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Rigveda 1.79

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.79

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1.79.1

hira̍ṇyakeśo̱ raja̍so visā̱re 'hi̱r dhuni̱r vāta̍ iva̱ dhrajī̍mān |
śuci̍bhrājā u̱ṣaso̱ nave̍dā̱ yaśa̍svatīr apa̱syuvo̱ na sa̱tyāḥ ||

HE in mid-air's expanse hath golden tresses; a raging serpent, like the rushing tempest: Purely refulgent, knowing well the morn. ing; like honourable dames, true, active workers.

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

1.79.2

ā te̍ supa̱rṇā a̍minanta̱m̐ evai̍ḥ kṛ̱ṣṇo no̍nāva vṛṣa̱bho yadī̱dam |
śi̱vābhi̱r na smaya̍mānābhi̱r āgā̱t pata̍nti̱ miha̍ḥ sta̱naya̍nty a̱bhrā ||

Thy well-winged flashes strengthen in their manner, when the black Bull hath bellowed round about us. With drops that bless and seem to smile he cometh: the waters fall, the clouds utter their thunder.

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

1.79.3

yad ī̍m ṛ̱tasya̱ paya̍sā̱ piyā̍no̱ naya̍nn ṛ̱tasya̍ pa̱thibhī̱ raji̍ṣṭhaiḥ |
a̱rya̱mā mi̱tro varu̍ṇa̱ḥ pari̍jmā̱ tvaca̍m pṛñca̱nty upa̍rasya̱ yonau̍ ||

When he comes streaming with the milk of worship, conducting by directest paths of Order Aryaman, Mitra, Varuṇa, Parijman fill the hide full where lies the nether press-stone.

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

1.79.4

agne̱ vāja̍sya̱ goma̍ta̱ īśā̍naḥ sahaso yaho |
a̱sme dhe̍hi jātavedo̱ mahi̱ śrava̍ḥ ||

O Agni, thou who art the lord of wealth in kine, thou Son of Strength, Vouchsafe to us, O Jâtavetlas, high renown.

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

1.79.5

sa i̍dhā̱no vasu̍ṣ ka̱vir a̱gnir ī̱ḻenyo̍ gi̱rā |
re̱vad a̱smabhya̍m purvaṇīka dīdihi ||

He, Agni, kindled, good and wise, must be exalted in our song: Shine, thou of many forms, shine radiantly on us.

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

1.79.6

kṣa̱po rā̍jann u̱ta tmanāgne̱ vasto̍r u̱toṣasa̍ḥ |
sa ti̍gmajambha ra̱kṣaso̍ daha̱ prati̍ ||

O Agni, shining of thyself by night and when the morning breaks, Burn, thou whose teeth are sharp, against the Raksasas.

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

1.79.7

avā̍ no agna ū̱tibhi̍r gāya̱trasya̱ prabha̍rmaṇi |
viśvā̍su dhī̱ṣu va̍ndya ||

Adorable in all our rites, favour us, Agni, with thine.aid, When the great hymn is chanted forth.

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

1.79.8

ā no̍ agne ra̱yim bha̍ra satrā̱sāha̱ṁ vare̍ṇyam |
viśvā̍su pṛ̱tsu du̱ṣṭara̍m ||

Bring to us ever-conquering wealth, wealth, Agni, worthy of our choice, In all our frays invincible.

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

1.79.9

ā no̍ agne suce̱tunā̍ ra̱yiṁ vi̱śvāyu̍poṣasam |
mā̱rḍī̱kaṁ dhe̍hi jī̱vase̍ ||

Give us, O Agni, through thy grace wealth that supporteth all our life, Thy favour so that we may live.

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

1.79.10

pra pū̱tās ti̱gmaśo̍ciṣe̱ vāco̍ gotamā̱gnaye̍ |
bhara̍sva sumna̱yur gira̍ḥ ||

O Gotama, desiring bliss present thy songs composed with care To Agni of the pointed flames.

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

1.79.11

yo no̍ agne 'bhi̱dāsa̱ty anti̍ dū̱re pa̍dī̱ṣṭa saḥ |
a̱smāka̱m id vṛ̱dhe bha̍va ||

May the man fall, O Agni, who near or afar assaileth us: Do thou increase and prosper us.

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

1.79.12

sa̱ha̱srā̱kṣo vica̍rṣaṇir a̱gnī rakṣā̍ṁsi sedhati |
hotā̍ gṛṇīta u̱kthya̍ḥ ||

Keen and swift Agni, thousand-eyed, chaseth the Raksasas afar: He singeth, herald meet for lauds.

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

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