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Rigveda 1.144

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.144

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Sanskrit

1.144.1

eti̱ pra hotā̍ vra̱tam a̍sya mā̱yayo̱rdhvāṁ dadhā̍na̱ḥ śuci̍peśasa̱ṁ dhiya̍m |
a̱bhi sruca̍ḥ kramate dakṣiṇā̱vṛto̱ yā a̍sya̱ dhāma̍ pratha̱maṁ ha̱ niṁsa̍te ||

THE Priest goes forth to sacrifice, with wondrous power sending aloft the hymn of glorious brilliancy. He moves to meet the ladles turning to the right, which are the first to kiss the place where he abides.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.144.2

a̱bhīm ṛ̱tasya̍ do̱hanā̍ anūṣata̱ yonau̍ de̱vasya̱ sada̍ne̱ parī̍vṛtāḥ |
a̱pām u̱pasthe̱ vibhṛ̍to̱ yad āva̍sa̱d adha̍ sva̱dhā a̍dhaya̱d yābhi̱r īya̍te ||

To him sang forth the flowing streams of Holy Law, encompassed in the home and birth-place of the God. He, when he dwelt extended in the waters' lap, absorbed those Godlike powers for which he is adored.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.144.3

yuyū̍ṣata̱ḥ sava̍yasā̱ tad id vapu̍ḥ samā̱nam artha̍ṁ vi̱tari̍tratā mi̱thaḥ |
ād ī̱m bhago̱ na havya̱ḥ sam a̱smad ā voḻhu̱r na ra̱śmīn sam a̍yaṁsta̱ sāra̍thiḥ ||

Seeking in course altern to reach the selfsame end the two copartners strive to win this beauteous form. Like Bhaga must he be duly invoked by us, as he who drives the car holds fast the horse's reins.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.144.4

yam ī̱ṁ dvā sava̍yasā sapa̱ryata̍ḥ samā̱ne yonā̍ mithu̱nā samo̍kasā |
divā̱ na nakta̍m pali̱to yuvā̍jani pu̱rū cara̍nn a̱jaro̱ mānu̍ṣā yu̱gā ||

He whom the two copartners with observance tend, the pair who dwell together in the same abode, By night as in the day the grey one was born young, passing untouched by eld through many an age of man.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.144.5

tam ī̍ṁ hinvanti dhī̱tayo̱ daśa̱ vriśo̍ de̱vam martā̍sa ū̱taye̍ havāmahe |
dhano̱r adhi̍ pra̱vata̱ ā sa ṛ̍ṇvaty abhi̱vraja̍dbhir va̱yunā̱ navā̍dhita ||

Him the ten fingers, the devotions. animate: we mortals call on him a God to give us help. He speeds over the sloping surface of the land: new deeds hath he performed with those who gird him round.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.144.6

tvaṁ hy a̍gne di̱vyasya̱ rāja̍si̱ tvam pārthi̍vasya paśu̱pā i̍va̱ tmanā̍ |
enī̍ ta e̱te bṛ̍ha̱tī a̍bhi̱śriyā̍ hira̱ṇyayī̱ vakva̍rī ba̱rhir ā̍śāte ||

For, Agni, like a herdsman, thou by thine own might rulest o'er all that is in heaven and on the earth; And these two Mighty Ones, bright, golden closely joined, rolling them round are come unto thy sacred grass.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.144.7

agne̍ ju̱ṣasva̱ prati̍ harya̱ tad vaco̱ mandra̱ svadhā̍va̱ ṛta̍jāta̱ sukra̍to |
yo vi̱śvata̍ḥ pra̱tyaṅṅ asi̍ darśa̱to ra̱ṇvaḥ saṁdṛ̍ṣṭau pitu̱mām̐ i̍va̱ kṣaya̍ḥ ||

Agni, accept with joy, be glad in this our prayer, joy-giver, self-sustained, strong, born of Holy Law! For fair to see art thou turning to every side, pleasant to look on as a dwelling filled with food.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

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