Rigveda 5.14

HYMN XIV. AGNI. · ६ सुतंभर आत्रेयः। अग्निः । गायत्री।

5.14.1

अ॒ग्निं स्तोमे॑न बोधय समिधा॒नो अम॑र्त्यम् | ह॒व्या दे॒वेषु॑ नो दधत् ||

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5.14.1

अ॒ग्निं स्तोमे॑न बोधय समिधा॒नो अम॑र्त्यम् | ह॒व्या दे॒वेषु॑ नो दधत् ||

ENKINDLING the Immortal, wake Agni with song of praise: may he bear our oblations to the Gods.

5.14.2

तम॑ध्व॒रेष्वी॑ळते दे॒वं मर्ता॒ अम॑र्त्यम् | यजि॑ष्ठं॒ मानु॑षे॒ जने॑ ||

At high solemnities mortal men glorify him the Immortal, best At sacrifice among mankind.

5.14.3

तं हि शश्व॑न्त॒ ईळ॑ते स्रु॒चा दे॒वं घृ॑त॒श्चुता॑ | अ॒ग्निं ह॒व्याय॒ वोळह॑वे ||

That he may bear their gifts to heaven, all glorify him Agni, God, With ladle that distilleth oil.

5.14.4

अ॒ग्निर्जा॒तो अ॑रोचत॒ घ्नन् दस्यू॒ञ्ज्योति॑षा॒ तम॑: | अवि॑न्द॒द् गा अ॒पः स्व॑: ||

Agni shone bright when born, with light killing the Dasyus and the dark: He found the Kine, the Floods, the Sun.

5.14.5

अ॒ग्निमी॒ळेन्यं॑ क॒विं घृ॒तपृ॑ष्ठं सपर्यत | वेतु॑ मे शृ॒णव॒द्धव॑म् ||

Serve Agni, God adorable, the Sage whose back is balmed with oil: Let him approach, and hear my call.

5.14.6

अ॒ग्निं घृ॒तेन॑ वावृधु॒: स्तोमे॑भिर्वि॒श्वच॑र्षणिम् | स्वा॒धीभि॑र्वच॒स्युभि॑: ||

They have exalted Agni, God of all mankind, with oil and hymns Of praise, devout and eloquent.