10.118.1
अग्ने॒ हंसि॒ न्य१त्रिणं॒ दीद्य॒न्मर्त्ये॒ष्वा | स्वे क्षये॑ शुचिव्रत ||
AGNI, refulgent among men thou slayest the devouring fiend, Bright Ruler in thine own abode.
Rigveda 10.118
HYMN CXVIII. AGNI. · ९ उरुक्षय आमहीयवः। रक्षोहाऽग्निः। गायत्री।
10.118.1
अग्ने॒ हंसि॒ न्य१त्रिणं॒ दीद्य॒न्मर्त्ये॒ष्वा | स्वे क्षये॑ शुचिव्रत ||
AGNI, refulgent among men thou slayest the devouring fiend, Bright Ruler in thine own abode.
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10.118.2
उत्ति॑ष्ठसि॒ स्वा॑हुतो घृ॒तानि॒ प्रति॑ मोदसे | यत्त्वा॒ स्रुच॑: स॒मस्थि॑रन् ||
Thou springest up when worshipped well the drops of butter are thy joy When ladies are brought near to thee.
10.118.3
स आहु॑तो॒ वि रो॑चते॒ऽग्निरी॒ळेन्यो॑ गि॒रा | स्रु॒चा प्रती॑कमज्यते ||
Honoured with gifts he shines afar, Agni adorable with song: The dripping ladle balms his face.
10.118.4
घृ॒तेना॒ग्निः सम॑ज्यते॒ मधु॑प्रतीक॒ आहु॑तः | रोच॑मानो वि॒भाव॑सुः ||
Agni with honey in his mouth, honoured with gifts, is balmed with oil, Refulgent in his wealth of light.
10.118.5
जर॑माण॒: समि॑ध्यसे दे॒वेभ्यो॑ हव्यवाहन | तं त्वा॑ हवन्त॒ मर्त्या॑: ||
Praised by our hymns thou kindlest thee, Oblation-bearer, for the Gods As such do mortals call on thee.
10.118.6
तं म॑र्ता॒ अम॑र्त्यं घृ॒तेना॒ग्निं स॑पर्यत | अदा॑भ्यं गृ॒हप॑तिम् ||
To that Immortal Agni pay worship with oil, ye mortal men,— Lord of the house, whom none deceives.
10.118.7
अदा॑भ्येन शो॒चिषाऽग्ने॒ रक्ष॒स्त्वं द॑ह | गो॒पा ऋ॒तस्य॑ दीदिहि ||
O Agni, burn the Rākṣasas with thine unconquerable flame Shine guardian of Eternal Law.
10.118.8
स त्वम॑ग्ने॒ प्रती॑केन॒ प्रत्यो॑ष यातुधा॒न्य॑: | उ॒रु॒क्षये॑षु॒ दीद्य॑त् ||
So, Agni, with thy glowing face burn fierce against the female fiends, Shining among Uruksayas.
10.118.9
तं त्वा॑ गी॒र्भिरु॑रु॒क्षया॑ हव्य॒वाहं॒ समी॑धिरे | यजि॑ष्ठं॒ मानु॑षे॒ जने॑ ||
Uruksayas have kindled thee, Oblation-bearer, thee, with hymns. Best Worshipper among mankind.