Rigveda 3.28

HYMN XXVIII. AGNI. · ६ गाथिनो विश्वामित्रः। अग्निः।१-२, ६ गायत्री, ३ उष्णिक्, ४ त्रिष्टुप्, ५ जगती।

3.28.1

अग्ने॑ जु॒षस्व॑ नो ह॒विः पु॑रो॒ळाशं॑ जातवेदः | प्रा॒त॒:सा॒वे धि॑यावसो ||

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3.28.1

अग्ने॑ जु॒षस्व॑ नो ह॒विः पु॑रो॒ळाशं॑ जातवेदः | प्रा॒त॒:सा॒वे धि॑यावसो ||

AGNI who knowest all, accept our offering and the cake of meal, At dawn's libation, rich in prayer!

3.28.2

पु॒रो॒ळा अ॑ग्ने पच॒तस्तुभ्यं॑ वा घा॒ परि॑ष्कृतः | तं जु॑षस्व यविष्ठ्य ||

Agni, the sacrificial cake hath been prepared and dressed for thee: Accept it, O Most Youthful God.

3.28.3

अग्ने॑ वी॒हि पु॑रो॒ळाश॒माहु॑तं ति॒रोअ॑ह्न्यम् | सह॑सः सू॒नुर॑स्यध्व॒रे हि॒तः ||

Agni, enjoy the cake of meal and our oblation three days old: Thou, Son of Strength, art stablished at our sacrifice.

3.28.4

माध्यं॑दिने॒ सव॑ने जातवेदः पुरो॒ळाश॑मि॒ह क॑वे जुषस्व | अग्ने॑ य॒ह्वस्य॒ तव॑ भाग॒धेयं॒ न प्र मि॑नन्ति वि॒दथे॑षु॒ धीरा॑: ||

Here at the midday sacrifice enjoy thou the sacrificial cake, wise, Jātavedas! Agni, the sages in assemblies never minish the portion due to thee the Mighty.

3.28.5

अग्ने॑ तृ॒तीये॒ सव॑ने॒ हि कानि॑षः पुरो॒ळाशं॑ सहसः सून॒वाहु॑तम् | अथा॑ दे॒वेष्व॑ध्व॒रं वि॑प॒न्यया॒ धा रत्न॑वन्तम॒मृते॑षु॒ जागृ॑विम् ||

O Agni, at the third libation takewith joy the offered cake of sacrifice, thou, Son of Strength. Through skill in song bear to the Gods our sacrifice, watchful and fraught with riches, to Immortal God.

3.28.6

अग्ने॑ वृधा॒न आहु॑तिं पुरो॒ळाशं॑ जातवेदः | जु॒षस्व॑ ति॒रोअ॑ह्न्यम् ||

O waxing Agni, knower, thou, of all, accept our gifts, the cake, And that prepared ere yesterday.