Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 156
Rig Veda 10.156 — Agni
Deity: Agni. Rishi family (Mandala 10): Many seers — generally considered latest in composition. This Sukta contains 5 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 10.156.1
अग्निं हिन्वन्तु नो धियः सप्तिमाशुमिवाजिषु | तेन जेष्मधनं-धनम
aghniṃ hinvantu no dhiyaḥ saptimāśumivājiṣu | tena jeṣmadhanaṃ-dhanam
Rig Veda 10.156.2
यया गा आकरामहे सेनयाग्ने तवोत्या | तां नो हिन्वमघत्तये
yayā ghā ākarāmahe senayāghne tavotyā | tāṃ no hinvamaghattaye
Agni the dart whereby we gain kine for ourselves with help from thee,— That send us for the gain of wealth.
Rig Veda 10.156.3
आग्ने सथूरं रयिं भर पर्थुं गोमन्तमश्विनम | अंधिखं वर्तया पणिम
āghne sthūraṃ rayiṃ bhara pṛthuṃ ghomantamaśvinam | aṃdhikhaṃ vartayā paṇim
O Agni, bring us wealth secure, vast wealth in horses and in kine: Oil thou the socket, turn the wheel.
Rig Veda 10.156.4
अग्ने नक्षत्रमजरमा सूर्यं रोहयो दिवि | दधज्ज्योतिर्जनेभ्यः
aghne nakṣatramajaramā sūryaṃ rohayo divi | dadhajjyotirjanebhyaḥ
O Agni, thou hast made the Sun, Eternal Star, to mount the sky, Bestowing light on living men.
Rig Veda 10.156.5
अग्ने केतुर्विशामसि परेष्ठः शरेष्ठ उपस्थसत | बोधा सतोत्रे वयो दधत
aghne keturviśāmasi preṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭha upasthasat | bodhā stotre vayo dadhat
Thou, Agni, art the people's light, best, dearest, seated in thy shrine: Watch for the singer, give him life.
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