Rigveda 1.27

HYMN XXVII. AGNI. · १३ आजीगर्तिः शुनःशेप स कृत्रिमो वैश्वामित्रो देवरातः। १-१२अग्निः, १३देवाः।।१-१२ गायत्री, १३ त्रिष्टुप्।

1.27.1

अश्वं॒ न त्वा॒ वार॑वन्तं व॒न्दध्या॑ अ॒ग्निं नमो॑भिः | स॒म्राज॑न्तमध्व॒राणा॑म् ||

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1.27.1

अश्वं॒ न त्वा॒ वार॑वन्तं व॒न्दध्या॑ अ॒ग्निं नमो॑भिः | स॒म्राज॑न्तमध्व॒राणा॑म् ||

WITH worship will I glorify thee, Agni, like a long-tailed steed, Imperial Lord of sacred rites.

1.27.2

स घा॑ नः सू॒नुः शव॑सा पृ॒थुप्र॑गामा सु॒शेव॑: | मी॒ढ्वाँ अ॒स्माकं॑ बभूयात् ||

May the far-striding Son of Strength, bringer of great felicity, Who pours his gifts like rain, be ours.

1.27.3

स नो॑ दू॒राच्चा॒साच्च॒ नि मर्त्या॑दघा॒योः | पा॒हि सद॒मिद् वि॒श्वायु॑: ||

Lord of all life, from near; from far, do thou, O Agni evermore Protect us from the sinful man.

1.27.4

इ॒ममू॒ षु त्वम॒स्माकं॑ स॒निं गा॑य॒त्रं नव्यां॑सम् | अग्ने॑ दे॒वेषु॒ प्र वो॑चः ||

O Agni, graciously announce this our oblation to the Gods, And this our newest song of praise.

1.27.5

आ नो॑ भज पर॒मेष्वा वाजे॑षु मध्य॒मेषु॑ | शिक्षा॒ वस्वो॒ अन्त॑मस्य ||

Give us a share of strength most high, a share of strength that is below, A share of strength that is between.

1.27.6

वि॒भ॒क्तासि॑ चित्रभानो॒ सिन्धो॑रू॒र्मा उ॑पा॒क आ | स॒द्यो दा॒शुषे॑ क्षरसि ||

Thou dealest gifts, resplendent One; nigh, as with waves of Sindhu, thou Swift streamest to the worshipper.

1.27.7

यम॑ग्ने पृ॒त्सु मर्त्य॒मवा॒ वाजे॑षु॒ यं जु॒नाः | स यन्ता॒ शश्व॑ती॒रिष॑: ||

That man is lord of endless strength whom thou protectest in the fight, Agni, or urgest to the fray.

1.27.8

नकि॑रस्य सहन्त्य पर्ये॒ता कय॑स्य चित् | वाजो॑ अस्ति श्र॒वाय्य॑: ||

Him, whosoever he may be, no man may vanquish, mighty One: Nay, very glorious power is his.

1.27.9

स वाजं॑ वि॒श्वच॑र्षणि॒रर्व॑द्भिरस्तु॒ तरु॑ता | विप्रे॑भिरस्तु॒ सनि॑ता ||

May he who dwells with all mankind bear us with war-steeds through the fight, And with the singers win the spoil.

1.27.10

जरा॑बोध॒ तद् वि॑विड्ढि वि॒शेवि॑शे य॒ज्ञिया॑य | स्तोमं॑ रु॒द्राय॒ दृशी॑कम् ||

Help, thou who knowest lauds, this work, this eulogy to Rudra, him Adorable in every house.

1.27.11

॥ स नो॑ म॒हाँ अ॑निमा॒नो धू॒मके॑तुः पुरुश्च॒न्द्रः | धि॒ये वाजा॑य हिन्वतु ||

May this our God, great, limitless, smoke-bannered excellently bright, Urge us to strength and holy thought.

1.27.12

॥ स रे॒वाँ इ॑व वि॒श्पति॒र्दैव्य॑: के॒तुः शृ॑णोतु नः | उ॒क्थैर॒ग्निर्बृ॒हद्भा॑नुः ||

Like some rich Lord of men may he, Agni the banner of the Gods, Refulgent, hear us through our lauds.

1.27.13

नमो॑ म॒हद्भ्यो॒ नमो॑ अर्भ॒केभ्यो॒ नमो॒ युव॑भ्यो॒ नम॑ आशि॒नेभ्य॑: | यजा॑म दे॒वान्यदि॑ श॒क्नवा॑म॒ मा ज्याय॑स॒: शंस॒मा वृ॑क्षि देवाः ||

Glory to Gods, the mighty and the lesser glory to Gods the younger and the elder! Let us, if we have power, pay the God worship: no better prayer than this, ye Gods, acknowledge.