Rigveda 3.21

HYMN XXI. AGNI. · ५ गाथी कौशिकः। अग्निः,। १त्रिष्टुप्, २-३ अनुष्टुप्, ४ विराड् रूपा, ५ सतोबृहती।

3.21.1

इ॒मं नो॑ य॒ज्ञम॒मृते॑षु धेही॒मा ह॒व्या जा॑तवेदो जुषस्व | स्तो॒काना॑मग्ने॒ मेद॑सो घृ॒तस्य॒ होत॒: प्राशा॑न प्रथ॒मो नि॒षद्य॑ ||

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3.21.1

इ॒मं नो॑ य॒ज्ञम॒मृते॑षु धेही॒मा ह॒व्या जा॑तवेदो जुषस्व | स्तो॒काना॑मग्ने॒ मेद॑सो घृ॒तस्य॒ होत॒: प्राशा॑न प्रथ॒मो नि॒षद्य॑ ||

SET this our sacrifice among the Immortals: be pleased with these our presents, Jātavedas. O Priest, O Agni, sit thee down before us, and first enjoy the drops of oil and fatness.

3.21.2

घृ॒तव॑न्तः पावक ते स्तो॒काः श्चो॑तन्ति॒ मेद॑सः | स्वध॑र्मन् दे॒ववी॑तये॒ श्रेष्ठं॑ नो धेहि॒ वार्य॑म् ||

For thee, O Purifier, flow the drops of fatness rich in oil. After thy wont vouchsafe to us the choicest boon that Gods may feast.

3.21.3

तुभ्यं॑ स्तो॒का घृ॑त॒श्चुतोऽग्ने॒ विप्रा॑य सन्त्य | ऋषि॒: श्रेष्ठ॒: समि॑ध्यसे य॒ज्ञस्य॑ प्रावि॒ता भ॑व ||

Agni, Most Excellent! for thee the Sage are drops that drip with oil. Thou art enkindled as the best of Seers. Help thou the sacrifice.

3.21.4

तुभ्यं॑ श्चोतन्त्यध्रिगो शचीवः स्तो॒कासो॑ अग्ने॒ मेद॑सो घृ॒तस्य॑ | क॒वि॒श॒स्तो बृ॑ह॒ता भा॒नुनागा॑ ह॒व्या जु॑षस्व मेधिर ||

To thee, O Agni, mighty and resistless, to thee stream forth the drops of oil and fatness. With great light art thou come, O praised by poets! Accept our offering, O thou Sage.

3.21.5

ओजि॑ष्ठं ते मध्य॒तो मेद॒ उद्भृ॑तं॒ प्र ते॑ व॒यं द॑दामहे | श्चोत॑न्ति ते वसो स्तो॒का अधि॑ त्व॒चि प्रति॒ तान् दे॑व॒शो वि॑हि ||

Fatness exceeding rich, extracted from the midst,—this as our gift we offer thee. Excellent God, the drops run down upon thy skin. Deal them to each among the Gods.