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Rigveda 3.2

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 3.2

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Sanskrit

3.2.1

vai̱śvā̱na̱rāya̍ dhi̱ṣaṇā̍m ṛtā̱vṛdhe̍ ghṛ̱taṁ na pū̱tam a̱gnaye̍ janāmasi |
dvi̱tā hotā̍ra̱m manu̍ṣaś ca vā̱ghato̍ dhi̱yā ratha̱ṁ na kuli̍śa̱ḥ sam ṛ̍ṇvati ||

To him, Vaiṣvânara, who strengthens Holy Law, to Agni we present our praise like oil made pure. With thoughtful insight human priests bring him anear, our Herald from of old, as an axe forms a car.

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

3.2.2

sa ro̍cayaj ja̱nuṣā̱ roda̍sī u̱bhe sa mā̱tror a̍bhavat pu̱tra īḍya̍ḥ |
ha̱vya̱vāḻ a̱gnir a̱jara̱ś cano̍hito dū̱ḻabho̍ vi̱śām ati̍thir vi̱bhāva̍suḥ ||

He made the heaven and earth resplendent by his birth: Child of two Mothers he was meet to be implored, Agni, oblation-bearer, gracious, ever-young, infallible, rich in radiant light, the guest of men.

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

3.2.3

kratvā̱ dakṣa̍sya̱ taru̍ṣo̱ vidha̍rmaṇi de̱vāso̍ a̱gniṁ ja̍nayanta̱ citti̍bhiḥ |
ru̱ru̱cā̱nam bhā̱nunā̱ jyoti̍ṣā ma̱hām atya̱ṁ na vāja̍ṁ sani̱ṣyann upa̍ bruve ||

Within the range of their surpassinq power, by might, the Gods created Agni with inventive thought. I, eager to win strength, address him, like a steed, resplendent with his brilliance, with his ample light.

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

3.2.4

ā ma̱ndrasya̍ sani̱ṣyanto̱ vare̍ṇyaṁ vṛṇī̱mahe̱ ahra̍ya̱ṁ vāja̍m ṛ̱gmiya̍m |
rā̱tim bhṛgū̍ṇām u̱śija̍ṁ ka̱vikra̍tum a̱gniṁ rāja̍ntaṁ di̱vyena̍ śo̱ciṣā̍ ||

Eager to gain, we crave from him the friendly God strength confident, choiceworthy meet to be extolled: The Bhṛigus' bounty, willing, strong with sages' lore, even Agni shining forth with light that comes from heaven.

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

3.2.5

a̱gniṁ su̱mnāya̍ dadhire pu̱ro janā̱ vāja̍śravasam i̱ha vṛ̱ktaba̍rhiṣaḥ |
ya̱tasru̍caḥ su̱ruca̍ṁ vi̱śvade̍vyaṁ ru̱draṁ ya̱jñānā̱ṁ sādha̍diṣṭim a̱pasā̍m ||

For happiness, men, having trimmed the sacred grass, set Agni glorious for his strength before them here; Yea, with raised ladles, him bright, dear to all the Gods, perfecting aims of works, Rudra of solemn rites.

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

3.2.6

pāva̍kaśoce̱ tava̱ hi kṣaya̱m pari̱ hota̍r ya̱jñeṣu̍ vṛ̱ktaba̍rhiṣo̱ nara̍ḥ |
agne̱ duva̍ i̱cchamā̍nāsa̱ āpya̱m upā̍sate̱ dravi̍ṇaṁ dhehi̱ tebhya̍ḥ ||

Around thy dwelling-place, O brightly-shining Priest, are men at sacrifice, whose sacred grass is trimmed. Wishing to do thee service, Agni, they are there, desirous of thy friendship grant them store of wealth.

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

3.2.7

ā roda̍sī apṛṇa̱d ā sva̍r ma̱haj jā̱taṁ yad e̍nam a̱paso̱ adhā̍rayan |
so a̍dhva̱rāya̱ pari̍ ṇīyate ka̱vir atyo̱ na vāja̍sātaye̱ cano̍hitaḥ ||

He hath filled heaven and earth and the great realm of light, when at his birth the skilful held him in their hold. He like a horse is led forth to the sacrifice Sage, graciously inclined, that he may win us strength.

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

3.2.8

na̱ma̱syata̍ ha̱vyadā̍tiṁ svadhva̱raṁ du̍va̱syata̱ damya̍ṁ jā̱tave̍dasam |
ra̱thīr ṛ̱tasya̍ bṛha̱to vica̍rṣaṇir a̱gnir de̱vānā̍m abhavat pu̱rohi̍taḥ ||

Honour the oblation-bearer, him who knows fair rites, serve ye the Household Friend who knows all things that be. He drives the chariot of the lofty ordinance: Agni most active, is the great High Priest of Gods.

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

3.2.9

ti̱sro ya̱hvasya̍ sa̱midha̱ḥ pari̍jmano̱ 'gner a̍punann u̱śijo̱ amṛ̍tyavaḥ |
tāsā̱m ekā̱m ada̍dhu̱r martye̱ bhuja̍m u lo̱kam u̱ dve upa̍ jā̱mim ī̍yatuḥ ||

They who are free from death, fain for him, purified three splendours of the mighty Agni, circling all. To man, for his enjoyment, one of these they gave: the other two have passed into the sister sphere.

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

3.2.10

vi̱śāṁ ka̱viṁ vi̱śpati̱m mānu̍ṣī̱r iṣa̱ḥ saṁ sī̍m akṛṇva̱n svadhi̍ti̱ṁ na teja̍se |
sa u̱dvato̍ ni̱vato̍ yāti̱ vevi̍ṣa̱t sa garbha̍m e̱ṣu bhuva̍neṣu dīdharat ||

Man's sacrificial food hath sharpened like an axe, for brightness, him the Sage of men, the people's Lord, Busied with sacred rites he mounts and he descends. He hath laid down his vital germ within these worlds.

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

3.2.11

sa ji̍nvate ja̱ṭhare̍ṣu prajajñi̱vān vṛṣā̍ ci̱treṣu̱ nāna̍da̱n na si̱ṁhaḥ |
vai̱śvā̱na̱raḥ pṛ̍thu̱pājā̱ ama̍rtyo̱ vasu̱ ratnā̱ daya̍māno̱ vi dā̱śuṣe̍ ||

He stirs with life in wombs dissimilar in kind, born as a Lion or a loudly-bellowing Bull: Vaiṣvânara immortal with wide-reaching might, bestowing goods and wealth on him who offiers gifts.

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

3.2.12

vai̱śvā̱na̱raḥ pra̱tnathā̱ nāka̱m āru̍had di̱vas pṛ̱ṣṭham bhanda̍mānaḥ su̱manma̍bhiḥ |
sa pū̍rva̱vaj ja̱naya̍ñ ja̱ntave̱ dhana̍ṁ samā̱nam ajma̱m pary e̍ti̱ jāgṛ̍viḥ ||

Vaiṣvânara, as of old, mounted the cope of heaven, heaven's ridge, well greeted, by those skilled in noble songs. He, as of old, producing riches for the folk, still watchful, traversesthe common way again.

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

3.2.13

ṛ̱tāvā̍naṁ ya̱jñiya̱ṁ vipra̍m u̱kthya1̱̍m ā yaṁ da̱dhe mā̍ta̱riśvā̍ di̱vi kṣaya̍m |
taṁ ci̱trayā̍ma̱ṁ hari̍keśam īmahe sudī̱tim a̱gniṁ su̍vi̱tāya̱ navya̍se ||

For new prosperity we seek to Agni, him whose course is splendid, gold-haired, excellently bright, Whom Mâtariṣvan stablished, dweller in the heaven, meet for high praise and holy, sage and true to Law.

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

3.2.14

śuci̱ṁ na yāma̍nn iṣi̱raṁ sva̱rdṛśa̍ṁ ke̱tuṁ di̱vo ro̍cana̱sthām u̍ṣa̱rbudha̍m |
a̱gnim mū̱rdhāna̍ṁ di̱vo apra̍tiṣkuta̱ṁ tam ī̍mahe̱ nama̍sā vā̱jina̍m bṛ̱hat ||

As pure and swift of course, beholder of the light, who stands in heaven's bright sphere a sign, who wakes at dawn, Agni, the head of heaven, whom none may turn aside-to him the Powerful with mighty prayer we seek.

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

3.2.15

ma̱ndraṁ hotā̍ra̱ṁ śuci̱m adva̍yāvina̱ṁ damū̍nasam u̱kthya̍ṁ vi̱śvaca̍rṣaṇim |
ratha̱ṁ na ci̱traṁ vapu̍ṣāya darśa̱tam manu̍rhita̱ṁ sada̱m id rā̱ya ī̍mahe ||

The cheerful Priest, the pure, in whom no guile is found, Friend of the House, praise-worthy, dear to all mankind, Fair to behold for beauty like a splendid car,– Agni the Friend of men we ever seek for wealth.

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

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