Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 176
Rig Veda 10.176 — Agni
Deity: Agni. Rishi family (Mandala 10): Many seers — generally considered latest in composition. This Sukta contains 4 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 10.176.1
पर सूनव रभूणां बर्हन नवन्त वर्जना | कषामा येविश्वधायसो.अश्नन धेनुं न मातरम
pra sūnava ṛbhūṇāṃ bṛhan navanta vṛjanā | kṣāmā yeviśvadhāyaso.aśnan dhenuṃ na mātaram
Rig Veda 10.176.2
पर देवं देव्या धिया भरता जातवेदसम | हव्या नोवक्षदानुषक
pra devaṃ devyā dhiyā bharatā jātavedasam | havyā novakṣadānuṣak
Bring forth the God with song divine, being Jātavedas hitherward, To bear our gifts at once to heaven.
Rig Veda 10.176.3
अयमु षय पर देवयुर्होता यज्ञाय नीयते | रथो नयोरभीव्र्तो घर्णीवाञ्चेतति तमना
ayamu ṣya pra devayurhotā yajñāya nīyate | ratho nayorabhīvṛto ghṛṇīvāñcetati tmanā
He here, a God-devoted Priest, led forward comes to sacrifice. Like a car covered for the road, he, glowing, knows, himself, the way.
Rig Veda 10.176.4
अयमग्निरुरुष्यत्यम्र्तादिव जन्मनः | सहसश्चिद्सहीयान देवो जीवातवे कर्तः
ayamaghniruruṣyatyamṛtādiva janmanaḥ | sahasaścidsahīyān devo jīvātave kṛtaḥ
This Agni rescues from distress, as ’twere from the Immortal Race, A God yet mightier than strength, a God who hath been made for life.
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