8.63.1
स पू॒र्व्यो म॒हानां॑ वे॒नः क्रतु॑भिरानजे | यस्य॒ द्वारा॒ मनु॑ष्पि॒ता दे॒वेषु॒ धिय॑ आन॒जे ||
EXERTING all our strength with thoughts of power we glorify in speech Agni your dear familiar Friend, the darling Guest in every home.
Rigveda 8.63
HYMN LXIII. AGNI. · १२ प्रगाथ: काण्व:। इन्द्र:, १२ देवा: । गायत्री ; १,४-५,७ अनुष्टुप् ; १२ त्रिष्टुप् ।
8.63.1
स पू॒र्व्यो म॒हानां॑ वे॒नः क्रतु॑भिरानजे | यस्य॒ द्वारा॒ मनु॑ष्पि॒ता दे॒वेषु॒ धिय॑ आन॒जे ||
EXERTING all our strength with thoughts of power we glorify in speech Agni your dear familiar Friend, the darling Guest in every home.
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8.63.2
दि॒वो मानं॒ नोत्स॑द॒न्त्सोम॑पृष्ठासो॒ अद्र॑यः | उ॒क्था ब्रह्म॑ च॒ शंस्या॑ ||
Whom, served with sacrificial oil like Mitra, men presenting gifts Eulogize with their songs of praise
8.63.3
स वि॒द्वाँ अङ्गि॑रोभ्य॒ इन्द्रो॒ गा अ॑वृणो॒दप॑ | स्तु॒षे तद॑स्य॒ पौंस्य॑म् ||
Much-lauded Jātavedas, him who bears oblations up to heaven Prepared in service of the Gods.
8.63.4
स प्र॒त्नथा॑ कविवृ॒ध इन्द्रो॑ वा॒कस्य॑ व॒क्षणि॑: | शि॒वो अ॒र्कस्य॒ होम॑न्यस्म॒त्रा ग॒न्त्वव॑से ||
To noblest Agni, Friend of man, best Vṛtra-slayer, are we come, Him in whose presence Rksa's son, mighty Srutarvan, waxes great;
8.63.5
आदू॒ नु ते॒ अनु॒ क्रतुं॒ स्वाहा॒ वर॑स्य॒ यज्य॑वः | श्वा॒त्रम॒र्का अ॑नूष॒तेन्द्र॑ गो॒त्रस्य॑ दा॒वने॑ ||
To deathless Jātavedas, meet for praise, adored, with sacred oil, Visible through the gloom of night
8.63.6
इन्द्रे॒ विश्वा॑नि वी॒र्या॑ कृ॒तानि॒ कर्त्वा॑नि च | यम॒र्का अ॑ध्व॒रं वि॒दुः ||
Even Agni whom these priestly men worship with sacrificial gifts, With lifted ladles offering them.
8.63.7
यत्पाञ्च॑जन्यया वि॒शेन्द्रे॒ घोषा॒ असृ॑क्षत | अस्तृ॑णाद्ब॒र्हणा॑ वि॒पो॒३ऽर्यो मान॑स्य॒ स क्षय॑: ||
O Agni, this our newest hymn hath been addressed from us to thee, O cheerful Guest, well-born, most wise, worker of wonders, ne’er deceived.
8.63.8
इ॒यमु॑ ते॒ अनु॑ष्टुतिश्चकृ॒षे तानि॒ पौंस्या॑ | प्राव॑श्च॒क्रस्य॑ वर्त॒निम् ||
Agni, may it be dear to thee, most grateful, and exceeding sweet: Grow mightier, eulogized therewith.
8.63.9
अ॒स्य वृष्णो॒ व्योद॑न उ॒रु क्र॑मिष्ट जी॒वसे॑ | यवं॒ न प॒श्व आ द॑दे ||
Splendid with splendours may it be, and in the battle with the foe Add loftier glory to thy fame.
8.63.10
तद्दधा॑ना अव॒स्यवो॑ यु॒ष्माभि॒र्दक्ष॑पितरः | स्याम॑ म॒रुत्व॑तो वृ॒धे ||
Steed, cow, a lord of heroes, bright like Indra, who shall fill the car. Whose high renown ye celebrate, and people praise each glorious deed.
8.63.11
बळृ॒त्विया॑य॒ धाम्न॒ ऋक्व॑भिः शूर नोनुमः | जेषा॑मेन्द्र॒ त्वया॑ यु॒जा ||
Thou whom Gopavana made glad with song, O Agni Aṅgiras, Hear this my call, thou Holy One.
8.63.12
अ॒स्मे रु॒द्रा मे॒हना॒ पर्व॑तासो वृत्र॒हत्ये॒ भर॑हूतौ स॒जोषा॑: | यः शंस॑ते स्तुव॒ते धायि॑ प॒ज्र इन्द्र॑ज्येष्ठा अ॒स्माँ अ॑वन्तु दे॒वाः ||
Thou whom the priestly folk implore to aid the gathering of the spoil, Such be thou in the fight with foes.