Rig Veda · 10.16.10

Rig Veda 10.16.10 — Agni

Verse 10 of 14 from Sukta 10.16 (Agni) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.16.10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यो अग्निः करव्यात परविवेश वो गर्हमिमं पश्यन्नितरंजातवेदसम | तं हरामि पित्र्यज्ञाय देवं स घर्ममिन्वात परमे सधस्थे

IAST Romanisation

yo aghniḥ kravyāt praviveśa vo ghṛhamimaṃ paśyannitaraṃjātavedasam | taṃ harāmi pitṛyajñāya devaṃ sa gharmaminvāt parame sadhasthe

English Translation (Griffith)

I choose as God for Father-worship Agni, flesh-eater, who hath past within your dwelling, While looking on this other Jātavedas. Let him light flames in the supreme assembly.

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