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Rigveda 1.58

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.58

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1.58.1

nū ci̍t saho̱jā a̱mṛto̱ ni tu̍ndate̱ hotā̱ yad dū̱to abha̍vad vi̱vasva̍taḥ |
vi sādhi̍ṣṭhebhiḥ pa̱thibhī̱ rajo̍ mama̱ ā de̱vatā̍tā ha̱viṣā̍ vivāsati ||

NE'ER waxeth faint the Immortal, Son of Strength, since he, the Herald, hath become Vivasvan's messenger.

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

1.58.2

ā svam adma̍ yu̱vamā̍no a̱jara̍s tṛ̱ṣv a̍vi̱ṣyann a̍ta̱seṣu̍ tiṣṭhati |
atyo̱ na pṛ̱ṣṭham pru̍ṣi̱tasya̍ rocate di̱vo na sānu̍ sta̱naya̍nn acikradat ||

Never decaying, seizing his appropriate food, rapidly, eagerly through the dry wood he spreads. His back, as he is sprinkled, glistens like a horse: loud hath he roared and shouted like the heights of heaven?

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

1.58.3

krā̱ṇā ru̱drebhi̱r vasu̍bhiḥ pu̱rohi̍to̱ hotā̱ niṣa̍tto rayi̱ṣāḻ ama̍rtyaḥ |
ratho̱ na vi̱kṣv ṛ̍ñjasā̱na ā̱yuṣu̱ vy ā̍nu̱ṣag vāryā̍ de̱va ṛ̍ṇvati ||

Set high in place o'er all that Vasus, Rudras do, immortal, Lord of riches, seated as High Priest; Hastening like a car to men, to those who live, the God without delay gives boons to be desired.

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

1.58.4

vi vāta̍jūto ata̱seṣu̍ tiṣṭhate̱ vṛthā̍ ju̱hūbhi̱ḥ sṛṇyā̍ tuvi̱ṣvaṇi̍ḥ |
tṛ̱ṣu yad a̍gne va̱nino̍ vṛṣā̱yase̍ kṛ̱ṣṇaṁ ta̱ ema̱ ruśa̍dūrme ajara ||

Urged by the wind be spreads through dry wood as he lists, armed with his tongues for sickles, with a mighty roar. Black is thy path, Agni, changeless, with glittering waves! when like a bull thou rushest eager to the trees.

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

1.58.5

tapu̍rjambho̱ vana̱ ā vāta̍codito yū̱the na sā̱hvām̐ ava̍ vāti̱ vaṁsa̍gaḥ |
a̱bhi̱vraja̱nn akṣi̍ta̱m pāja̍sā̱ raja̍ḥ sthā̱tuś ca̱ratha̍m bhayate pata̱triṇa̍ḥ ||

With teeth of flame, wind-driven, through the wood he speeds, triumphant like a bull among the herd of cows, With bright strength roaming to the everlasting air: things fixed, things moving quake before him as he flies.

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

1.58.6

da̱dhuṣ ṭvā̱ bhṛga̍vo̱ mānu̍ṣe̱ṣv ā ra̱yiṁ na cāru̍ṁ su̱hava̱ṁ jane̍bhyaḥ |
hotā̍ram agne̱ ati̍thi̱ṁ vare̍ṇyam mi̱traṁ na śeva̍ṁ di̱vyāya̱ janma̍ne ||

The Bhṛigus established thee among mankind for men, like as a treasure, beauteous, easy to invoke; Thee, Agni, as a herald and choice-worthy guest, as an auspicious Friend to the Celestial Race.

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

1.58.7

hotā̍raṁ sa̱pta ju̱hvo̱3̱̍ yaji̍ṣṭha̱ṁ yaṁ vā̱ghato̍ vṛ̱ṇate̍ adhva̱reṣu̍ |
a̱gniṁ viśve̍ṣām ara̱tiṁ vasū̍nāṁ sapa̱ryāmi̱ praya̍sā̱ yāmi̱ ratna̍m ||

Agni, the seven tongues' deftest Sacrificer, him whom the priests elect at solemn worship, The Herald, messenger of all the Vasus, I serve with dainty food, I ask for riches.

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

1.58.8

acchi̍drā sūno sahaso no a̱dya sto̱tṛbhyo̍ mitramaha̱ḥ śarma̍ yaccha |
agne̍ gṛ̱ṇanta̱m aṁha̍sa uru̱ṣyorjo̍ napāt pū̱rbhir āya̍sībhiḥ ||

Grant, Son of Strength, thou rich in friends, a refuge without a flaw this day to us thy praisers. O Agni, Son of Strength, with forts of iron preserve thou from distress the man who lauds thee.

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

1.58.9

bhavā̱ varū̍thaṁ gṛṇa̱te vi̍bhāvo̱ bhavā̍ maghavan ma̱ghava̍dbhya̱ḥ śarma̍ |
u̱ru̱ṣyāgne̱ aṁha̍so gṛ̱ṇanta̍m prā̱tar ma̱kṣū dhi̱yāva̍sur jagamyāt ||

Be thou a refuge, Bright One, to the singer, a shelter, Bounteous Lord, to those who worship. Preserve the singer from distress, O Agni. May he, enriched with prayer, come soon and early.

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

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