Rig Veda · Mandala 3 · Sukta 11
Rig Veda 3.11 — HYMN Xl. Agni
Deity: Agni. Rishi family (Mandala 3): Vishvamitra and the Kushika line. This Sukta contains 9 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 3.11.1
अग्निर्होता पुरोहितो.अध्वरस्य विचर्षणिः | स वेद यज्ञमानुषक
aghnirhotā purohito.adhvarasya vicarṣaṇiḥ | sa veda yajñamānuṣak
Rig Veda 3.11.2
स हव्यवाळ अमर्त्य उशिग दूतस चनोहितः | अग्निर्धिया सं रण्वति
sa havyavāḷ amartya uśigh dūtas canohitaḥ | aghnirdhiyā saṃ ṛṇvati
Oblation-bearer, deathless, well inclined, an eager messenger, Agni comes nigh us with the thought.
Rig Veda 3.11.3
अग्निर्धिया स चेतति केतुर्यज्ञस्य पूर्व्यः | अर्थं हयस्य तरणि
aghnirdhiyā sa cetati keturyajñasya pūrvyaḥ | arthaṃ hyasya taraṇi
Ensign of sacrifice from of old, Agni well knoweth with his thought To prosper this man's aim and hope.
Rig Veda 3.11.4
अग्निं सूनुं सनश्रुतं सहसो जातवेदसम | वह्निं देवाक्र्ण्वत
aghniṃ sūnuṃ sanaśrutaṃ sahaso jātavedasam | vahniṃ devāakṛṇvata
Agni, illustrious from old time, the Son of Strength who knows all life, The Gods have made to their Priest.
Rig Veda 3.11.5
अदाभ्यः पुरेता विशामग्निर्मानुषीणाम | तूर्णी रथः सदा नवः
adābhyaḥ puraetā viśāmaghnirmānuṣīṇām | tūrṇī rathaḥ sadā navaḥ
Infallible is Agni, he who goes before the tribes of men, A chariot swift and ever new.
Rig Veda 3.11.6
साह्वान विश्वा अभियुजः करतुर्देवानामम्र्क्तः | अग्निस्तुविश्रवस्तमः
sāhvān viśvā abhiyujaḥ kraturdevānāmamṛktaḥ | aghnistuviśravastamaḥ
Strength of the Gods which none may harm, subduing all his enemies, Agni is mightiest in fame.
Rig Veda 3.11.7
अभि परयांसि वाहसा दाश्वानश्नोति मर्त्यः | कषयं पावकशोचिषः
abhi prayāṃsi vāhasā dāśvānaśnoti martyaḥ | kṣayaṃ pāvakaśociṣaḥ
By offering sacred food to him the mortal worshipper obtains. A home from him whose light makes pure.
Rig Veda 3.11.8
परि विश्वानि सुधिताग्नेरश्याम मन्मभिः | विप्रासो जातवेदसः
pari viśvāni sudhitāghneraśyāma manmabhiḥ | viprāso jātavedasaḥ
From Agni, by our hymns, may we gain all things that bring happiness, Singers of him who knows all life.
Rig Veda 3.11.9
अग्ने विश्वानि वार्या वाजेषु सनिषामहे | तवे देवास एरिरे
aghne viśvāni vāryā vājeṣu saniṣāmahe | tve devāsa erire
O Agni, in our deeds of might may we obtain all precious things: Tle Gods are centred all in thee.
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