the Flame come to our sacrifice with power to accomplish; the Flame men carry into every room of their dwelling-
place ; the Flame has become our messenger and the bearer
ąThe triple world of mind, life and body in which the session of our sacrifice takes
place or in which the work of self-perfection ^proceeds.
˛Or, "pure without cleansing".
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of our offering; when men accept the Flame into them-
selves, it is the seer-will that they accept.
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For thee, O Flame, this Word fraught fullest with the honey,ą
for thee this Thought and may it be the peace and bliss in
thy heart. For the words of the Thought satisfy and in-
crease thee as those great fostering streams˛ fill and increase
that ocean.
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O Flame, the souls of puissanceł discovered thee hidden in
the secret place,4
lodging in every object of delight; by our
pressure on thee thou art born, a mighty force; the Son of
Force they have called thee, O Puissance.
ąThe honeyed Soma-wine, outflowing of the principle of Delight in things.
˛The seven rivers or movements which descend from the superconscient being and fill
the conscious ocean of our existence. They are called the Mothers, the fostering Cows, the
Mighty Ones of Heaven, the Waters of Knowledge, the streams of the Truth, etc.
łThe seven ancient seers or fathers, the Angirasa Rishis, sons of Agni and divine or
human types of the seer-will.
4The subconseient heart in things.
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