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Rig Veda 3.5.5 — Agni

Verse 5 of 11 from Sukta 3.5 (Agni) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 3.5.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पाति परियं रिपो अग्रं पदं वेः पाति यज्वश्चरञंसूर्यस्य | पाति नाभा सप्तशीर्षाणमग्निः पाति देवानामुपमादं रष्वः

IAST Romanisation

pāti priyaṃ ripo aghraṃ padaṃ veḥ pāti yajvaścarañaṃsūryasya | pāti nābhā saptaśīrṣāṇamaghniḥ pāti devānāmupamādaṃ ṛṣvaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

The Earth's, the Bird's dear lofty place he guardeth, he guardeth in his might the course of Sūrya, Guardeth the Seven-headed in the centre, guardeth sublime the Deities enjoyment.

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