Rigveda 1.74

HYMN LXXIV. AGNI. · ९ गोतमो राहूगणः। अग्निः। गायत्री।

1.74.1

उ॒प॒प्र॒यन्तो॑ अध्व॒रं मन्त्रं॑ वोचेमा॒ग्नये॑ | आ॒रे अ॒स्मे च॑ शृण्व॒ते ||

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1.74.1

उ॒प॒प्र॒यन्तो॑ अध्व॒रं मन्त्रं॑ वोचेमा॒ग्नये॑ | आ॒रे अ॒स्मे च॑ शृण्व॒ते ||

As forth to sacrifice we go, a hymn to a hymn let us say, Who hears us even when afar;

1.74.2

यः स्नीहि॑तीषु पू॒र्व्यः सं॑जग्मा॒नासु॑ कृ॒ष्टिषु॑ | अर॑क्षद् दा॒शुषे॒ गय॑म् ||

Who, from of old, in carnage, when the people gathered, hath preserved His household for the worshipper.

1.74.3

उ॒त ब्रु॑वन्तु ज॒न्तव॒ उद॒ग्निर्वृ॑त्र॒हाज॑नि | ध॒नं॒ज॒यो रणे॑रणे ||

And let men say, Agni is born, e’en he who slayeth Vṛtra, he Who winneth wealth in every fight.

1.74.4

यस्य॑ दू॒तो असि॒ क्षये॒ वेषि॑ ह॒व्यानि॑ वी॒तये॑ | द॒स्मत् कृ॒णोष्य॑ध्व॒रम् ||

Him in whose house an envoy thou lovest to taste his offered gifts, And strengthenest his sacrifice,

1.74.5

तमित् सु॑ह॒व्यम॑ङ्गिरः सुदे॒वं स॑हसो यहो | जना॑ आहुः सुब॒र्हिष॑म् ||

Him, Aṅgiras, thou Son of Strength, all men call happy in his God, His offerings, and his sacred grass.

1.74.6

आ च॒ वहा॑सि॒ ताँ इ॒ह दे॒वाँ उप॒ प्रश॑स्तये | ह॒व्या सु॑श्चन्द्र वी॒तये॑ ||

Hitherward shalt thou bring these Gods to our laudation and to taste. These offered gifts, fair-shining One.

1.74.7

न योरु॑प॒ब्दिरश्व्य॑: शृ॒ण्वे रथ॑स्य॒ कच्च॒न | यद॑ग्ने॒ यासि॑ दू॒त्य॑म् ||

When, Agni, on thine embassage thou goest not a sound is heard of steed or straining of thy car.

1.74.8

त्वोतो॑ वा॒ज्यह्र॑यो॒ ऽभि पूर्व॑स्मा॒दप॑रः | प्र दा॒श्वाँ अ॑ग्ने अस्थात् ||

Aided by thee uninjured, strong, one after other, goes he forth: Agni, the offerer forward steps.

1.74.9

उ॒त द्यु॒मत् सु॒वीर्यं॑ बृ॒हद॑ग्ने विवाससि | दे॒वेभ्यो॑ देव दा॒शुषे॑ ||

And splendid strength, heroic, high, Agni, thou grantest from the Gods, Thou God, to him who offers gifts.