Rigveda 1.97

HYMN XCVII. AGNI. · ८ कुत्स आङ्गिरसः। अग्निः, शुचिरग्निर्वा। गायत्री।

1.97.1

अप॑ न॒: शोशु॑चद॒घमग्ने॑ शुशु॒ग्ध्या र॒यिम् | अप॑ न॒: शोशु॑चद॒घम् ||

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1.97.1

अप॑ न॒: शोशु॑चद॒घमग्ने॑ शुशु॒ग्ध्या र॒यिम् | अप॑ न॒: शोशु॑चद॒घम् ||

CHASING with light our sin away, O Agni, shine thou wealth on us. May his light chase our sin away.

1.97.2

सु॒क्षे॒त्रि॒या सु॑गातु॒या व॑सू॒या च॑ यजामहे | अप॑ न॒: शोशु॑चद॒घम् ||

For goodly fields, for pleasant homes, for wealth we sacrifice to thee. May his light chase our sin away.

1.97.3

प्र यद् भन्दि॑ष्ठ एषां॒ प्रास्माका॑सश्च सू॒रय॑: | अप॑ न॒: शोशु॑चद॒घम् ||

Best praiser of all these be he; foremost, our chiefs who sacrifice. May his light chase our sin away.

1.97.4

प्र यत्ते॑ अग्ने सू॒रयो॒ जाये॑महि॒ प्र ते॑ व॒यम् | अप॑ न॒: शोशु॑चद॒घम् ||

So that thy worshippers and we, thine, Agni, in our sons may live. May his light chase our sin away.

1.97.5

प्र यद॒ग्नेः सह॑स्वतो वि॒श्वतो॒ यन्ति॑ भा॒नव॑: | अप॑ न॒: शोशु॑चद॒घम् ||

As ever-conquering Agni's beams of splendour go to every side, May his light chase our sin away.

1.97.6

त्वं हि वि॑श्वतोमुख वि॒श्वत॑: परि॒भूरसि॑ | अप॑ न॒: शोशु॑चद॒घम् ||

To every side thy face is turned, thou art triumphant everywhere. May his light chase our sin away.

1.97.7

द्विषो॑ नो विश्वतोमु॒खाति॑ ना॒वेव॑ पारय | अप॑ न॒: शोशु॑चद॒घम् ||

O thou whose face looks every way, bear us past foes as in a ship. May his light chase our sin away.

1.97.8

स न॒: सिन्धु॑मिव ना॒वयाति॑ पर्षा स्व॒स्तये॑ | अप॑ न॒: शोशु॑चद॒घम् ||

As in a ship, convey thou us for our advantage o’er the flood. May his light chase our sin away.