Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·4·4.6
ऊर्ध्व ऊ षु णो अध्वरस्य होतर् अग्ने तिष्ठ देवताता यजीयान् । त्वं हि विश्वम् अभ्य् असि मन्म प्र वेधसश् चित् तिरसि मनीषाम् ॥
ūrdhva ū ṣu ṇo adhvarasya hotar agne tiṣṭha devatātā yajīyān | tvaṃ hi viśvam abhy asi manma pra vedhasaś cit tirasi manīṣām ||
Priest of our rite, stand up erect, O Agni, in the Gods' service best of sacrificers, For over every thought thou art the Ruler: thou furtherest e'en the wisdom of the pious.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अमूरो होता न्य् असादि विक्ष्व् अग्निर् मन्द्रो विदथेषु प्रचेताः । ऊर्ध्वम् भानुं सवितेवाश्रेन् मेतेव धूमं स्तभायद् उप द्याम् ॥
amūro hotā ny asādi vikṣv agnir mandro vidatheṣu pracetāḥ | ūrdhvam bhānuṃ savitevāśren meteva dhūmaṃ stabhāyad upa dyām ||
He was set down mid men as Priest unerring, Agni, wise, welcome in our holy synods. Like Savitar he hath lifted up his splendour, and like a builder raised his smoke to heaven.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यता सुजूर्णी रातिनी घृताची प्रदक्षिणिद् देवतातिम् उराणः । उद् उ स्वरुर् नवजा नाक्रः पश्वो अनक्ति सुधितः सुमेकः ॥
yatā sujūrṇī rātinī ghṛtācī pradakṣiṇid devatātim urāṇaḥ | ud u svarur navajā nākraḥ paśvo anakti sudhitaḥ sumekaḥ ||
The glowing ladle, filled with oil, is lifted; choosing Gods' service to the right he circles. Eager he rises like the new-wrought pillar which, firmly set and fixed, anoints the victims.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स्तीर्णे बर्हिषि समिधाने अग्ना ऊर्ध्वो अध्वर्युर् जुजुषाणो अस्थात् । पर्य् अग्निः पशुपा न होता त्रिविष्ट्य् एति प्रदिव उराणः ॥
stīrṇe barhiṣi samidhāne agnā ūrdhvo adhvaryur jujuṣāṇo asthāt | pary agniḥ paśupā na hotā triviṣṭy eti pradiva urāṇaḥ ||
When sacred grass is strewn and Agni kindled, the Adhvaryu rises to, his task rejoicing. Agni the Priest, like one who tends the cattle, goes three times round, as from of old he wills it.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
परि त्मना मितद्रुर् एति होताग्निर् मन्द्रो मधुवचा ऋतावा । द्रवन्त्य् अस्य वाजिनो न शोका भयन्ते विश्वा भुवना यद् अभ्राट् ॥
pari tmanā mitadrur eti hotāgnir mandro madhuvacā ṛtāvā | dravanty asya vājino na śokā bhayante viśvā bhuvanā yad abhrāṭ ||
Agni himself, the Priest, with measured motion, goes round, with sweet speech, cheerful, true to Order. His fulgent flames run forth like vigorous horses; all creatures are affrighted when he blazes.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
भद्रा ते अग्ने स्वनीक संदृग् घोरस्य सतो विषुणस्य चारुः । न यत् ते शोचिस् तमसा वरन्त न ध्वस्मानस् तन्वी रेप आ धुः ॥
bhadrā te agne svanīka saṃdṛg ghorasya sato viṣuṇasya cāruḥ | na yat te śocis tamasā varanta na dhvasmānas tanvī repa ā dhuḥ ||
Beautiful and auspicious is thine aspect, O lovely Agni, terrible when spreading. Thy splendours are not covered by the darkness: detraction leaves no stain upon thy body.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
न यस्य सातुर् जनितोर् अवारि न मातरापितरा नू चिद् इष्टौ । अधा मित्रो न सुधितः पावको ऽग्निर् दीदाय मानुषीषु विक्षु ॥
na yasya sātur janitor avāri na mātarāpitarā nū cid iṣṭau | adhā mitro na sudhitaḥ pāvako 'gnir dīdāya mānuṣīṣu vikṣu ||
Naught hindered his production, Bounteous Giver: his Mother and his Sire were free to send him. Then as Friend benevolent, refulgent, Agni shone forth in human habitations.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
द्विर् यम् पञ्च जीजनन् संवसानाः स्वसारो अग्निम् मानुषीषु विक्षु । उषर्बुधम् अथर्यो न दन्तं शुक्रं स्वासम् परशुं न तिग्मम् ॥
dvir yam pañca jījanan saṃvasānāḥ svasāro agnim mānuṣīṣu vikṣu | uṣarbudham atharyo na dantaṃ śukraṃ svāsam paraśuṃ na tigmam ||
He, Agni, whom the twice-five sisters, dwelling together, in the homes of men engendered, Bright like a spear's tooth, wakened in the morning, with powerful mouth and like an axe well-sharpened.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तव त्ये अग्ने हरितो घृतस्ना रोहितास ऋज्वञ्चः स्वञ्चः । अरुषासो वृषण ऋजुमुष्का आ देवतातिम् अह्वन्त दस्माः ॥
tava tye agne harito ghṛtasnā rohitāsa ṛjvañcaḥ svañcaḥ | aruṣāso vṛṣaṇa ṛjumuṣkā ā devatātim ahvanta dasmāḥ ||
These thy Bay Coursers, Agni, dropping fatness, ruddy vigorous, speeding straightly forward, And red steeds, wonderful, of mighty muscle, are to this service of the Gods invited:
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ये ह त्ये ते सहमाना अयासस् त्वेषासो अग्ने अर्चयश् चरन्ति । श्येनासो न दुवसनासो अर्थं तुविष्वणसो मारुतं न शर्धः ॥
ye ha tye te sahamānā ayāsas tveṣāso agne arcayaś caranti | śyenāso na duvasanāso arthaṃ tuviṣvaṇaso mārutaṃ na śardhaḥ ||
These brightly-shining games of thine, O Agni, that move for ever restless, allsubduing, Like falcons hasting eagerly to the quarry, roar loudly like the army of the Maruts.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अकारि ब्रह्म समिधान तुभ्यं शंसात्य् उक्थं यजते व्य् ऊ धाः । होतारम् अग्निम् मनुषो नि षेदुर् नमस्यन्त उशिजः शंसम् आयोः ॥
akāri brahma samidhāna tubhyaṃ śaṃsāty ukthaṃ yajate vy ū dhāḥ | hotāram agnim manuṣo ni ṣedur namasyanta uśijaḥ śaṃsam āyoḥ ||
To thee, O flaming God, hath prayer been offered. Let the priest laud thee: give to him who worships. Men have established Agni as Invoker, fain to adore the glory of the living.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)