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Rigveda 10.52

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.52

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Sanskrit

10.52.1

viśve̍ devāḥ śā̱stana̍ mā̱ yathe̱ha hotā̍ vṛ̱to ma̱navai̱ yan ni̱ṣadya̍ |
pra me̍ brūta bhāga̱dheya̱ṁ yathā̍ vo̱ yena̍ pa̱thā ha̱vyam ā vo̱ vahā̍ni ||

INSTRUCT me, all ye Gods, how I, elected your Priest, must seat me here, and how address you. Instruct me how to deal to each his portion, and by what ' path to bring you man's oblation.

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

10.52.2

a̱haṁ hotā̱ ny a̍sīda̱ṁ yajī̍yā̱n viśve̍ de̱vā ma̱ruto̍ mā junanti |
aha̍r-ahar aśvi̱nādhva̍ryavaṁ vām bra̱hmā sa̱mid bha̍vati̱ sāhu̍tir vām ||

I sit as Priest most skilled in sacrificing: the Maruts and all Deities impel me. Aṣvins, each day yours is the Adhvaryu's duty: Brahman and wood are here: 'tis yours to offer.

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

10.52.3

a̱yaṁ yo hotā̱ kir u̱ sa ya̱masya̱ kam apy ū̍he̱ yat sa̍ma̱ñjanti̍ de̱vāḥ |
aha̍r-ahar jāyate mā̱si-mā̱sy athā̍ de̱vā da̍dhire havya̱vāha̍m ||

Who is the Priest? Is he the Priest of Yama? On whom is thrust this God-appointed honour? He springs to life each month, each day that passes; so Gods have made him their oblation-bearer.

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

10.52.4

māṁ de̱vā da̍dhire havya̱vāha̱m apa̍mluktam ba̱hu kṛ̱cchrā cara̍ntam |
a̱gnir vi̱dvān ya̱jñaṁ na̍ḥ kalpayāti̱ pañca̍yāmaṁ tri̱vṛta̍ṁ sa̱ptata̍ntum ||

The Gods have made me bearer of oblations, who slipped away and passed through many troubles. Wise Agni shall ordain for us the worship, whether five-wayed, threefold, or seven-threaded.

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

10.52.5

ā vo̍ yakṣy amṛta̱tvaṁ su̱vīra̱ṁ yathā̍ vo devā̱ vari̍va̱ḥ karā̍ṇi |
ā bā̱hvor vajra̱m indra̍sya dheyā̱m athe̱mā viśvā̱ḥ pṛta̍nā jayāti ||

So will I win you strength and life for ever. O Gods, that I may give you room and freedom. To Indra's arms would I consign the thunder; in all these battles shall he then be victor.

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

10.52.6

trīṇi̍ śa̱tā trī sa̱hasrā̍ṇy a̱gniṁ tri̱ṁśac ca̍ de̱vā nava̍ cāsaparyan |
aukṣa̍n ghṛ̱tair astṛ̍ṇan ba̱rhir a̍smā̱ ād id dhotā̍ra̱ṁ ny a̍sādayanta ||

The Deities three hundred and thirty-nine, have served and honoured Agni, Strewn sacred grass, anointed him with butter, and seated him as Priest, the Gods' Invoker.

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

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