Rig Veda · 1.36.20
Rig Veda 1.36.20 — Agni
Verse 20 of 20 from Sukta 1.36 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.36.20
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तवेषासो अग्नेरमवन्तो अर्चयो भीमासो न परतीतये | रक्षस्विनः सदमिद यातुमावतो विश्वं समत्रिणं दह
IAST Romanisation
tveṣāso aghneramavanto arcayo bhīmāso na pratītaye | rakṣasvinaḥ sadamid yātumāvato viśvaṃ samatriṇaṃ daha
English Translation (Griffith)
The flames of Agni full of splendour and of might are fearful, not to be approached. Consume for ever all demons and sorcerers, consume thou each devouring fiend.
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