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Rigveda 7.3

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 7.3

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Sanskrit

7.3.1

a̱gniṁ vo̍ de̱vam a̱gnibhi̍ḥ sa̱joṣā̱ yaji̍ṣṭhaṁ dū̱tam a̍dhva̱re kṛ̍ṇudhvam |
yo martye̍ṣu̱ nidhru̍vir ṛ̱tāvā̱ tapu̍rmūrdhā ghṛ̱tānna̍ḥ pāva̱kaḥ ||

ASSOCIATE with fires, make your God Agni envoy at sacrifice, best skilled in worship, Established firm among mankind, the Holy, flame-crowned and fed with oil, the Purifier.

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

7.3.2

protha̱d aśvo̱ na yava̍se 'vi̱ṣyan ya̱dā ma̱haḥ sa̱ṁvara̍ṇā̱d vy asthā̍t |
ād a̍sya̱ vāto̱ anu̍ vāti śo̱cir adha̍ sma te̱ vraja̍naṁ kṛ̱ṣṇam a̍sti ||

Like a steed neighing eager for the pasture, when he hath stepped forth from the great enclosure: Then the wind following blows upon his splendour, and, straight, the path is black which thou hast travelled.

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

7.3.3

ud yasya̍ te̱ nava̍jātasya̱ vṛṣṇo 'gne̱ cara̍nty a̱jarā̍ idhā̱nāḥ |
acchā̱ dyām a̍ru̱ṣo dhū̱ma e̍ti̱ saṁ dū̱to a̍gna̱ īya̍se̱ hi de̱vān ||

From thee a Bull but newly born, O Agni, the kindled everlasting flames rise upward. Aloft to heaven thy ruddy smoke ascendeth: Agni, thou speedest to the Gods as envoy.

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

7.3.4

vi yasya̍ te pṛthi̱vyām pājo̱ aśre̍t tṛ̱ṣu yad annā̍ sa̱mavṛ̍kta̱ jambhai̍ḥ |
sene̍va sṛ̱ṣṭā prasi̍tiṣ ṭa eti̱ yava̱ṁ na da̍sma ju̱hvā̍ vivekṣi ||

Thou whose fresh lustre o'er the earth advanceth when greedily with thy jaws thy food thou eatest. Like a host hurried onward comes thy lasso: fierce, with thy tongue thou piercest, as 'twere barley.

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

7.3.5

tam id do̱ṣā tam u̱ṣasi̱ yavi̍ṣṭham a̱gnim atya̱ṁ na ma̍rjayanta̱ nara̍ḥ |
ni̱śiśā̍nā̱ ati̍thim asya̱ yonau̍ dī̱dāya̍ śo̱cir āhu̍tasya̱ vṛṣṇa̍ḥ ||

The men have decked him both at eve and morning, Most Youthful Agni, as they tend a courser. They kindle him, a guest within his dwelling: bright shines the splendour of the worshipped Hero.

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

7.3.6

su̱sa̱ṁdṛk te̍ svanīka̱ pratī̍ka̱ṁ vi yad ru̱kmo na roca̍sa upā̱ke |
di̱vo na te̍ tanya̱tur e̍ti̱ śuṣma̍ś ci̱tro na sūra̱ḥ prati̍ cakṣi bhā̱num ||

O fair of face, beautiful is thine aspect when, very near at hand, like gold thou gleamest, Like Heaven's thundering roar thy might approaches, and like the wondrous Sun thy light thou showest.

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

7.3.7

yathā̍ va̱ḥ svāhā̱gnaye̱ dāśe̍ma̱ parīḻā̍bhir ghṛ̱tava̍dbhiś ca ha̱vyaiḥ |
tebhi̍r no agne̱ ami̍tai̱r maho̍bhiḥ śa̱tam pū̱rbhir āya̍sībhi̱r ni pā̍hi ||

That we may worship, with your Hail to Agni! with sacrificial cakes and fat oblations, Guard us, O Agni, with those boundless glories as with a hundred fortresses of iron.

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

7.3.8

yā vā̍ te̱ santi̍ dā̱śuṣe̱ adhṛ̍ṣṭā̱ giro̍ vā̱ yābhi̍r nṛ̱vatī̍r uru̱ṣyāḥ |
tābhi̍r naḥ sūno sahaso̱ ni pā̍hi̱ smat sū̱rīñ ja̍ri̱tṝñ jā̍tavedaḥ ||

Thine are resistless songs for him who offers, and hero-giving hymns wherewith thou savest; With these, O Son of Strength, O Jâtavedas, guard us, preserve these princes and the singers.

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

7.3.9

nir yat pū̱teva̱ svadhi̍ti̱ḥ śuci̱r gāt svayā̍ kṛ̱pā ta̱nvā̱3̱̍ roca̍mānaḥ |
ā yo mā̱tror u̱śenyo̱ jani̍ṣṭa deva̱yajyā̍ya su̱kratu̍ḥ pāva̱kaḥ ||

When forth he cometh, like an axe new-sharpened, pure in his form, resplendent in his body, Sprung, sought with eager longing, from his Parents, for the Gods' worship, Sage and Purifier:

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

7.3.10

e̱tā no̍ agne̱ saubha̍gā didī̱hy api̱ kratu̍ṁ su̱ceta̍saṁ vatema |
viśvā̍ sto̱tṛbhyo̍ gṛṇa̱te ca̍ santu yū̱yam pā̍ta sva̱stibhi̱ḥ sadā̍ naḥ ||

Shine this felicity on us, O Agni: may we attain to perfect understanding. All happiness be theirs who sing and praise thee. Ye Gods, preserve us evermore with blessings.

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

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