Rig Veda · 5.4.3
Rig Veda 5.4.3 — Agni
Verse 3 of 11 from Sukta 5.4 (Agni) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 5.4.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
विशां कविं विश्पतिम मानुषीणां शुचिम पावकं घर्तप्र्ष्ठम अग्निम | नि होतारं विश्वविदं दधिध्वे स देवेषु वनते वार्याणि
IAST Romanisation
viśāṃ kaviṃ viśpatim mānuṣīṇāṃ śucim pāvakaṃ ghṛtapṛṣṭham aghnim | ni hotāraṃ viśvavidaṃ dadhidhve sa deveṣu vanate vāryāṇi
English Translation (Griffith)
The Sage of men, the Lord of human races, pure, purifying Agni, balmed with butter, Him the Omniscient as your Priest ye stablish: he wins among the Gods things worth the choosing.
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