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Rigveda 3.15

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 3.15

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3.15.1

vi pāja̍sā pṛ̱thunā̱ śośu̍cāno̱ bādha̍sva dvi̱ṣo ra̱kṣaso̱ amī̍vāḥ |
su̱śarma̍ṇo bṛha̱taḥ śarma̍ṇi syām a̱gner a̱haṁ su̱hava̍sya̱ praṇī̍tau ||

RESPLENDENT with thy wide-extending lustre, dispel the terrors of the fiends who hate us May lofty Agni be my guide and shelter, the easily-invoked, the good Protector.

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

3.15.2

tvaṁ no̍ a̱syā u̱ṣaso̱ vyu̍ṣṭau̱ tvaṁ sūra̱ udi̍te bodhi go̱pāḥ |
janme̍va̱ nitya̱ṁ tana̍yaṁ juṣasva̱ stoma̍m me agne ta̱nvā̍ sujāta ||

Be thou To us, while now the morn is breaking, be thou a guardian when the Sun hath mounted.. Accept, as men accept a true-born infant, my laud, O Agni nobly born in body.

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

3.15.3

tvaṁ nṛ̱cakṣā̍ vṛṣa̱bhānu̍ pū̱rvīḥ kṛ̱ṣṇāsv a̍gne aru̱ṣo vi bhā̍hi |
vaso̱ neṣi̍ ca̱ parṣi̱ cāty aṁha̍ḥ kṛ̱dhī no̍ rā̱ya u̱śijo̍ yaviṣṭha ||

Bull, who beholdest men, through many mornings, among the dark ones shine forth red, O Agni. Lead us, good Lord, and bear us over trouble: Help us who long, Most Youthful God, to riches.

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

3.15.4

aṣā̍ḻho agne vṛṣa̱bho di̍dīhi̱ puro̱ viśvā̱ḥ saubha̍gā saṁjigī̱vān |
ya̱jñasya̍ ne̱tā pra̍tha̱masya̍ pā̱yor jāta̍vedo bṛha̱taḥ su̍praṇīte ||

Shine forth, a Bull invincible, O Agni, winning by conquest all the forts and treasures, Thou Jâtavedas who art skilled in guiding, the chief high saving sacrifice's Leader.

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

3.15.5

acchi̍drā̱ śarma̍ jaritaḥ pu̱rūṇi̍ de̱vām̐ acchā̱ dīdyā̍naḥ sume̱dhāḥ |
ratho̱ na sasni̍r a̱bhi va̍kṣi̱ vāja̱m agne̱ tvaṁ roda̍sī naḥ su̱meke̍ ||

Lighting Gods hither, Agni, wisest Singer, bring thou to us many and flawless shelters. Bring vigour, like a car that gathers booty: bring us, O Agni, beauteous.Rarth and Heaven.

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

3.15.6

pra pī̍paya vṛṣabha̱ jinva̱ vājā̱n agne̱ tvaṁ roda̍sī naḥ su̱doghe̍ |
de̱vebhi̍r deva su̱rucā̍ rucā̱no mā no̱ marta̍sya durma̱tiḥ pari̍ ṣṭhāt ||

Swell, O thou Bull and give those powers an impulse, e'en Earth and Heaven who yield their milk in plenty, Shining, O God, with Gods in clear effulgence. Let not a mortal's evil will obstruct us.

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

3.15.7

iḻā̍m agne puru̱daṁsa̍ṁ sa̱niṁ goḥ śa̍śvatta̱maṁ hava̍mānāya sādha |
syān na̍ḥ sū̱nus tana̍yo vi̱jāvāgne̱ sā te̍ suma̱tir bhū̍tv a̱sme ||

Agni, as holy food to thine invoker, give wealth in cattle, lasting, rich in marvels. To us be born a son and spreading ofrspring. Agni, be this thy gracious will to us-ward.

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

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