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Rigveda 3.6

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 3.6

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Sanskrit

3.6.1

pra kā̍ravo mana̱nā va̱cyamā̍nā deva̱drīcī̍ṁ nayata deva̱yanta̍ḥ |
da̱kṣi̱ṇā̱vāḍ vā̱jinī̱ prācy e̍ti ha̱vir bhara̍nty a̱gnaye̍ ghṛ̱tācī̍ ||

URGED on by deep devotion, O ye singers, bring, pious ones, the God-approaching ladle. Borne onward to the right it travels eastward, and, filled with oil, to Agni bears oblation.

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

3.6.2

ā roda̍sī apṛṇā̱ jāya̍māna u̱ta pra ri̍kthā̱ adha̱ nu pra̍yajyo |
di̱vaś ci̍d agne mahi̱nā pṛ̍thi̱vyā va̱cyantā̍ṁ te̱ vahna̍yaḥ sa̱ptaji̍hvāḥ ||

Thou at thy birth didst fill both earth and heaven, yea, Most Adorable, thou didst exceed them. Even through the heaven's and through the earth's expanses let thy swift seventongued flames roll on, O Agni.

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

3.6.3

dyauś ca̍ tvā pṛthi̱vī ya̱jñiyā̍so̱ ni hotā̍raṁ sādayante̱ damā̍ya |
yadī̱ viśo̱ mānu̍ṣīr deva̱yantī̱ḥ praya̍svatī̱r īḻa̍te śu̱kram a̱rciḥ ||

Both Heaven and Earth and Gods who should be worshipped establish thee as Priest for every dwelling, Whenever human families, God-devoted, bringing oblations; laud thy splendid lustre.

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

3.6.4

ma̱hān sa̱dhasthe̍ dhru̱va ā niṣa̍tto̱ 'ntar dyāvā̱ māhi̍ne̱ harya̍māṇaḥ |
āskre̍ sa̱patnī̍ a̱jare̱ amṛ̍kte saba̱rdughe̍ urugā̱yasya̍ dhe̱nū ||

Firm in the Gods' home is the Mighty seated, between vast Heaven and Earth the well-beloved- Those Cows who yield, unharmed, their nectar, Spouses of the Far-Strider, everyoung, united.

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

3.6.5

vra̱tā te̍ agne maha̱to ma̱hāni̱ tava̱ kratvā̱ roda̍sī̱ ā ta̍tantha |
tvaṁ dū̱to a̍bhavo̱ jāya̍māna̱s tvaṁ ne̱tā vṛ̍ṣabha carṣaṇī̱nām ||

Great are the deeds of thee, the Great, O Agni: thou by thy power hast spread out earth and heaven. As soon as thou wast born thou wast an envoy, thou, Mighty One, was Leader of the people.

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

3.6.6

ṛ̱tasya̍ vā ke̱śinā̍ yo̱gyābhi̍r ghṛta̱snuvā̱ rohi̍tā dhu̱ri dhi̍ṣva |
athā va̍ha de̱vān de̍va̱ viśvā̍n svadhva̱rā kṛ̍ṇuhi jātavedaḥ ||

Bind to the pole with cords of holy Order the long-maned ruddy steeds who sprinkle fatness. Bring hithier, O thou God, all Gods together: provide them noble worship, Jâtavedas.

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

3.6.7

di̱vaś ci̱d ā te̍ rucayanta ro̱kā u̱ṣo vi̍bhā̱tīr anu̍ bhāsi pū̱rvīḥ |
a̱po yad a̍gna u̱śadha̱g vane̍ṣu̱ hotu̍r ma̱ndrasya̍ pa̱naya̍nta de̱vāḥ ||

Even from the sky thy brilliant lights shone hither: still hast thou beamed through many a radiant morning, That the Gods praised their joyous Herald's labour eagerly burning, Agni, in the forests.

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

3.6.8

u̱rau vā̱ ye a̱ntari̍kṣe̱ mada̍nti di̱vo vā̱ ye ro̍ca̱ne santi̍ de̱vāḥ |
ūmā̍ vā̱ ye su̱havā̍so̱ yaja̍trā āyemi̱re ra̱thyo̍ agne̱ aśvā̍ḥ ||

The Gods who take delight in air's wide region, or those the dwellers in heaven's realm of brightness, Or those, the Holy, prompt to hear, our helpers, who, carborne, turn their horses hither, Agni---

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

3.6.9

aibhi̍r agne sa̱ratha̍ṁ yāhy a̱rvāṅ nā̍nāra̱thaṁ vā̍ vi̱bhavo̱ hy aśvā̍ḥ |
patnī̍vatas tri̱ṁśata̱ṁ trīm̐ś ca̍ de̱vān a̍nuṣva̱dham ā va̍ha mā̱daya̍sva ||

With these, borne on one ear, Agni, approach us, or borne on many, for thy steeds are able. Bring, with their Dames, the Gods, the Three and-Thirty, after thy Godlike nature, and be joyful.

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

3.6.10

sa hotā̱ yasya̱ roda̍sī cid u̱rvī ya̱jñaṁ-ya̍jñam a̱bhi vṛ̱dhe gṛ̍ṇī̱taḥ |
prācī̍ adhva̱reva̍ tasthatuḥ su̱meke̍ ṛ̱tāva̍rī ṛ̱tajā̍tasya sa̱tye ||

He is the Priest at whose repeated worship even wide Heaven and Earth sing out for increase. They fair and true and holy coming forward stand at his sacrifice who springs from Order.

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

3.6.11

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

As holy food, Agni, to thine invoker give wealth in cattle, lasting, rich in marvels. To us be born a son and spreading offspring. Agni, be this thy gracious will to usward.

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

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