Rigveda 3.27

HYMN XXVII. AGNI. · १५ गाथिनो विश्वामित्रः। अग्निः, १ ऋतवो वा। गायत्री।

3.27.1

प्र वो॒ वाजा॑ अ॒भिद्य॑वो ह॒विष्म॑न्तो घृ॒ताच्या॑ | दे॒वाञ्जि॑गाति सुम्न॒युः ||

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3.27.1

प्र वो॒ वाजा॑ अ॒भिद्य॑वो ह॒विष्म॑न्तो घृ॒ताच्या॑ | दे॒वाञ्जि॑गाति सुम्न॒युः ||

IN ladle dropping oil your food goes in oblation up to heaven, Goes to the Gods in search of bliss.

3.27.2

ईळे॑ अ॒ग्निं वि॑प॒श्चितं॑ गि॒रा य॒ज्ञस्य॒ साध॑नम् | श्रु॒ष्टी॒वानं॑ धि॒तावा॑नम् ||

Agni I laud, the Sage inspired, crowner of sacrifice through song, Who listens and gives bounteous gifts.

3.27.3

अग्ने॑ श॒केम॑ ते व॒यं यमं॑ दे॒वस्य॑ वा॒जिन॑: | अति॒ द्वेषां॑सि तरेम ||

O Agni, if we might obtain control of thee the potent God, Then should we overcome our foes.

3.27.4

स॒मि॒ध्यमा॑नो अध्व॒रे॒३ऽग्निः पा॑व॒क ईड्य॑: | शो॒चिष्के॑श॒स्तमी॑महे ||

Kindled at sacrifices he is Agni, hallower, meet for praise, With flame for hair: to him we seek.

3.27.5

पृ॒थु॒पाजा॒ अम॑र्त्यो घृ॒तनि॑र्णि॒क् स्वा॑हुतः | अ॒ग्निर्य॒ज्ञस्य॑ हव्य॒वाट् ||

Immortal Agni, shining far, enrobed with oil, well worshipped, bears The gifts of sacrifice away.

3.27.6

तं स॒बाधो॑ य॒तस्रु॑च इ॒त्था धि॒या य॒ज्ञव॑न्तः | आ च॑क्रुर॒ग्निमू॒तये॑ ||

The priests with ladles lifted up, worshipping here with holy thought, Have brought this Agni for our aid.

3.27.7

होता॑ दे॒वो अम॑र्त्यः पु॒रस्ता॑देति मा॒यया॑ | वि॒दथा॑नि प्रचो॒दय॑न् ||

Immortal, Sacrificer, God, with wondrous power he leads the way, Urging the great assembly on.

3.27.8

वा॒जी वाजे॑षु धीयतेऽध्व॒रेषु॒ प्र णी॑यते | विप्रो॑ य॒ज्ञस्य॒ साध॑नः ||

Strong, he is set on deeds ofstrength. In sacrifices led in front, As Singer he completes the rite.

3.27.9

धि॒या च॑क्रे॒ वरे॑ण्यो भू॒तानां॒ गर्भ॒मा द॑धे | दक्ष॑स्य पि॒तरं॒ तना॑ ||

Excellent, he was made by thought. The Germ of beings have I gained, Yea, and die Sire of active strength.

3.27.10

नि त्वा॑ दधे॒ वरे॑ण्यं॒ दक्ष॑स्ये॒ळा स॑हस्कृत | अग्ने॑ सुदी॒तिमु॒शिज॑म् ||

Thee have I stablished, Excellent, O strengthened by the sage's prayer, Thee, Agni, longing, nobly bright.

3.27.11

॥ अ॒ग्निं य॒न्तुर॑म॒प्तुर॑मृ॒तस्य॒ योगे॑ व॒नुष॑: | विप्रा॒ वाजै॒: समि॑न्धते ||

Agni, the swift and active One, singers, at time of sacrifice, Eagerly kindle with their food.

3.27.12

॥ ऊ॒र्जो नपा॑तमध्व॒रे दी॑दि॒वांस॒मुप॒ द्यवि॑ | अ॒ग्निमी॑ळे क॒विक्र॑तुम् ||

Agni the Son of Strength who shines up to the heaven in solemn rites, The wise of heart, I glorify.

3.27.13

ई॒ळेन्यो॑ नम॒स्य॑स्ति॒रस्तमां॑सि दर्श॒तः | सम॒ग्निरि॑ध्यते॒ वृषा॑ ||

Meet to be lauded and adored, showing in beauty through the dark, Agni, the Strong, is kindled well.

3.27.14

वृषो॑ अ॒ग्निः समि॑ध्य॒तेऽश्वो॒ न दे॑व॒वाह॑नः | तं ह॒विष्म॑न्त ईळते ||

Agni is kindled as a bull, like a horsebearer of the Gods: Men with oblations worship him.

3.27.15

वृष॑णं त्वा व॒यं वृ॑ष॒न् वृष॑ण॒: समि॑धीमहि | अग्ने॒ दीद्य॑तं बृ॒हत् ||

Thee will we kindle as a bull, we who are Bulls ourselves, O Bull. Thee, Agni, shining mightily.