Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya Part IV — Page 309
SuB-Footnote Number Three 309 of those who make offerings, who knows all created beings, so that he may go to bring the other gods here. O Agni, the sacrificer, the all-knowing, everyone kindles you and many people call upon you. Do, O Agni, bring the wise gods here soon. O Agni, you safeguard the offerings made by the people. You are the messenger of the gods. Bring the gods who wake up at dawn and honour the sun. Awaken the Aswins who are associated with the morning offerings. May both of the gods come here to drink of the Soma juice. We call upon the two Aswins, who both are gods and excellent riders of the chariots, who ride in an excellent car- riage and reach as high as heaven. You Aswin use your whip— which is wet with the foam of your horses and makes a loud noise when it is lashed—to stir up the oblations of Soma. O Aswin, you go in your carriage to the home of the maker of the oblations, which is not far from you. I invoke Savitri, the golden-handed sun, to safeguard me. He determines the ranks of the worshippers. Glorify the sun, who is not a helper of the water, for our protection; we ardently desire to worship him. Sit down, friends. We will, indeed, worship the sun, for he is the bestower of wealth. The wise always give due honour to the exalted status of the sun, as their eyes look towards the sky. The wise are always alert and ever ready to pay homage. We glo- rify the exalted rank of the sun. The all-wise sun, the god is carried by his horses to the heights, so that he may be visible to all the worlds. O sun, you travel more than anybody else; you are seen by all; you are the fountain of light; you are resplendent throughout the heavens. You, O sun, rise in the presence of the god Maruts. You rise in the presence of mankind. You rise in a manner that all celes- tial beings may see you. You make your appearance with the light with which you purify and safeguard from evil. You travel