Rigveda 5.25

HYMN XXV. AGNI. · ९ वसूयव आत्रेयाः। अग्निः । अनुष्टुप्।

5.25.1

अच्छा॑ वो अ॒ग्निमव॑से दे॒वं गा॑सि॒ स नो॒ वसु॑: | रास॑त् पु॒त्र ऋ॑षू॒णामृ॒तावा॑ पर्षति द्वि॒षः ||

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5.25.1

अच्छा॑ वो अ॒ग्निमव॑से दे॒वं गा॑सि॒ स नो॒ वसु॑: | रास॑त् पु॒त्र ऋ॑षू॒णामृ॒तावा॑ पर्षति द्वि॒षः ||

I WILL sing near, for grace, your God Agni, for he is good to us. Son of the Brands, may he give gifts, and, righteous, save us from the foe.

5.25.2

स हि स॒त्यो यं पूर्वे॑ चिद् दे॒वास॑श्चि॒द् यमी॑धि॒रे | होता॑रं म॒न्द्रजि॑ह्व॒मित् सु॑दी॒तिभि॑र्वि॒भाव॑सुम् ||

For he is true, whom men of old enkindled, and the Gods themselves, The Priest with the delicious tongue, rich with the light of glorious beams.

5.25.3

स नो॑ धी॒ती वरि॑ष्ठया॒ श्रेष्ठ॑या च सुम॒त्या | अग्ने॑ रा॒यो दि॑दीहि नः सुवृ॒क्तिभि॑र्वरेण्य ||

With wisdom that surpasseth all, with gracious will most excellent, O Agni, worthy of our choice, shine wealth on us through hymns of praise.

5.25.4

अ॒ग्निर्दे॒वेषु॑ राजत्य॒ग्निर्मर्ते॑ष्वावि॒शन् | अ॒ग्निर्नो॑ हव्य॒वाह॑नो॒ऽग्निं धी॒भिः स॑पर्यत ||

Agni is King, for he extends to mortals and to Gods alike. Agni is bearer of our gifts. Worship ye Agni with your thoughts.

5.25.5

अ॒ग्निस्तु॒विश्र॑वस्तमं तु॒विब्र॑ह्माणमुत्त॒मम् | अ॒तूर्तं॑ श्राव॒यत्प॑तिं पु॒त्रं द॑दाति दा॒शुषे॑ ||

Agni gives to the worshipper a son, the best, of mightiest fame, Of deep devotion, ne’er subdued, bringer of glory to his sire.

5.25.6

अ॒ग्निर्द॑दाति॒ सत्प॑तिं सा॒साह॒ यो यु॒धा नृभि॑: | अ॒ग्निरत्यं॑ रघु॒ष्यदं॒ जेता॑र॒मप॑राजितम् ||

Agni bestows the hero-lord who conquers with the men in fight. Agni bestows the fleet-foot steed, the victor never overcome.

5.25.7

यद् वाहि॑ष्ठं॒ तद॒ग्नये॑ बृ॒हद॑र्च विभावसो | महि॑षीव॒ त्वद् र॒यिस्त्वद् वाजा॒ उदी॑रते ||

The mightiest song is Agni's: shine on high, thou who art rich in light. Like the Chief Consort of a King, riches and strength proceed from thee.

5.25.8

तव॑ द्यु॒मन्तो॑ अ॒र्चयो॒ ग्रावे॑वोच्यते बृ॒हत् | उ॒तो ते॑ तन्य॒तुर्य॑था स्वा॒नो अ॑र्त॒ त्मना॑ दि॒वः ||

Resplendent are thy rays of light: loud is thy voice like pressing-stones. Yea, of itself thy thunder goes forth like the roaring of the heaven.

5.25.9

ए॒वाँ अ॒ग्निं व॑सू॒यव॑: सहसा॒नं व॑वन्दिम | स नो॒ विश्वा॒ अति॒ द्विष॒: पर्ष॑न्ना॒वेव॑ सु॒क्रतु॑: ||

Thus, seeking riches, have we paid homage to Agni Conqueror. May he, most wise, as with a ship, carry us over all our foes.