3.11.1
अ॒ग्निर्होता॑ पु॒रोहि॑तोऽध्व॒रस्य॒ विच॑र्षणिः | स वे॑द य॒ज्ञमा॑नु॒षक् ||
AGNI is Priest, the great High Priest of sacrifice, most swift in act: He knows the rite in constant course.
Rigveda 3.11
HYMN XL. AGNI. · ९ गाथिनो विश्वामित्रः। अग्निः। गायत्री।
3.11.1
अ॒ग्निर्होता॑ पु॒रोहि॑तोऽध्व॒रस्य॒ विच॑र्षणिः | स वे॑द य॒ज्ञमा॑नु॒षक् ||
AGNI is Priest, the great High Priest of sacrifice, most swift in act: He knows the rite in constant course.
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3.11.2
स ह॑व्य॒वाळम॑र्त्य उ॒शिग्दू॒तश्चनो॑हितः | अ॒ग्निर्धि॒या समृ॑ण्वति ||
Oblation-bearer, deathless, well inclined, an eager messenger, Agni comes nigh us with the thought.
3.11.3
अ॒ग्निर्धि॒या स चे॑तति के॒तुर्य॒ज्ञस्य॑ पू॒र्व्यः | अर्थं॒ ह्य॑स्य त॒रणि॑ ||
Ensign of sacrifice from of old, Agni well knoweth with his thought To prosper this man's aim and hope.
3.11.4
अ॒ग्निं सू॒नुं सन॑श्रुतं॒ सह॑सो जा॒तवे॑दसम् | वह्निं॑ दे॒वा अ॑कृण्वत ||
Agni, illustrious from old time, the Son of Strength who knows all life, The Gods have made to their Priest.
3.11.5
अदा॑भ्यः पुरए॒ता वि॒शाम॒ग्निर्मानु॑षीणाम् | तूर्णी॒ रथ॒: सदा॒ नव॑: ||
Infallible is Agni, he who goes before the tribes of men, A chariot swift and ever new.
3.11.6
सा॒ह्वान् विश्वा॑ अभि॒युज॒: क्रतु॑र्दे॒वाना॒ममृ॑क्तः | अ॒ग्निस्तु॒विश्र॑वस्तमः ||
Strength of the Gods which none may harm, subduing all his enemies, Agni is mightiest in fame.
3.11.7
अ॒भि प्रयां॑सि॒ वाह॑सा दा॒श्वाँ अ॑श्नोति॒ मर्त्य॑: | क्षयं॑ पाव॒कशो॑चिषः ||
By offering sacred food to him the mortal worshipper obtains. A home from him whose light makes pure.
3.11.8
परि॒ विश्वा॑नि॒ सुधि॑ता॒ ऽग्नेर॑श्याम॒ मन्म॑भिः | विप्रा॑सो जा॒तवे॑दसः ||
From Agni, by our hymns, may we gain all things that bring happiness, Singers of him who knows all life.
3.11.9
अग्ने॒ विश्वा॑नि॒ वार्या॒ वाजे॑षु सनिषामहे | त्वे दे॒वास॒ एरि॑रे ||
O Agni, in our deeds of might may we obtain all precious things: Tle Gods are centred all in thee.