Rigveda 7.15

HYMN XV. AGNI. · १५ मैत्रावरुणिर्वसिष्ठ:। अग्नि: ।गायत्री ।

7.15.1

उ॒प॒सद्या॑य मी॒ळ्हुष॑ आ॒स्ये॑ जुहुता ह॒विः | यो नो॒ नेदि॑ष्ठ॒माप्य॑म् ||

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7.15.1

उ॒प॒सद्या॑य मी॒ळ्हुष॑ आ॒स्ये॑ जुहुता ह॒विः | यो नो॒ नेदि॑ष्ठ॒माप्य॑म् ||

OFFER oblations in his mouth, the bounteous God's whom we must serve. His who is nearest kin to us:

7.15.2

यः पञ्च॑ चर्ष॒णीर॒भि नि॑ष॒साद॒ दमे॑दमे | क॒विर्गृ॒हप॑ति॒र्युवा॑ ||

Who for the Fivefold People's take hath seated him in every home Wise, Youthful, Master of the house.

7.15.3

स नो॒ वेदो॑ अ॒मात्य॑म॒ग्नी र॑क्षतु वि॒श्वत॑: | उ॒तास्मान्पा॒त्वंह॑सः ||

On all sides may that Agni guard our household folk and property; May he deliver us from woe.

7.15.4

नवं॒ नु स्तोम॑म॒ग्नये॑ दि॒वः श्ये॒नाय॑ जीजनम् | वस्व॑: कु॒विद्व॒नाति॑ नः ||

I have begotten this new hymn for Agni, Falcon of the sky: Will he not give us of his wealth?

7.15.5

स्पा॒र्हा यस्य॒ श्रियो॑ दृ॒शे र॒यिर्वी॒रव॑तो यथा | अग्रे॑ य॒ज्ञस्य॒ शोच॑तः ||

Whose lories when he glows in front of sacrite are fair to see, Like wealth of one with hero sons.

7.15.6

सेमां वे॑तु॒ वष॑ट्कृतिम॒ग्निर्जु॑षत नो॒ गिर॑: | यजि॑ष्ठो हव्य॒वाह॑नः ||

May he enjoy this hallowed gift, Agni accept our songs, who bears Oblations, best of worshippers.

7.15.7

नि त्वा॑ नक्ष्य विश्पते द्यु॒मन्तं॑ देव धीमहि | सु॒वीर॑मग्न आहुत ||

Lord of the house, whom men must seek, we set thee down, O Worshipped Onel Bright, rich in heroes, Agni! God

7.15.8

क्षप॑ उ॒स्रश्च॑ दीदिहि स्व॒ग्नय॒स्त्वया॑ व॒यम् | सु॒वीर॒स्त्वम॑स्म॒युः ||

Shine forth at night and morn: through thee with fires are we provided well. Thou, rich in heroes, art our Friend.

7.15.9

उप॑ त्वा सा॒तये॒ नरो॒ विप्रा॑सो यन्ति धी॒तिभि॑: | उपाक्ष॑रा सह॒स्रिणी॑ ||

The men come near thee for their gain, the singers with their songs of praise: Speech, thousandfold, comes near to thee.

7.15.10

अ॒ग्नी रक्षां॑सि सेधति शु॒क्रशो॑चि॒रम॑र्त्यः | शुचि॑: पाव॒क ईड्य॑: ||

Bright, Purifier, meet for praise, Immortal with refulgent glow, Agni drives Rākṣasas away.

7.15.11

स नो॒ राधां॒स्या भ॒रेशा॑नः सहसो यहो | भग॑श्च दातु॒ वार्य॑म् ||

As such, bring us abundant wealth, young Child of Strength, for this thou canst May Bhaga give us what is choice.

7.15.12

त्वम॑ग्ने वी॒रव॒द्यशो॑ दे॒वश्च॑ सवि॒ता भग॑: | दिति॑श्च दाति॒ वार्य॑म् ||

Thou, Agni, givest hero fame: Bhaga and Savitar the God, And Did give us what is good.

7.15.13

अग्ने॒ रक्षा॑ णो॒ अंह॑स॒: प्रति॑ ष्म देव॒ रीष॑तः | तपि॑ष्ठैर॒जरो॑ दह ||

Agni, preserve us from distress: consume our enemies, O God, Eternal, with the hottest flames.

7.15.14

अधा॑ म॒ही न॒ आय॒स्यना॑धृष्टो॒ नृपी॑तये | पूर्भ॑वा श॒तभु॑जिः ||

And, irresistible, be thou a mighty iron fort to us, With hundred walls for man's defence.

7.15.15

त्वं न॑: पा॒ह्यंह॑सो॒ दोषा॑वस्तरघाय॒तः | दिवा॒ नक्त॑मदाभ्य ||

Do thou preserve us, eve and morn, from sorrow, from the wicked men, Infallible! by day and night.