Rig Veda · 10.165.2
Rig Veda 10.165.2 — Viśvedevas
Verse 2 of 5 from Sukta 10.165 (Viśvedevas) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.165.2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
शिवः कपोत इषितो नो अस्त्वनागा देवाः शकुनो गर्हेषु | अग्निर्हि विप्रो जुषतां हविर्नः परि हेतिः पक्षिणी नोव्र्णक्तु
IAST Romanisation
śivaḥ kapota iṣito no astvanāghā devāḥ śakuno ghṛheṣu | aghnirhi vipro juṣatāṃ havirnaḥ pari hetiḥ pakṣiṇī novṛṇaktu
English Translation (Griffith)
Auspicious be the Dove that hath been sent us, a harmless bird, ye Gods, within our dwelling. May Agni, Sage, be pleased with our oblation, and may the Missile borne on wings avoid us.
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