Rigveda 10.156

HYMN CLVI. AGNI. · ५ केतुराग्नेयः। अग्निः। गायत्री।

10.156.1

अ॒ग्निं हि॑न्वन्तु नो॒ धिय॒: सप्ति॑मा॒शुमि॑वा॒जिषु॑ | तेन॑ जेष्म॒ धनं॑धनम् ||

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10.156.1

अ॒ग्निं हि॑न्वन्तु नो॒ धिय॒: सप्ति॑मा॒शुमि॑वा॒जिषु॑ | तेन॑ जेष्म॒ धनं॑धनम् ||

LET songs of ours speed Agni forth like a fleet courser in the race, And we will win each prize through him.

10.156.2

यया॒ गा आ॒करा॑महे॒ सेन॑याग्ने॒ तवो॒त्या | तां नो॑ हिन्व म॒घत्त॑ये ||

Agni the dart whereby we gain kine for ourselves with help from thee,— That send us for the gain of wealth.

10.156.3

आग्ने॑ स्थू॒रं र॒यिं भ॑र पृ॒थुं गोम॑न्तम॒श्विन॑म् | अ॒ङ्धि खं व॒र्तया॑ प॒णिम् ||

O Agni, bring us wealth secure, vast wealth in horses and in kine: Oil thou the socket, turn the wheel.

10.156.4

अग्ने॒ नक्ष॑त्रम॒जर॒मा सूर्यं॑ रोहयो दि॒वि | दध॒ज्ज्योति॒र्जने॑भ्यः ||

O Agni, thou hast made the Sun, Eternal Star, to mount the sky, Bestowing light on living men.

10.156.5

अग्ने॑ के॒तुर्वि॒शाम॑सि॒ प्रेष्ठ॒: श्रेष्ठ॑ उपस्थ॒सत् | बोधा॑ स्तो॒त्रे वयो॒ दध॑त् ||

Thou, Agni, art the people's light, best, dearest, seated in thy shrine: Watch for the singer, give him life.