Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·6·6.6
प्र नव्यसा सहसः सूनुम् अच्छा यज्ञेन गातुम् अव इच्छमानः । वृश्चद्वनं कृष्णयामं रुशन्तं वीती होतारं दिव्यं जिगाति ॥
pra navyasā sahasaḥ sūnum acchā yajñena gātum ava icchamānaḥ | vṛścadvanaṃ kṛṣṇayāmaṃ ruśantaṃ vītī hotāraṃ divyaṃ jigāti ||
He who seeks furtherance and grace to help him goes to the Son of Strength with newest worship, Calling the heavenly Priest to share the banquet, who rends the wood, bright, with his blackened pathway.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स श्वितानस् तन्यतू रोचनस्था अजरेभिर् नानदद्भिर् यविष्ठः । यः पावकः पुरुतमः पुरूणि पृथून्य् अग्निर् अनुयाति भर्वन् ॥
sa śvitānas tanyatū rocanasthā ajarebhir nānadadbhir yaviṣṭhaḥ | yaḥ pāvakaḥ purutamaḥ purūṇi pṛthūny agnir anuyāti bharvan ||
White-hued and thundering he dwells in splendour, Most Youthful, with the loudvoiced and eternal- Agni, most variform, the Purifier, who follows crunching many ample forests.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वि ते विष्वग् वातजूतासो अग्ने भामासः शुचे शुचयश् चरन्ति । तुविम्रक्षासो दिव्या नवग्वा वना वनन्ति धृषता रुजन्तः ॥
vi te viṣvag vātajūtāso agne bhāmāsaḥ śuce śucayaś caranti | tuvimrakṣāso divyā navagvā vanā vananti dhṛṣatā rujantaḥ ||
Incited by the wind thy flames, O Agni, move onward, Pure One! pure, in all directions. Thy most destructive heavenly Navagvas break the woods down and devastate them boldly.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ये ते शुक्रासः शुचयः शुचिष्मः क्षां वपन्ति विषितासो अश्वाः । अध भ्रमस् त उर्विया वि भाति यातयमानो अधि सानु पृश्नेः ॥
ye te śukrāsaḥ śucayaḥ śuciṣmaḥ kṣāṃ vapanti viṣitāso aśvāḥ | adha bhramas ta urviyā vi bhāti yātayamāno adhi sānu pṛśneḥ ||
Thy pure white horses from their bonds are loosened: O Radiant One, they shear the ground beneath them, And far and wide shines out thy flame, and flickers rapidly moving over earth's high ridges.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अध जिह्वा पापतीति प्र वृष्णो गोषुयुधो नाशनिः सृजाना । शूरस्येव प्रसितिः क्षातिर् अग्नेर् दुर्वर्तुर् भीमो दयते वनानि ॥
adha jihvā pāpatīti pra vṛṣṇo goṣuyudho nāśaniḥ sṛjānā | śūrasyeva prasitiḥ kṣātir agner durvartur bhīmo dayate vanāni ||
Forth darts the Bull's tongue like the sharp stone weapon discharged by him who fights to win the cattle. Agni's fierce flame is like a hero's onset: dread and resistless he destroys the forests.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आ भानुना पार्थिवानि ज्रयांसि महस् तोदस्य धृषता ततन्थ । स बाधस्वाप भया सहोभि स्पृधो वनुष्यन् वनुषो नि जूर्व ॥
ā bhānunā pārthivāni jrayāṃsi mahas todasya dhṛṣatā tatantha | sa bādhasvāpa bhayā sahobhi spṛdho vanuṣyan vanuṣo ni jūrva ||
Thou with the sunlight of the great Impeller hast boldly over-spread the earth's expanses. So drive away with conquering might all perils. fighting out foemen burn up those who harm us.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स चित्र चित्रं चितयन्तम् अस्मे चित्रक्षत्र चित्रतमं वयोधाम् । चन्द्रं रयिम् पुरुवीरम् बृहन्तं चन्द्र चन्द्राभिर् गृणते युवस्व ॥
sa citra citraṃ citayantam asme citrakṣatra citratamaṃ vayodhām | candraṃ rayim puruvīram bṛhantaṃ candra candrābhir gṛṇate yuvasva ||
Wondrous! of wondrous power! give to the singer wealth wondrous, marked, most wonderful, life-giving. Wealth bright, O Bright One, vast, with many heroes, give with thy bright flames to the man who lauds thee.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)