Rig Veda · Mandala 5 · Sukta 14
Rig Veda 5.14 — 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 5.14.1
अग्निं सतोमेन बोधय समिधानो अमर्त्यम | हव्या देवेषु नो दधत
aghniṃ stomena bodhaya samidhāno amartyam | havyā deveṣu no dadhat
Rig Veda 5.14.2
तम अध्वरेष्व ईळते देवम मर्ता अमर्त्यम | यजिष्ठम मानुषे जने
tam adhvareṣv īḷate devam martā amartyam | yajiṣṭham mānuṣe jane
At high solemnities mortal men glorify him the Immortal, best At sacrifice among mankind.
Rig Veda 5.14.3
तं हि शश्वन्त ईळते सरुचा देवं घर्तश्चुता | अग्निं हव्याय वोळ्हवे
taṃ hi śaśvanta īḷate srucā devaṃ ghṛtaścutā | aghniṃ havyāya voḷhave
That he may bear their gifts to heaven, all glorify him Agni, God, With ladle that distilleth oil.
Rig Veda 5.14.4
अग्निर जातो अरोचत घनन दस्यूञ जयोतिषा तमः | अविन्दद गा अपः सवः
aghnir jāto arocata ghnan dasyūñ jyotiṣā tamaḥ | avindad ghā apaḥ svaḥ
Agni shone bright when born, with light killing the Dasyus and the dark: He found the Kine, the Floods, the Sun.
Rig Veda 5.14.5
अग्निम ईळेन्यं कविं घर्तप्र्ष्ठं सपर्यत | वेतु मे शर्णवद धवम
aghnim īḷenyaṃ kaviṃ ghṛtapṛṣṭhaṃ saparyata | vetu me śṛṇavad dhavam
Serve Agni, God adorable, the Sage whose back is balmed with oil: Let him approach, and hear my call.
Rig Veda 5.14.6
अग्निं घर्तेन वाव्र्धु सतोमेभिर विश्वचर्षणिम | सवाधीभिर वचस्युभिः
aghniṃ ghṛtena vāvṛdhu stomebhir viśvacarṣaṇim | svādhībhir vacasyubhiḥ
They have exalted Agni, God of all mankind, with oil and hymns Of praise, devout and eloquent.
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