Rig Veda · 10.88.6

Rig Veda 10.88.6 — Agni

Verse 6 of 19 from Sukta 10.88 (Agni) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.88.6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मूर्धा भुवो भवति नक्तमग्निस्ततः सुर्यो जायतेप्रातरुद्यन | मयामु तु यज्ञियानामेतमपो यत्तूर्णिश्चरति परजानन

IAST Romanisation

mūrdhā bhuvo bhavati naktamaghnistataḥ suryo jāyateprātarudyan | mayāmu tu yajñiyānāmetamapo yattūrṇiścarati prajānan

English Translation (Griffith)

Head of the world is Agni in the night-time; then, as the Sun, at morn springs up and rises. Then to his task goes the prompt Priest foreknowing the wondrous power of Gods who must be honoured.

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