Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·3·3.2
वैश्वानराय धिषणाम् ऋतावृधे घृतं न पूतम् अग्नये जनामसि । द्विता होतारम् मनुषश् च वाघतो धिया रथं न कुलिशः सम् ऋण्वति ॥
vaiśvānarāya dhiṣaṇām ṛtāvṛdhe ghṛtaṃ na pūtam agnaye janāmasi | dvitā hotāram manuṣaś ca vāghato dhiyā rathaṃ na kuliśaḥ sam ṛṇvati ||
To him, Vaisvanara, who strengthens Holy Law, to Agni we present our praise like oil made pure. With thoughtful insight human priests bring him anear, our Herald from of old, as an axe forms a car.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स रोचयज् जनुषा रोदसी उभे स मात्रोर् अभवत् पुत्र ईड्यः । हव्यवाळ् अग्निर् अजरश् चनोहितो दूळभो विशाम् अतिथिर् विभावसुः ॥
sa rocayaj januṣā rodasī ubhe sa mātror abhavat putra īḍyaḥ | havyavāḷ agnir ajaraś canohito dūḷabho viśām atithir vibhāvasuḥ ||
He made the heaven and earth resplendent by his birth: Child of two Mothers he was meet to be implored, Agni, oblation-bearer, gracious, ever-young, infallible, rich in radiant light, the guest of men.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
क्रत्वा दक्षस्य तरुषो विधर्मणि देवासो अग्निं जनयन्त चित्तिभिः । रुरुचानम् भानुना ज्योतिषा महाम् अत्यं न वाजं सनिष्यन्न् उप ब्रुवे ॥
kratvā dakṣasya taruṣo vidharmaṇi devāso agniṃ janayanta cittibhiḥ | rurucānam bhānunā jyotiṣā mahām atyaṃ na vājaṃ saniṣyann upa bruve ||
Within the range of their surpassing power, by might, the Gods created Agni with inventive thought. I, eager to win strength, address him, like a steed, resplendent with his brilliance, with his ample light.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आ मन्द्रस्य सनिष्यन्तो वरेण्यं वृणीमहे अह्रयं वाजम् ऋग्मियम् । रातिम् भृगूणाम् उशिजं कविक्रतुम् अग्निं राजन्तं दिव्येन शोचिषा ॥
ā mandrasya saniṣyanto vareṇyaṃ vṛṇīmahe ahrayaṃ vājam ṛgmiyam | rātim bhṛgūṇām uśijaṃ kavikratum agniṃ rājantaṃ divyena śociṣā ||
Eager to gain, we crave from him the friendly God strength confident, choice worthy meet to be extolled: The Bhrgus' bounty, willing, strong with sages' lore, even Agni shining forth with light that comes from heaven.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अग्निं सुम्नाय दधिरे पुरो जना वाजश्रवसम् इह वृक्तबर्हिषः । यतस्रुचः सुरुचं विश्वदेव्यं रुद्रं यज्ञानां साधदिष्टिम् अपसाम् ॥
agniṃ sumnāya dadhire puro janā vājaśravasam iha vṛktabarhiṣaḥ | yatasrucaḥ surucaṃ viśvadevyaṃ rudraṃ yajñānāṃ sādhadiṣṭim apasām ||
For happiness, men, having trimmed the sacred grass, set Agni glorious for his strength before them here; Yea, with raised ladles, him bright, dear to all the Gods, perfecting aims of works, Rudra of solemn rites.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
पावकशोचे तव हि क्षयम् परि होतर् यज्ञेषु वृक्तबर्हिषो नरः । अग्ने दुव इच्छमानास आप्यम् उपासते द्रविणं धेहि तेभ्यः ॥
pāvakaśoce tava hi kṣayam pari hotar yajñeṣu vṛktabarhiṣo naraḥ | agne duva icchamānāsa āpyam upāsate draviṇaṃ dhehi tebhyaḥ ||
Around thy dwelling-place, O brightly-shining Priest, are men at sacrifice, whose sacred grass is trimmed. Wishing to do thee service, Agni, they are there, desirous of thy friendship grant them store of wealth.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आ रोदसी अपृणद् आ स्वर् महज् जातं यद् एनम् अपसो अधारयन् । सो अध्वराय परि णीयते कविर् अत्यो न वाजसातये चनोहितः ॥
ā rodasī apṛṇad ā svar mahaj jātaṃ yad enam apaso adhārayan | so adhvarāya pari ṇīyate kavir atyo na vājasātaye canohitaḥ ||
He hath filled heaven and earth and the great realm of light, when at his birth the skillful held him in their hold. He like a horse is led forth to the sacrifice Sage, graciously inclined, that he may win us strength.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नमस्यत हव्यदातिं स्वध्वरं दुवस्यत दम्यं जातवेदसम् । रथीर् ऋतस्य बृहतो विचर्षणिर् अग्निर् देवानाम् अभवत् पुरोहितः ॥
namasyata havyadātiṃ svadhvaraṃ duvasyata damyaṃ jātavedasam | rathīr ṛtasya bṛhato vicarṣaṇir agnir devānām abhavat purohitaḥ ||
Honour the oblation-bearer, him who knows fair rites, serve ye the Household Friend who knows all things that be. He drives the chariot of the lofty ordinance: Agni most active, is the great High Priest of Gods.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तिस्रो यह्वस्य समिधः परिज्मनो ऽग्नेर् अपुनन्न् उशिजो अमृत्यवः । तासाम् एकाम् अदधुर् मर्त्ये भुजम् उ लोकम् उ द्वे उप जामिम् ईयतुः ॥
tisro yahvasya samidhaḥ parijmano 'gner apunann uśijo amṛtyavaḥ | tāsām ekām adadhur martye bhujam u lokam u dve upa jāmim īyatuḥ ||
They who are free from death, fain for him, purified three splendours of the mighty Agni, circling all. To man, for his enjoyment, one of these they gave: the other two have passed into the sister sphere.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
विशां कविं विश्पतिम् मानुषीर् इषः सं सीम् अकृण्वन् स्वधितिं न तेजसे । स उद्वतो निवतो याति वेविषत् स गर्भम् एषु भुवनेषु दीधरत् ॥
viśāṃ kaviṃ viśpatim mānuṣīr iṣaḥ saṃ sīm akṛṇvan svadhitiṃ na tejase | sa udvato nivato yāti veviṣat sa garbham eṣu bhuvaneṣu dīdharat ||
Man's sacrificial food hath sharpened like an axe, for brightness, him the Sage of men, the people's Lord, Busied with sacred rites he mounts and he descends. He hath laid down his vital germ within these worlds.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स जिन्वते जठरेषु प्रजज्ञिवान् वृषा चित्रेषु नानदन् न सिंहः । वैश्वानरः पृथुपाजा अमर्त्यो वसु रत्ना दयमानो वि दाशुषे ॥
sa jinvate jaṭhareṣu prajajñivān vṛṣā citreṣu nānadan na siṃhaḥ | vaiśvānaraḥ pṛthupājā amartyo vasu ratnā dayamāno vi dāśuṣe ||
He stirs with life in wombs dissimilar in kind, born as a Lion or a loudly-bellowing Bull: Vaisvanara immortal with wide-reaching might, bestowing goods and wealth on him who offers gifts.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वैश्वानरः प्रत्नथा नाकम् आरुहद् दिवस् पृष्ठम् भन्दमानः सुमन्मभिः । स पूर्ववज् जनयञ् जन्तवे धनं समानम् अज्मम् पर्य् एति जागृविः ॥
vaiśvānaraḥ pratnathā nākam āruhad divas pṛṣṭham bhandamānaḥ sumanmabhiḥ | sa pūrvavaj janayañ jantave dhanaṃ samānam ajmam pary eti jāgṛviḥ ||
Vaisvanara, as of old, mounted the cope of heaven, heaven's ridge, well greeted, by those skilled in noble songs. He, as of old, producing riches for the folk, still watchful, traverses the common way again.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ऋतावानं यज्ञियं विप्रम् उक्थ्यम् आ यं दधे मातरिश्वा दिवि क्षयम् । तं चित्रयामं हरिकेशम् ईमहे सुदीतिम् अग्निं सुविताय नव्यसे ॥
ṛtāvānaṃ yajñiyaṃ vipram ukthyam ā yaṃ dadhe mātariśvā divi kṣayam | taṃ citrayāmaṃ harikeśam īmahe sudītim agniṃ suvitāya navyase ||
For new prosperity we seek to Agni, him whose course is splendid, gold-haired, excellently bright, Whom Matarisvan stablished, dweller in the heaven, meet for high praise and holy, sage and true to Law.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शुचिं न यामन्न् इषिरं स्वर्दृशं केतुं दिवो रोचनस्थाम् उषर्बुधम् । अग्निम् मूर्धानं दिवो अप्रतिष्कुतं तम् ईमहे नमसा वाजिनम् बृहत् ॥
śuciṃ na yāmann iṣiraṃ svardṛśaṃ ketuṃ divo rocanasthām uṣarbudham | agnim mūrdhānaṃ divo apratiṣkutaṃ tam īmahe namasā vājinam bṛhat ||
As pure and swift of course, beholder of the light, who stands in heaven's bright sphere a sign, who wakes at dawn, Agni, the head of heaven, whom none may turn aside-to him the Powerful with mighty prayer we seek.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
मन्द्रं होतारं शुचिम् अद्वयाविनं दमूनसम् उक्थ्यं विश्वचर्षणिम् । रथं न चित्रं वपुषाय दर्शतम् मनुर्हितं सदम् इद् राय ईमहे ॥
mandraṃ hotāraṃ śucim advayāvinaṃ damūnasam ukthyaṃ viśvacarṣaṇim | rathaṃ na citraṃ vapuṣāya darśatam manurhitaṃ sadam id rāya īmahe ||
The cheerful Priest, the pure, in whom no guile is found, Friend of the House, praise-worthy, dear to all mankind, Fair to behold for beauty like a splendid car,- Agni the Friend of men we ever seek for wealth.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)