Rig Veda · 10.51.4

Rig Veda 10.51.4 — Agni. Gods

Verse 4 of 9 from Sukta 10.51 (Agni. Gods) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.51.4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

होत्रादहं वरुण बिभ्यदायं नेदेव मा युनजन्नत्रदेवाः | तस्य मे तन्वो बहुधा निविष्टा एतमर्थं नचिकेताहमग्निः

IAST Romanisation

hotrādahaṃ varuṇa bibhyadāyaṃ nedeva mā yunajannatradevāḥ | tasya me tanvo bahudhā niviṣṭā etamarthaṃ naciketāhamaghniḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

I fled in fear from sacrificial worship, Varuṇa, lest the Gods should thus engage me. Thus were my forms laid down in many places. This, as my goal, I Agni saw before me.

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