Rig Veda · Mandala 7 · Sukta 42
Rig Veda 7.42 — HYMN XLII Viśvedevas
Rishi family (Mandala 7): Vasishtha and his lineage. 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 7.42.1
पर बरह्माणो अङगिरसो नक्षन्त पर करन्दनुर्नभन्यस्य वेतु | पर धेनव उदप्रुतो नवन्त युज्यातामद्री अध्वरस्य पेशः
pra brahmāṇo aṅghiraso nakṣanta pra krandanurnabhanyasya vetu | pra dhenava udapruto navanta yujyātāmadrī adhvarasya peśaḥ
Rig Veda 7.42.2
सुगस्ते अग्ने सनवित्तो अध्वा युक्ष्वा सुते हरितो रोहितश्च | ये वा सद्मन्नरुषा वीरवाहो हुवे देवानां जनिमानिसत्तः
sughaste aghne sanavitto adhvā yukṣvā sute harito rohitaśca | ye vā sadmannaruṣā vīravāho huve devānāṃ janimānisattaḥ
Fair, Agni, is thy long-known path to travel: yoke for the juice tfiy bay, thy ruddy horses, Or red steeds, Hero-bearing, for the chamber. Seated, I call the Deities' generations.
Rig Veda 7.42.3
समु वो यज्ञं महयन नमोभिः पर होता मन्द्रो रिरिच उपाके | यजस्व सु पुर्वणीक देवाना यज्ञियामरमतिं वव्र्त्याः
samu vo yajñaṃ mahayan namobhiḥ pra hotā mandro ririca upāke | yajasva su purvaṇīka devānā yajñiyāmaramatiṃ vavṛtyāḥ
They glorify your sacrifice with worship, yet the glad Priest near them is left unequalled. Bring the Gods hither, thou of many aspects: turn hitherward Aramati the Holy.
Rig Veda 7.42.4
यदा वीरस्य रेवतो दुरोणे सयोनशीरतिथिराचिकेतत | सुप्रीतो अग्निः सुधितो दम आ स विशे दाति वार्यमियत्यै
yadā vīrasya revato duroṇe syonaśīratithirāciketat | suprīto aghniḥ sudhito dama ā sa viśe dāti vāryamiyatyai
What time the Guest hath made himself apparent, at ease reclining in the rich man's dwelling, Agni, well-pleased, well-placed within the chamber gives to a house like this wealth worth the choosing.
Rig Veda 7.42.5
इमं नो अग्ने अध्वरं जुषस्व मरुत्स्विन्द्रे यशसं कर्धी नः | आ नक्ता बर्हिः सदतामुषासोशन्ता मित्रावरुणायजेह
imaṃ no aghne adhvaraṃ juṣasva marutsvindre yaśasaṃ kṛdhī naḥ | ā naktā barhiḥ sadatāmuṣāsośantā mitrāvaruṇāyajeha
Accept this sacrifice of ours, O Agni; glorify it with Indra and the Maruts. Here on our grass let Night and Dawn be seated: bring longing Varuṇa and Mitra hither.
Rig Veda 7.42.6
एवाग्निं सहस्यं वसिष्ठो रायस्कामो विश्वप्स्न्यस्य सतौत | इषं रयिं पप्रथद वाजमस्मे यूयं पात ...
evāghniṃ sahasyaṃ vasiṣṭho rāyaskāmo viśvapsnyasya staut | iṣaṃ rayiṃ paprathad vājamasme yūyaṃ pāta ...
Thus hath Vasiṣṭha praised victorious Agni, yearning for wealth that giveth all subsistence. May he bestow on us food, strength, and riches. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
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