Rigveda 5.26

HYMN XXVI. AGNI. · ९ वसूयव आत्रेयाः। अग्निः, ९विश्वे देवाः । गायत्री।

5.26.1

अग्ने॑ पावक रो॒चिषा॑ म॒न्द्रया॑ देव जि॒ह्वया॑ | आ दे॒वान् व॑क्षि॒ यक्षि॑ च ||

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5.26.1

अग्ने॑ पावक रो॒चिषा॑ म॒न्द्रया॑ देव जि॒ह्वया॑ | आ दे॒वान् व॑क्षि॒ यक्षि॑ च ||

O AGNI, Holy and Divine, with splendour and thy pleasant tongue Bring hither and adore the Gods.

5.26.2

तं त्वा॑ घृतस्नवीमहे॒ चित्र॑भानो स्व॒र्दृश॑म् | दे॒वाँ आ वी॒तये॑ वह ||

We pray thee, thou who droppest oil, bright-rayed! who lookest on the Sun, Bring the Gods hither to the feast.

5.26.3

वी॒तिहो॑त्रं त्वा कवे द्यु॒मन्तं॒ समि॑धीमहि | अग्ने॑ बृ॒हन्त॑मध्व॒रे ||

We have enkindled thee, O Sage, bright caller of the Gods to feast. O Agni, great in Sacrifice.

5.26.4

अग्ने॒ विश्वे॑भि॒रा ग॑हि दे॒वेभि॑र्ह॒व्यदा॑तये | होता॑रं त्वा वृणीमहे ||

O Agni, come with all the Gods, come to our sacrificial gift: We choose thee as Invoking Priest.

5.26.5

यज॑मानाय सुन्व॒त आग्ने॑ सु॒वीर्यं॑ वह | दे॒वैरा स॑त्सि ब॒र्हिषि॑ ||

Bring, Agni, to the worshipper who pours the juice, heroic strength: Sit with the Gods upon the grass.

5.26.6

स॒मि॒धा॒नः स॑हस्रजि॒दग्ने॒ धर्मा॑णि पुष्यसि | दे॒वानां॑ दू॒त उ॒क्थ्य॑: ||

Victor of thousands, Agni, thou, enkindled, cherishest the laws, Laud-worthy, envoy of the Gods.

5.26.7

न्य१ग्निं जा॒तवे॑दसं होत्र॒वाहं॒ यवि॑ष्ठ्यम् | दधा॑ता दे॒वमृ॒त्विज॑म् ||

Set Agni Jātavedas down, the bearer of our sacred gifts, MostYouthful, God and Minister.

5.26.8

प्र य॒ज्ञ ए॑त्वानु॒षग॒द्या दे॒वव्य॑चस्तमः | स्तृ॒णी॒त ब॒र्हिरा॒सदे॑ ||

Duly proceed our sacrifice, comprising all the Gods, to-day: Strew holy grass to be their seat.

5.26.9

एदं म॒रुतो॑ अ॒श्विना॑ मि॒त्रः सी॑दन्तु॒ वरु॑णः | दे॒वास॒: सर्व॑या वि॒शा ||

So may the Maruts sit thereon, the Aśvins, Mitra, Varuṇa: The Gods with all their company.