Rig Veda · Mandala 1 · Sukta 150
Rig Veda 1.150 — Agni
Deity: Agni. Rishi family (Mandala 1): Diverse seers — Madhuchchhandas, Medhatithi, Shunahshepa, Hiranyastupa and others. This Sukta contains 3 verses presented below in Devanagari Sanskrit, IAST romanisation, and Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation. Click any verse to read a fuller explanation.
Verses
Rig Veda 1.150.1
पुरु तव दाश्वान वोचे.अरिरग्ने तव सविदा | तोदस्येव शरण आ महस्य
puru tva dāśvān voce.ariraghne tava svidā | todasyeva śaraṇa ā mahasya
Rig Veda 1.150.2
वयनिनस्य धनिनः परहोषे चिदररुषः | कदा चन परजिगतो अदेवयोः
vyaninasya dhaninaḥ prahoṣe cidararuṣaḥ | kadā cana prajighato adevayoḥ
Thou who ne’er movest thee to aid the indolent, the godless man, Him who though wealthy never brings an offering.
Rig Veda 1.150.3
स चन्द्रो विप्र मर्त्यो महो वराधन्तमो दिवि | पर-परेत ते अग्ने वनुषः सयाम
sa candro vipra martyo maho vrādhantamo divi | pra-pret te aghne vanuṣaḥ syāma
Splendid, O Singer, is that man, mightiest of the great in heaven. Agni, may we be foremost, we thy worshippers.
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