Rigveda 1.21

HYMN XXI. INDRA-AGNI. · ६ मेधातिथिः काण्वः। इन्द्राग्नी। गायत्री।

1.21.1

इ॒हेन्द्रा॒ग्नी उप॑ ह्वये॒ तयो॒रित् स्तोम॑मुश्मसि | ता सोमं॑ सोम॒पात॑मा ||

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1.21.1

इ॒हेन्द्रा॒ग्नी उप॑ ह्वये॒ तयो॒रित् स्तोम॑मुश्मसि | ता सोमं॑ सोम॒पात॑मा ||

INDRA and Agni I invoke fain are we for their song of praise: Chief Soma-drinkers are they both.

1.21.2

ता य॒ज्ञेषु॒ प्र शं॑सतेन्द्रा॒ग्नी शु॑म्भता नरः | ता गा॑य॒त्रेषु॑ गायत ||

Praise ye, O men, and glorify Indra-Agni in the holy rites: Sing praise to them in sacred songs.

1.21.3

ता मि॒त्रस्य॒ प्रश॑स्तय इन्द्रा॒ग्नी ता ह॑वामहे | सो॒म॒पा सोम॑पीतये ||

Indra and Agni we invite, the Soma-drinkers, for the fame Of Mitra, to the Soma-draught.

1.21.4

उ॒ग्रा सन्ता॑ हवामह॒ उपे॒दं सव॑नं सु॒तम् | इ॒न्द्रा॒ग्नी एह ग॑च्छताम् ||

Strong Gods, we bid them come to this libation that stands ready here: Indra and Agni, come to us.

1.21.5

ता म॒हान्ता॒ सद॒स्पती॒ इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ रक्ष॑ उब्जतम् | अप्र॑जाः सन्त्व॒त्रिण॑: ||

Indra and Agni, mighty Lords of our assembly, crush the fiends: Childless be the devouring ones.

1.21.6

तेन॑ स॒त्येन॑ जागृत॒मधि॑ प्रचे॒तुने॑ प॒दे | इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ शर्म॑ यच्छतम् ||

Watch ye, through this your truthfulness, there in the place of spacious view Indra and Agni, send us bliss.