Rig Veda · Mandala 1 · Sukta 97
Rig Veda 1.97 — Agni
Deity: Agni. Rishi family (Mandala 1): Diverse seers — Madhuchchhandas, Medhatithi, Shunahshepa, Hiranyastupa and others. This Sukta contains 8 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 1.97.1
अप नः शोशुचदघमग्ने शुशुग्ध्या रयिम | अप नः शोशुचदघम
apa naḥ śośucadaghamaghne śuśughdhyā rayim | apa naḥ śośucadagham
Rig Veda 1.97.2
सुक्षेत्रिया सुगातुया वसूया च यजामहे | अप ...
sukṣetriyā sughātuyā vasūyā ca yajāmahe | apa ...
For goodly fields, for pleasant homes, for wealth we sacrifice to thee. May his light chase our sin away.
Rig Veda 1.97.3
पर यद भन्दिष्ठ एषां परास्माकासश्च सूरयः | अप...
pra yad bhandiṣṭha eṣāṃ prāsmākāsaśca sūrayaḥ | apa...
Best praiser of all these be he; foremost, our chiefs who sacrifice. May his light chase our sin away.
Rig Veda 1.97.4
पर यत ते अग्ने सूरयो जायेमहि पर ते वयम | अप ...
pra yat te aghne sūrayo jāyemahi pra te vayam | apa ...
So that thy worshippers and we, thine, Agni, in our sons may live. May his light chase our sin away.
Rig Veda 1.97.5
पर यदग्नेः सहस्वतो विश्वतो यन्ति भानवः | अप ...
pra yadaghneḥ sahasvato viśvato yanti bhānavaḥ | apa ...
As ever-conquering Agni's beams of splendour go to every side, May his light chase our sin away.
Rig Veda 1.97.6
तवं हि विश्वतोमुख विश्वतः परिभूरसि | अप ...
tvaṃ hi viśvatomukha viśvataḥ paribhūrasi | apa ...
To every side thy face is turned, thou art triumphant everywhere. May his light chase our sin away.
Rig Veda 1.97.7
दविषो नो विश्वतोमुखाति नावेव पारय | अप ...
dviṣo no viśvatomukhāti nāveva pāraya | apa ...
O thou whose face looks every way, bear us past foes as in a ship. May his light chase our sin away.
Rig Veda 1.97.8
स नः सिन्धुमिव नावयाति पर्षा सवस्तये | अप ...
sa naḥ sindhumiva nāvayāti parṣā svastaye | apa ...
As in a ship, convey thou us for our advantage o’er the flood. May his light chase our sin away.
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