Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·2·2.3
समिद्धो अग्निर् निहितः पृथिव्याम् प्रत्यङ् विश्वानि भुवनान्य् अस्थात् । होता पावकः प्रदिवः सुमेधा देवो देवान् यजत्व् अग्निर् अर्हन् ॥
samiddho agnir nihitaḥ pṛthivyām pratyaṅ viśvāni bhuvanāny asthāt | hotā pāvakaḥ pradivaḥ sumedhā devo devān yajatv agnir arhan ||
Agni is set upon the earth well kindled; he standeth in the presence of all beings. Wise, ancient, God, the Priest and Purifier, let Agni serve the Gods for he is worthy.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नराशंसः प्रति धामान्य् अञ्जन् तिस्रो दिवः प्रति मह्ना स्वर्चिः । घृतप्रुषा मनसा हव्यम् उन्दन् मूर्धन् यज्ञस्य सम् अनक्तु देवान् ॥
narāśaṃsaḥ prati dhāmāny añjan tisro divaḥ prati mahnā svarciḥ | ghṛtapruṣā manasā havyam undan mūrdhan yajñasya sam anaktu devān ||
May Narasamsa lighting up the chambers, bright in his majesty through threefold heaven, Steeping the gift with oil diffusing purpose, bedew the Gods at chiefest time of worship.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ईळितो अग्ने मनसा नो अर्हन् देवान् यक्षि मानुषात् पूर्वो अद्य । स आ वह मरुतां शर्धो अच्युतम् इन्द्रं नरो बर्हिषदं यजध्वम् ॥
īḷito agne manasā no arhan devān yakṣi mānuṣāt pūrvo adya | sa ā vaha marutāṃ śardho acyutam indraṃ naro barhiṣadaṃ yajadhvam ||
Adored in heart, as is thy right, O Agni, serve the Gods first to-day before the mortal. Bring thou the Marut host. Ye men do worship to Indra seated on the grass, eternal.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
देव बर्हिर् वर्धमानं सुवीरं स्तीर्णं राये सुभरं वेद्य् अस्याम् । घृतेनाक्तं वसवः सीदतेदं विश्वे देवा आदित्या यज्ञियासः ॥
deva barhir vardhamānaṃ suvīraṃ stīrṇaṃ rāye subharaṃ vedy asyām | ghṛtenāktaṃ vasavaḥ sīdatedaṃ viśve devā ādityā yajñiyāsaḥ ||
O Grass divine, increasing, rich in heroes, strewn for wealth' sake, well laid upon this altar,- On this bedewed with oil sit ye, O Vasus, sit all ye Gods, ye Holy, ye Adityas.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वि श्रयन्ताम् उर्विया हूयमाना द्वारो देवीः सुप्रायणा नमोभिः । व्यचस्वतीर् वि प्रथन्ताम् अजुर्या वर्णम् पुनाना यशसं सुवीरम् ॥
vi śrayantām urviyā hūyamānā dvāro devīḥ suprāyaṇā namobhiḥ | vyacasvatīr vi prathantām ajuryā varṇam punānā yaśasaṃ suvīram ||
Wide be the Doors, the Goddesses, thrown open, easy to pass, invoked, through adorations, Let them unfold, expansive, everlasting, that sanctify the class famed, rich in heroes.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
साध्व् अपांसि सनता न उक्षिते उषासानक्ता वय्येव रण्विते । तन्तुं ततं संवयन्ती समीची यज्ञस्य पेशः सुदुघे पयस्वती ॥
sādhv apāṃsi sanatā na ukṣite uṣāsānaktā vayyeva raṇvite | tantuṃ tataṃ saṃvayantī samīcī yajñasya peśaḥ sudughe payasvatī ||
Good work for us, the glorious Night and Morning, like female weavers, waxen from aforetime, Yielders of rich milk, interweave in concert the long-extended thread, the web of worship.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
दैव्या होतारा प्रथमा विदुष्टर ऋजु यक्षतः सम् ऋचा वपुष्टरा । देवान् यजन्ताव् ऋतुथा सम् अञ्जतो नाभा पृथिव्या अधि सानुषु त्रिषु ॥
daivyā hotārā prathamā viduṣṭara ṛju yakṣataḥ sam ṛcā vapuṣṭarā | devān yajantāv ṛtuthā sam añjato nābhā pṛthivyā adhi sānuṣu triṣu ||
Let the two heavenly Heralds, first, most wise, most fair, present oblation duly with the sacred verse, Worshipping God at ordered seasons decking them at three high places at the centre of the earth.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सरस्वती साधयन्ती धियं न इळा देवी भारती विश्वतूर्तिः । तिस्रो देवीः स्वधया बर्हिर् एदम् अच्छिद्रम् पान्तु शरणं निषद्य ॥
sarasvatī sādhayantī dhiyaṃ na iḷā devī bhāratī viśvatūrtiḥ | tisro devīḥ svadhayā barhir edam acchidram pāntu śaraṇaṃ niṣadya ||
Sarasvati who perfects our devotion, Ila divine, Bharati all surpassing,- Three Goddesses, with power inherent, seated, protect this holy Grass, our flawless refuge!
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
पिशङ्गरूपः सुभरो वयोधाः श्रुष्टी वीरो जायते देवकामः । प्रजां त्वष्टा वि ष्यतु नाभिम् अस्मे अथा देवानाम् अप्य् एतु पाथः ॥
piśaṅgarūpaḥ subharo vayodhāḥ śruṣṭī vīro jāyate devakāmaḥ | prajāṃ tvaṣṭā vi ṣyatu nābhim asme athā devānām apy etu pāthaḥ ||
Born is the pious hero swift of hearing, like gold in hue, well formed, and full of vigour. May Tvastar lengthen our line and kindred, and may they reach the place which Gods inhabit.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वनस्पतिर् अवसृजन्न् उप स्थाद् अग्निर् हविः सूदयाति प्र धीभिः । त्रिधा समक्तं नयतु प्रजानन् देवेभ्यो दैव्यः शमितोप हव्यम् ॥
vanaspatir avasṛjann upa sthād agnir haviḥ sūdayāti pra dhībhiḥ | tridhā samaktaṃ nayatu prajānan devebhyo daivyaḥ śamitopa havyam ||
Vanaspati shall stand anear and start us, and Agni with his arts prepare oblation. Let the skilled heavenly Immolator forward unto the Gods the offering thrice anointed.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
घृतम् मिमिक्षे घृतम् अस्य योनिर् घृते श्रितो घृतम् व् अस्य धाम । अनुष्वधम् आ वह मादयस्व स्वाहाकृतं वृषभ वक्षि हव्यम् ॥
ghṛtam mimikṣe ghṛtam asya yonir ghṛte śrito ghṛtam v asya dhāma | anuṣvadham ā vaha mādayasva svāhākṛtaṃ vṛṣabha vakṣi havyam ||
Oil has been mixt: oil is his habitation. In oil he rests: oil is his proper province. Come as thy wont is: O thou Steer, rejoice thee; bear off the oblation duly consecrated.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)