Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·1·1.97
अप नः शोशुचद् अघम् अग्ने शुशुग्ध्य् आ रयिम् । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम् ॥
apa naḥ śośucad agham agne śuśugdhy ā rayim | apa naḥ śośucad agham ||
Chasing with light our sin away, O Agni, shine thou wealth on us. May his light chase our sin away.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सुक्षेत्रिया सुगातुया वसूया च यजामहे । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम् ॥
sukṣetriyā sugātuyā vasūyā ca yajāmahe | apa naḥ śośucad agham ||
For goodly fields, for pleasant homes, for wealth we sacrifice to thee. May his light chase our sin away.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
प्र यद् भन्दिष्ठ एषाम् प्रास्माकासश् च सूरयः । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम् ॥
pra yad bhandiṣṭha eṣām prāsmākāsaś ca sūrayaḥ | apa naḥ śośucad agham ||
Best praiser of all these be he; foremost, our chiefs who sacrifice. May his light chase our sin away.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
प्र यत् ते अग्ने सूरयो जायेमहि प्र ते वयम् । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम् ॥
pra yat te agne sūrayo jāyemahi pra te vayam | apa naḥ śośucad agham ||
So that thy worshippers and we, thine, Agni, in our sons may live. May his light chase our sin away.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
प्र यद् अग्नेः सहस्वतो विश्वतो यन्ति भानवः । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम् ॥
pra yad agneḥ sahasvato viśvato yanti bhānavaḥ | apa naḥ śośucad agham ||
As ever-conquering Agni's beams of splendour go to every side, May his light chase our sin away.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
त्वं हि विश्वतोमुख विश्वतः परिभूर् असि । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम् ॥
tvaṃ hi viśvatomukha viśvataḥ paribhūr asi | apa naḥ śośucad agham ||
To every side thy face is turned, thou art triumphant everywhere. May his light chase our sin away.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
द्विषो नो विश्वतोमुखाति नावेव पारय । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम् ॥
dviṣo no viśvatomukhāti nāveva pāraya | apa naḥ śośucad agham ||
O thou whose face looks every way, bear us past foes as in a ship. May his light chase our sin away.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स नः सिन्धुम् इव नावयाति पर्षा स्वस्तये । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम् ॥
sa naḥ sindhum iva nāvayāti parṣā svastaye | apa naḥ śośucad agham ||
As in a ship, convey thou us for our advantage o'er the flood. May his light chase our sin away.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)