Rig Veda · 1.186.3
Rig Veda 1.186.3 — Viśvedevas
Verse 3 of 11 from Sukta 1.186 (Viśvedevas) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.186.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
परेष्ठं वो अतिथिं गर्णीषे.अग्निं शस्तिभिस्तुर्वणिः सजोषाः | असद यथा नो वरुणः सुकीर्तिरिषश्च पर्षदरिगूर्तः सूरिः
IAST Romanisation
preṣṭhaṃ vo atithiṃ ghṛṇīṣe.aghniṃ śastibhisturvaṇiḥ sajoṣāḥ | asad yathā no varuṇaḥ sukīrtiriṣaśca parṣadarighūrtaḥ sūriḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Agni I sing, the guest you love most dearly: the Conqueror through our lauds is friendly-minded. That he may be our Varuṇa rich in glory and send food like a prince praised by the godly.
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