Rig Veda · Mandala 7 · Sukta 13
Rig Veda 7.13 — Agni
Deity: Agni. Rishi family (Mandala 7): Vasishtha and his lineage. This Sukta contains 3 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 7.13.1
पराग्नये विश्वशुचे धियन्धे.असुरघ्ने मन्म धीतिं भरध्वम | भरे हविर्न बर्हिषि परीणानो वैश्वानराय यतये मतीनाम
prāghnaye viśvaśuce dhiyandhe.asuraghne manma dhītiṃ bharadhvam | bhare havirna barhiṣi prīṇāno vaiśvānarāya yataye matīnām
Rig Veda 7.13.2
तवमग्ने शोचिषा शोशुचान आ रोदसी अप्र्णा जायमानः | तवं देवानभिशस्तेरमुञ्चो वैस्वानर जातवेदो महित्वा
tvamaghne śociṣā śośucāna ā rodasī apṛṇā jāyamānaḥ | tvaṃ devānabhiśasteramuñco vaisvānara jātavedo mahitvā
Thou with thy flame, O Agni, brightly glowing, hast at thy birth filled full the earth and heaven. TIOU with thy might, Vaiśvānara Jātavedas, settest the Gods free frodi the curse that bound them.
Rig Veda 7.13.3
जातो यदग्ने भुवना वयख्यः पशून न गोपा इर्यः परिज्मा | वैश्वानर बरह्मणे विन्द गातुं यूयं पात ...
jāto yadaghne bhuvanā vyakhyaḥ paśūn na ghopā iryaḥ parijmā | vaiśvānara brahmaṇe vinda ghātuṃ yūyaṃ pāta ...
Agni, when, born thou lookedst on all creatures, like a brisk herdsman moving round his cattle. The path to prayer, Vaiśvānara, thou foundest. Ye Gods, preserve us evermore with blessings.
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