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Rigveda 10.88

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.88

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Sanskrit

10.88.1

ha̱viṣ pānta̍m a̱jara̍ṁ sva̱rvidi̍ divi̱spṛśy āhu̍ta̱ṁ juṣṭa̍m a̱gnau |
tasya̱ bharma̍ṇe̱ bhuva̍nāya de̱vā dharma̍ṇe̱ kaṁ sva̱dhayā̍ paprathanta ||

DEAR, ageless sacrificial drink is offered in light-discovering, heaven-pervading Agni. The Gods spread forth through his Celestial Nature, that he might bear the world up and sustain it.

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

10.88.2

gī̱rṇam bhuva̍na̱ṁ tama̱sāpa̍gūḻham ā̱viḥ sva̍r abhavaj jā̱te a̱gnau |
tasya̍ de̱vāḥ pṛ̍thi̱vī dyaur u̱tāpo 'ra̍ṇaya̱nn oṣa̍dhīḥ sa̱khye a̍sya ||

The world was swallowed and concealed in darkness: Agni was born, and light became apparent. The Deities, the broad earth, and the heavens, and plants, and waters gloried in his friendship.

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

10.88.3

de̱vebhi̱r nv i̍ṣi̱to ya̱jñiye̍bhir a̱gniṁ sto̍ṣāṇy a̱jara̍m bṛ̱hanta̍m |
yo bhā̱nunā̍ pṛthi̱vīṁ dyām u̱temām ā̍ta̱tāna̱ roda̍sī a̱ntari̍kṣam ||

Inspired by Gods who claim our adoration, I now will laud Eternal Lofty Agni, Him who hath spread abroad the earth with lustre, this heaven, and both the worlds, and air's midregion.

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

10.88.4

yo hotāsī̍t pratha̱mo de̱vaju̍ṣṭo̱ yaṁ sa̱māñja̱nn ājye̍nā vṛṇā̱nāḥ |
sa pa̍ta̱trī̍tva̱raṁ sthā jaga̱d yac chvā̱tram a̱gnir a̍kṛṇoj jā̱tave̍dāḥ ||

Earliest Priest whom all the Gods accepted, and chose him, and anointed him with butter, He swiftly made all things that fly, stand, travel, all that hath motion, Agni Jâtavedas.

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

10.88.5

yaj jā̍tavedo̱ bhuva̍nasya mū̱rdhann ati̍ṣṭho agne sa̱ha ro̍ca̱nena̍ |
taṁ tvā̍hema ma̱tibhi̍r gī̱rbhir u̱kthaiḥ sa ya̱jñiyo̍ abhavo rodasi̱prāḥ ||

Because thou, Agni, Jâtavedas, stoodest at the world's head with thy refulgent splendour, We sent thee forth with hymns and songs and praises: thou filledst heaven and earth, God meet for worship.

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

10.88.6

mū̱rdhā bhu̱vo bha̍vati̱ nakta̍m a̱gnis tata̱ḥ sūryo̍ jāyate prā̱tar u̱dyan |
mā̱yām ū̱ tu ya̱jñiyā̍nām e̱tām apo̱ yat tūrṇi̱ś cara̍ti prajā̱nan ||

Head of the world is Agni in the night-time; then, as the Sun, at morn springs up and rises. Then to his task goes the prompt Priest foreknowing the wondrous power of Gods who must be honoured.

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

10.88.7

dṛ̱śenyo̱ yo ma̍hi̱nā sami̱ddho 'ro̍cata di̱viyo̍nir vi̱bhāvā̍ |
tasmi̍nn a̱gnau sū̍ktavā̱kena̍ de̱vā ha̱vir viśva̱ āju̍havus tanū̱pāḥ ||

Lovely is he who, kindled in his greatness, hath shone forth, seated in the heavens, refulgent. With resonant hymns all Gods who guard our bodies have offered up oblation in this Agni.

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

10.88.8

sū̱kta̱vā̱kam pra̍tha̱mam ād id a̱gnim ād id dha̱vir a̍janayanta de̱vāḥ |
sa e̍ṣāṁ ya̱jño a̍bhavat tanū̱pās taṁ dyaur ve̍da̱ tam pṛ̍thi̱vī tam āpa̍ḥ ||

First the Gods brought the hymnal into being; then they engendered Agni, then oblation. He was their satrifice that guards our bodies: him the heavens know, the earth, the waters know him.

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

10.88.9

yaṁ de̱vāso 'ja̍nayantā̱gniṁ yasmi̱nn āju̍havu̱r bhuva̍nāni̱ viśvā̍ |
so a̱rciṣā̍ pṛthi̱vīṁ dyām u̱temām ṛ̍jū̱yamā̍no atapan mahi̱tvā ||

He, Agni, whom the Gods have generated, in whom they offered up all worlds and creatures, He with his bright glow heated earth and heaven, urging himself right onward in his grandeur.

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

10.88.10

stome̍na̱ hi di̱vi de̱vāso̍ a̱gnim ajī̍jana̱ñ chakti̍bhī rodasi̱prām |
tam ū̍ akṛṇvan tre̱dhā bhu̱ve kaṁ sa oṣa̍dhīḥ pacati vi̱śvarū̍pāḥ ||

Then by the laud the Gods engendered Agni in heaven, who fills both worlds through strength and vigour. They made him to appear in threefold essence: he ripens plants of every form and nature.

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

10.88.11

ya̱ded e̍na̱m ada̍dhur ya̱jñiyā̍so di̱vi de̱vāḥ sūrya̍m ādite̱yam |
ya̱dā ca̍ri̱ṣṇū mi̍thu̱nāv abhū̍tā̱m ād it prāpa̍śya̱n bhuva̍nāni̱ viśvā̍ ||

What time the Gods, whose due is worship, set him as Sûrya, Son of Aditi, in heaven, When the Pair, ever wandering, sprang to being, all creatures that existed looked upon them.

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

10.88.12

viśva̍smā a̱gnim bhuva̍nāya de̱vā vai̍śvāna̱raṁ ke̱tum ahnā̍m akṛṇvan |
ā yas ta̱tāno̱ṣaso̍ vibhā̱tīr apo̍ ūrṇoti̱ tamo̍ a̱rciṣā̱ yan ||

For all the world of life the Gods made Agni Vaiṣvânara to be the days' bright Banner,– Him who hath spread abroad the radiant Mornings, and, coming with his light, unveils the darkness.

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

10.88.13

vai̱śvā̱na̱raṁ ka̱vayo̍ ya̱jñiyā̍so̱ 'gniṁ de̱vā a̍janayann aju̱ryam |
nakṣa̍tram pra̱tnam ami̍nac cari̱ṣṇu ya̱kṣasyādhya̍kṣaṁ tavi̱ṣam bṛ̱hanta̍m ||

The wise and holy Deities engendered Agni Vaiṣvânara whom age ne'er touches. The Ancient Star that wanders on for ever, lofty and. strong, Lord of the Living Being.

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

10.88.14

vai̱śvā̱na̱raṁ vi̱śvahā̍ dīdi̱vāṁsa̱m mantrai̍r a̱gniṁ ka̱vim acchā̍ vadāmaḥ |
yo ma̍hi̱mnā pa̍riba̱bhūvo̱rvī u̱tāvastā̍d u̱ta de̱vaḥ pa̱rastā̍t ||

We call upon the Sage with holy verses, Agni Vaiṣvânara the ever-beaming, Who hath surpassed both heaven and earth in greatness: lie is a God below, a God above us.

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

10.88.15

dve sru̱tī a̍śṛṇavam pitṝ̱ṇām a̱haṁ de̱vānā̍m u̱ta martyā̍nām |
tābhyā̍m i̱daṁ viśva̱m eja̱t sam e̍ti̱ yad a̍nta̱rā pi̱tara̍m mā̱tara̍ṁ ca ||

I have heard mention of two several pathways, ways of the Fathers and of Gods and mortals. On these two paths each moving creature travels, each thing between the Father and the Mother.

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

10.88.16

dve sa̍mī̱cī bi̍bhṛta̱ś cara̍ntaṁ śīrṣa̱to jā̱tam mana̍sā̱ vimṛ̍ṣṭam |
sa pra̱tyaṅ viśvā̱ bhuva̍nāni tasthā̱v apra̍yucchan ta̱raṇi̱r bhrāja̍mānaḥ ||

These two united paths bear him who journeys born from the head and pondered with the spirit He stands directed to all things existing, hasting, unresting in his fiery splendour.

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

10.88.17

yatrā̱ vade̍te̱ ava̍ra̱ḥ para̍ś ca yajña̱nyo̍ḥ kata̱ro nau̱ vi ve̍da |
ā śe̍ku̱r it sa̍dha̱māda̱ṁ sakhā̍yo̱ nakṣa̍nta ya̱jñaṁ ka i̱daṁ vi vo̍cat ||

Which of us twain knows where they speak together, upper and lower of the two rite-leaders? Our friends have helped to gather our assembly. They came to sacrifice; who will announce it?

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

10.88.18

katy a̱gnaya̱ḥ kati̱ sūryā̍sa̱ḥ katy u̱ṣāsa̱ḥ katy u̍ svi̱d āpa̍ḥ |
nopa̱spija̍ṁ vaḥ pitaro vadāmi pṛ̱cchāmi̍ vaḥ kavayo vi̱dmane̱ kam ||

How many are the Fires and Suns in number? What is the number of the Dawns and Waters? Not jestingly I speak to you, O Fathers. Sages, I ask you this for information.

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

10.88.19

yā̱va̱nmā̱tram u̱ṣaso̱ na pratī̍kaṁ supa̱rṇyo̱3̱̍ vasa̍te mātariśvaḥ |
tāva̍d dadhā̱ty upa̍ ya̱jñam ā̱yan brā̍hma̱ṇo hotu̱r ava̍ro ni̱ṣīda̍n ||

As great as is the fair-winged Morning's presence to him who dwells beside us, Mâtariṣvan! Is what the Brahman does when he approaches to sacrifice and sits below the Hotar.

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

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