Rig Veda · 10.87.20
Rig Veda 10.87.20 — Agni
Verse 20 of 25 from Sukta 10.87 (Agni) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.87.20
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तवं नो अग्ने अधरादुदक्तात तवं पश्चादुत रक्षापुरस्तात | परति ते ते अजरासस्तपिष्ठा अघशंसंशोशुचतो दहन्तु
IAST Romanisation
tvaṃ no aghne adharādudaktāt tvaṃ paścāduta rakṣāpurastāt | prati te te ajarāsastapiṣṭhā aghaśaṃsaṃśośucato dahantu
English Translation (Griffith)
Guard us, O Agni, from above and under, protect us fl-om behind us and before us; And may thy flames, most fierce and never wasting, glowing with fervent heat, consume the sinner.
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