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Rigveda 3.3

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 3.3

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Sanskrit

3.3.1

vai̱śvā̱na̱rāya̍ pṛthu̱pāja̍se̱ vipo̱ ratnā̍ vidhanta dha̱ruṇe̍ṣu̱ gāta̍ve |
a̱gnir hi de̱vām̐ a̱mṛto̍ duva̱syaty athā̱ dharmā̍ṇi sa̱natā̱ na dū̍duṣat ||

To him who shines afar, Vaiṣvânara, shall bards give precious things that he may go on certain paths: For Agni the Immortal serves the Deities, and therefore never breaks their everlasting laws.

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

3.3.2

a̱ntar dū̱to roda̍sī da̱sma ī̍yate̱ hotā̱ niṣa̍tto̱ manu̍ṣaḥ pu̱rohi̍taḥ |
kṣaya̍m bṛ̱hanta̱m pari̍ bhūṣati̱ dyubhi̍r de̱vebhi̍r a̱gnir i̍ṣi̱to dhi̱yāva̍suḥ ||

He, wondrous envoy, goes between the earth and heaven, firm seated as the Herald, great High Priest of men. He compassethwith rays the lofty dwelling-place, Agni, sent forward by the Gods, enriched with piayer.

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

3.3.3

ke̱tuṁ ya̱jñānā̍ṁ vi̱datha̍sya̱ sādha̍na̱ṁ viprā̍so a̱gnim ma̍hayanta̱ citti̍bhiḥ |
apā̍ṁsi̱ yasmi̱nn adhi̍ saṁda̱dhur gira̱s tasmi̍n su̱mnāni̱ yaja̍māna̱ ā ca̍ke ||

Sages shall glorify Agni with earnest thoughts, ensign of sacrifice, who fills the synod full: In whom the singers have stored up their holy acts to him the worshipper looks for joy and happiness.

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

3.3.4

pi̱tā ya̱jñānā̱m asu̍ro vipa̱ścitā̍ṁ vi̱māna̍m a̱gnir va̱yuna̍ṁ ca vā̱ghatā̍m |
ā vi̍veśa̱ roda̍sī̱ bhūri̍varpasā purupri̱yo bha̍ndate̱ dhāma̍bhiḥ ka̱viḥ ||

The Sire of sacrifice, great God of holy bards, Agni, the measure and the symbol of the priests, Hath entered heaven and earth that show in varied form: the Sage whom many love rejoiceth in his might.

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

3.3.5

ca̱ndram a̱gniṁ ca̱ndrara̍tha̱ṁ hari̍vrataṁ vaiśvāna̱ram a̍psu̱ṣada̍ṁ sva̱rvida̍m |
vi̱gā̱haṁ tūrṇi̱ṁ tavi̍ṣībhi̱r āvṛ̍ta̱m bhūrṇi̍ṁ de̱vāsa̍ i̱ha su̱śriya̍ṁ dadhuḥ ||

Bright Agni with the bright car, Lord of green domains, Vaiṣvânara dweller in the floods, who finds the light, Pervading, swift and wild, encompassed round with powers, him very glorious have the Gods established here.

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

3.3.6

a̱gnir de̱vebhi̱r manu̍ṣaś ca ja̱ntubhi̍s tanvā̱no ya̱jñam pu̍ru̱peśa̍saṁ dhi̱yā |
ra̱thīr a̱ntar ī̍yate̱ sādha̍diṣṭibhir jī̱ro damū̍nā abhiśasti̱cāta̍naḥ ||

Agni, together with the Gods and Manu's folk by thought extending sacrifice in varied form, Goes, car-borne, to and fro with those who crown each rite, the fleet, the Household Friend, who turns the curse aside.

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

3.3.7

agne̱ jara̍sva svapa̱tya āyu̍ny ū̱rjā pi̍nvasva̱ sam iṣo̍ didīhi naḥ |
vayā̍ṁsi jinva bṛha̱taś ca̍ jāgṛva u̱śig de̱vānā̱m asi̍ su̱kratu̍r vi̱pām ||

Sing, Agni, for long life to us and noble sons: teem thou with plenty, shine upon us store of food. Increase the great man's strength, thou ever-vigilant: thou, longing for the Gods, knowest their hymns full well.

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

3.3.8

vi̱śpati̍ṁ ya̱hvam ati̍thi̱ṁ nara̱ḥ sadā̍ ya̱ntāra̍ṁ dhī̱nām u̱śija̍ṁ ca vā̱ghatā̍m |
a̱dhva̱rāṇā̱ṁ ceta̍naṁ jā̱tave̍dasa̱m pra śa̍ṁsanti̱ nama̍sā jū̱tibhi̍r vṛ̱dhe ||

The Mighty One, Lord of the people and their guest, the leader of their thoughts, devoted Friend of priests, Our solemn rites' announcer, Jâtavedas, men with worship ever praise, with urgings for their weal.

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

3.3.9

vi̱bhāvā̍ de̱vaḥ su̱raṇa̱ḥ pari̍ kṣi̱tīr a̱gnir ba̍bhūva̱ śava̍sā su̱madra̍thaḥ |
tasya̍ vra̱tāni̍ bhūripo̱ṣiṇo̍ va̱yam upa̍ bhūṣema̱ dama̱ ā su̍vṛ̱ktibhi̍ḥ ||

Agni the God resplendent, giver of great joy, hath on his lovely car compassed the lands with, might. Let us with pure laudations in his house approach the high laws of the nourisher of multitudes.

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

3.3.10

vaiśvā̍nara̱ tava̱ dhāmā̱ny ā ca̍ke̱ yebhi̍ḥ sva̱rvid abha̍vo vicakṣaṇa |
jā̱ta āpṛ̍ṇo̱ bhuva̍nāni̱ roda̍sī̱ agne̱ tā viśvā̍ pari̱bhūr a̍si̱ tmanā̍ ||

I celebrate thy glories, O Vaiṣvânara, wherewith thou, O farsighted God, has found the light. Thou filledst at thy birth both worlds, the earth and heaven: all this, O Agni, hast thou compassed of thyself.

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

3.3.11

vai̱śvā̱na̱rasya̍ da̱ṁsanā̍bhyo bṛ̱had ari̍ṇā̱d eka̍ḥ svapa̱syayā̍ ka̱viḥ |
u̱bhā pi̱tarā̍ ma̱haya̍nn ajāyatā̱gnir dyāvā̍pṛthi̱vī bhūri̍retasā ||

By his great skill the Sage alone hath brought to pass a great deed, mightier than Vaiṣvânara's wondrous acts. Agni sprang into being, magnifying both his Parents, Heaven and Earth, rich in prolific seed.

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

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