Rig Veda · Mandala 5 · Sukta 13
Rig Veda 5.13 — Agni
Deity: Agni. Rishi family (Mandala 5): Atri and the Atreya line. This Sukta contains 6 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 5.13.1
अर्चन्तस तवा हवामहे ऽरचन्तः सम इधीमहि | अग्ने अर्चन्त ऊतये
arcantas tvā havāmahe 'rcantaḥ sam idhīmahi | aghne arcanta ūtaye
Rig Veda 5.13.2
अग्ने सतोमम मनामहे सिध्रम अद्य दिविस्प्र्शः | देवस्य दरविणस्यवः
aghne stomam manāmahe sidhram adya divispṛśaḥ | devasya draviṇasyavaḥ
Eager for wealth, we meditate Agni's effectual praise to-day, Praise of the God who touches heaven.
Rig Veda 5.13.3
अग्निर जुषत नो गिरो होता यो मानुषेष्व आ | स यक्षद दैव्यं जनम
aghnir juṣata no ghiro hotā yo mānuṣeṣv ā | sa yakṣad daivyaṃ janam
May Agni, Priest among mankind, take pleasure in our songs of praise, And worship the Celestial Folk.
Rig Veda 5.13.4
तवम अग्ने सप्रथा असि जुष्टो होता वरेण्यः | तवया यज्ञं वि तन्वते
tvam aghne saprathā asi juṣṭo hotā vareṇyaḥ | tvayā yajñaṃ vi tanvate
Thou, Agni, art spread widely forth, Priest dear and excellent; through thee Men make the sacrifice complete.
Rig Veda 5.13.5
तवाम अग्ने वाजसातमं विप्रा वर्धन्ति सुष्टुतम | स नो रास्व सुवीर्यम
tvām aghne vājasātamaṃ viprā vardhanti suṣṭutam | sa no rāsva suvīryam
Singers exalt thee, Agni, well lauded, best giver of our strength: So grant thou us heroic might.
Rig Veda 5.13.6
अग्ने नेमिर अरां इव देवांस तवम परिभूर असि | आ राधश चित्रम रञ्जसे
aghne nemir arāṃ iva devāṃs tvam paribhūr asi | ā rādhaś citram ṛñjase
Thou Agni, as the felly rings the spokes, encompassest the Gods. I yearn for bounty manifold.
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