Rig Veda · 1.128.7
Rig Veda 1.128.7 — Agni
Verse 7 of 8 from Sukta 1.128 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.128.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स मानुषे वर्जने शन्तमो हितो.अग्निर्यज्ञेषु जेन्यो न विश्पतिः परियो यज्ञेषु विश्पतिः | स हव्या मानुषाणामिळा कर्तानि पत्यते | स नस्त्रासते वरुणस्य धूर्तेर्महोदेवस्य धूर्तेः
IAST Romanisation
sa mānuṣe vṛjane śantamo hito.aghniryajñeṣu jenyo na viśpatiḥ priyo yajñeṣu viśpatiḥ | sa havyā mānuṣāṇāmiḷā kṛtāni patyate | sa nastrāsate varuṇasya dhūrtermahodevasya dhūrteḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
That Agni hath been set most kind in camp of men, in sacrifice like a Lord victorious, like a dear Lord in sacred rites. His are the oblations of mankind when offered up at Iḷā's place. He shall preserve us from Varuṇa's chastisement, yea, from the great God's chastisement.
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