Rig Veda · Mandala 4 · Sukta 9
Rig Veda 4.9 — Agni
Deity: Agni. Rishi family (Mandala 4): Vamadeva Gautama and his lineage. This Sukta contains 8 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 4.9.1
अग्ने मर्ळ महां असि य ईम आ देवयुं जनम | इयेथ बर्हिर आसदम
aghne mṛḷa mahāṃ asi ya īm ā devayuṃ janam | iyetha barhir āsadam
Rig Veda 4.9.2
स मानुषीषु दूळभो विक्षु परावीर अमर्त्यः | दूतो विश्वेषाम भुवत
sa mānuṣīṣu dūḷabho vikṣu prāvīr amartyaḥ | dūto viśveṣām bhuvat
May he the Immortal, Helper, bard to be deceived among mankind, Become the messenger of all.
Rig Veda 4.9.3
स सद्म परि णीयते होता मन्द्रो दिविष्टिषु | उत पोता नि षीदति
sa sadma pari ṇīyate hotā mandro diviṣṭiṣu | uta potā ni ṣīdati
Around the altar is he led, welcome Chief Priest at solemn rites, Or as the Potar sits him down.
Rig Veda 4.9.4
उत गना अग्निर अध्वर उतो गर्हपतिर दमे | उत बरह्मा नि षीदति
uta ghnā aghnir adhvara uto ghṛhapatir dame | uta brahmā ni ṣīdati
Agni in fire at sacrifice, and in the house as Lord thereof, And as a Brahman takes his seat.
Rig Veda 4.9.5
वेषि हय अध्वरीयताम उपवक्ता जनानाम | हव्या च मानुषाणाम
veṣi hy adhvarīyatām upavaktā janānām | havyā ca mānuṣāṇām
Thou comest as the guide of folk who celebrate a sacrifice, And to oblations brought by men.
Rig Veda 4.9.6
वेषीद व अस्य दूत्यं यस्य जुजोषो अध्वरम | हव्यम मर्तस्य वोळ्हवे
veṣīd v asya dūtyaṃ yasya jujoṣo adhvaram | havyam martasya voḷhave
Thou servest as his messenger whose sacrifice thou lovest well, To bear the mortal's gifts to heaven.
Rig Veda 4.9.7
अस्माकं जोष्य अध्वरम अस्माकं यज्ञम अङगिरः | अस्माकं शर्णुधी हवम
asmākaṃ joṣy adhvaram asmākaṃ yajñam aṅghiraḥ | asmākaṃ śṛṇudhī havam
Accept our solemn rite; be pleased, Aṅgiras, with our sacrifice: Give ear and listen to our call.
Rig Veda 4.9.8
परि ते दूळभो रथो ऽसमां अश्नोतु विश्वतः | येन रक्षसि दाशुषः
pari te dūḷabho ratho 'smāṃ aśnotu viśvataḥ | yena rakṣasi dāśuṣaḥ
May thine inviolable car, wherewith thou guardest those who give, Come near to us from every side.
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