Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·1·1.13
सुसमिद्धो न आ वह देवां अग्ने हविष्मते । होतः पावक यक्षि च ॥
susamiddho na ā vaha devāṃ agne haviṣmate | hotaḥ pāvaka yakṣi ca ||
Agni, well-kindled, bring the Gods for him who offers holy gifts. Worship them, Purifier, Priest.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
मधुमन्तं तनूनपाद् यज्ञं देवेषु नः कवे । अद्या कृणुहि वीतये ॥
madhumantaṃ tanūnapād yajñaṃ deveṣu naḥ kave | adyā kṛṇuhi vītaye ||
Son of Thyself, present, O Sage, our sacrifice to the Gods today. Sweet to the taste, that they may feast.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नराशंसम् इह प्रियम् अस्मिन् यज्ञ उप ह्वये । मधुजिह्वं हविष्कृतम् ॥
narāśaṃsam iha priyam asmin yajña upa hvaye | madhujihvaṃ haviṣkṛtam ||
Dear Narasamsa, sweet of tongue, the giver of oblations, I Invoke to this our sacrifice.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अग्ने सुखतमे रथे देवां ईळित आ वह । असि होता मनुर्हितः ॥
agne sukhatame rathe devāṃ īḷita ā vaha | asi hotā manurhitaḥ ||
Agni, on thy most easy car, glorified, hither bring the Gods: Manu appointed thee as Priest.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स्तृणीत बर्हिर् आनुषग् घृतपृष्ठम् मनीषिणः । यत्रामृतस्य चक्षणम् ॥
stṛṇīta barhir ānuṣag ghṛtapṛṣṭham manīṣiṇaḥ | yatrāmṛtasya cakṣaṇam ||
Strew, O ye wise, the sacred grass that drips with oil, in order due, Where the Immortal is beheld.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वि श्रयन्ताम् ऋतावृधो द्वारो देवीर् असश्चतः । अद्या नूनं च यष्टवे ॥
vi śrayantām ṛtāvṛdho dvāro devīr asaścataḥ | adyā nūnaṃ ca yaṣṭave ||
Thrown open be the Doors Divine, unfailing, that assist the rite, For sacrifice this day and now.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नक्तोषासा सुपेशसास्मिन् यज्ञ उप ह्वये । इदं नो बर्हिर् आसदे ॥
naktoṣāsā supeśasāsmin yajña upa hvaye | idaṃ no barhir āsade ||
I call the lovely Night and Dawn to seat them on the holy grass At this our solemn sacrifice.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ता सुजिह्वा उप ह्वये होतारा दैव्या कवी । यज्ञं नो यक्षताम् इमम् ॥
tā sujihvā upa hvaye hotārā daivyā kavī | yajñaṃ no yakṣatām imam ||
The two Invokers I invite, the wise, divine and sweet of tongue, To celebrate this our sacrifice.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इळा सरस्वती मही तिस्रो देवीर् मयोभुवः । बर्हिः सीदन्त्व् अस्रिधः ॥
iḷā sarasvatī mahī tisro devīr mayobhuvaḥ | barhiḥ sīdantv asridhaḥ ||
Ila, Sarasvati, Mahi, three Goddesses who bring delight, Be seated, peaceful, on the grass.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इह त्वष्टारम् अग्रियं विश्वरूपम् उप ह्वये । अस्माकम् अस्तु केवलः ॥
iha tvaṣṭāram agriyaṃ viśvarūpam upa hvaye | asmākam astu kevalaḥ ||
Tvastar I call, the earliest born, the wearer of all forms at will: May he be ours and curs alone.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अव सृजा वनस्पते देव देवेभ्यो हविः । प्र दातुर् अस्तु चेतनम् ॥
ava sṛjā vanaspate deva devebhyo haviḥ | pra dātur astu cetanam ||
God, Sovran of the Wood, present this our oblation to the Gods, And let the giver be renowned.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स्वाहा यज्ञं कृणोतनेन्द्राय यज्वनो गृहे । तत्र देवां उप ह्वये ॥
svāhā yajñaṃ kṛṇotanendrāya yajvano gṛhe | tatra devāṃ upa hvaye ||
With Svaha pay the sacrifice to Indra in the offerer's house: Thither I call the Deities.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)