Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·5·5.5

Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 5.5

सुसमिद्धाय शोचिषे घृतं तीव्रं जुहोतन । अग्नये जातवेदसे ॥

susamiddhāya śociṣe ghṛtaṃ tīvraṃ juhotana | agnaye jātavedase ||

To Agni, Jatavedas, to the flame, the well-enkindled God, Offer thick sacrificial oil.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

नराशंसः सुषूदतीमं यज्ञम् अदाभ्यः । कविर् हि मधुहस्त्यः ॥

narāśaṃsaḥ suṣūdatīmaṃ yajñam adābhyaḥ | kavir hi madhuhastyaḥ ||

He, Narasamsa, ne'er beguiled, inspiriteth this sacrifice: For sage is he, with sweets in hand.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

ईळितो अग्न आ वहेन्द्रं चित्रम् इह प्रियम् । सुखै रथेभिर् ऊतये ॥

īḷito agna ā vahendraṃ citram iha priyam | sukhai rathebhir ūtaye ||

Adored, O Agni, hither bring Indra the Wonderful, the Friend, On lightly-rolling car to aid.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

ऊर्णम्रदा वि प्रथस्वाभ्य् अर्का अनूषत । भवा नः शुभ्र सातये ॥

ūrṇamradā vi prathasvābhy arkā anūṣata | bhavā naḥ śubhra sātaye ||

Spread thyself out, thou soft as wool The holy hymns have sung to thee. Bring gain to us, O beautiful!

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

देवीर् द्वारो वि श्रयध्वं सुप्रायणा न ऊतये । प्र-प्र यज्ञम् पृणीतन ॥

devīr dvāro vi śrayadhvaṃ suprāyaṇā na ūtaye | pra-pra yajñam pṛṇītana ||

Open yourselves, ye Doors Divine, easy of access for our aid: Fill, more and more, the sacrifice.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

सुप्रतीके वयोवृधा यह्वी ऋतस्य मातरा । दोषाम् उषासम् ईमहे ॥

supratīke vayovṛdhā yahvī ṛtasya mātarā | doṣām uṣāsam īmahe ||

Fair strengtheners of vital power, young Mothers of eternal Law, Morning and Night we supplicate.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

वातस्य पत्मन्न् ईळिता दैव्या होतारा मनुषः । इमं नो यज्ञम् आ गतम् ॥

vātasya patmann īḷitā daivyā hotārā manuṣaḥ | imaṃ no yajñam ā gatam ||

On the wind's flight come, glorified, ye two celestial Priests of man Come ye to 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 us weal, Be seated harmless on the grass.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

शिवस् त्वष्टर् इहा गहि विभुः पोष उत त्मना । यज्ञे-यज्ञे न उद् अव ॥

śivas tvaṣṭar ihā gahi vibhuḥ poṣa uta tmanā | yajñe-yajñe na ud ava ||

Rich in all plenty, Tvastar, come auspicious of thine own accord Help us in every sacrifice.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

यत्र वेत्थ वनस्पते देवानां गुह्या नामानि । तत्र हव्यानि गामय ॥

yatra vettha vanaspate devānāṃ guhyā nāmāni | tatra havyāni gāmaya ||

Vanaspati, wherever thou knowest the Gods' mysterious names, Send our oblations thitherward.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

स्वाहाग्नये वरुणाय स्वाहेन्द्राय मरुद्भ्यः । स्वाहा देवेभ्यो हविः ॥

svāhāgnaye varuṇāya svāhendrāya marudbhyaḥ | svāhā devebhyo haviḥ ||

To Agni and to Varuna, Indra, the Maruts, and the Gods, With Svaha be oblation brought.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)