Rig Veda · 2.3.3

Rig Veda 2.3.3 — Āprīs

Verse 3 of 11 from Sukta 2.3 (Āprīs) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 2.3.3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ईळितो अग्ने मनसा नो अर्हन देवान यक्षि मानुषात पूर्वो अद्य | स आ वह मरुतां शर्धो अच्युतमिन्द्रं नरो बर्हिषदं यजध्वम

IAST Romanisation

īḷito aghne manasā no arhan devān yakṣi mānuṣāt pūrvo adya | sa ā vaha marutāṃ śardho acyutamindraṃ naro barhiṣadaṃ yajadhvam

English Translation (Griffith)

Adored in heart, as is thy right, O Agni, serve the Gods first to-day before the mortal. Bring thou the Marut host. Ye men do worship to Indra seated on the grass, eternal.

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