Atharvaveda 20.103
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.103
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.103.1
agním īliṣvā́vase gā́thābhiḥ śīráśociṣam |
agníṃ rāyé purumīlha śrutáṃ náro 'gníṃ sudītáye chardíḥ ||1||
Solicit with your hymns, for aid, Agni the God with piercing flame,
For riches famous Agni, Purmilha ‘and ye men, Agni to light our dwelling well.
20.103.2
ágna ā́ yāhy agníbhir hótāraṃ tvā vr̥ṇīmahe |
ā́ tvā́m anaktu práyatā havíṣmatī yájiṣṭhaṃ barhír āsáde ||2||
Agni, come hither with thy fires: we choose thee as our Hotai- priest.
Let the extended ladle full of oil balm thee, best priest, to sit on sacred grass.
20.103.3
ácha hí tvā sahasaḥ sūno aṅgiraḥ srúcaś cáranty adhvaré |
ūrjó nápātaṃ ghr̥tákeśam īmahe 'gníṃ yajñéṣu pūrvyám ||3||
For unto thee, O Angiras, O Son of Strength, move ladles in the sacrifice,
To Agni, Child of Force, whose locks drop oil, we seek, fore- most in sacrificial rites.
Translations (1)
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- Subodhinīpaddhati — Śivarāma 1615, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English