Ṛgveda · Sūkta 2.4
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2.4.1
हु॒वे वः॑ सु॒द्योत्मा॑नं सुवृ॒क्तिं वि॒शाम॒ग्निमति॑थिं सुप्र॒यस॑म् ।
मि॒त्र इ॑व॒ यो दि॑धि॒षाय्यो॒ भूद्दे॒व आदे॑वे॒ जने॑ जा॒तवे॑दाः ॥
I call you to Agni, the radiant, finely fashioned guest of the peoples, of good service; he who wished to be dear like a friend, and became a god among the god-worshipping folk, Jātavedas.
2.4.2
इ॒मं वि॒धन्तो॑ अ॒पां स॒धस्थे॑ द्वि॒ताद॑धु॒र्भृग॑वो वि॒क्ष्वा॑योः ।
ए॒ष विश्वा॑न्य॒भ्य॑स्तु॒ भूमा॑ दे॒वाना॑म॒ग्निर॑र॒तिर्जी॒राश्वः॑ ॥
Establishing him in the common seat of the waters, the Bhṛgus twice placed him among the folk of Āyu. May this Agni be over all, the greatness of the gods, the non-hostile Jīrāśva of swift horses.
2.4.3
अ॒ग्निं दे॒वासो॒ मानु॑षीषु वि॒क्षु प्रि॒यं धुः॑ क्षे॒ष्यन्तो॒ न मि॒त्रम् ।
स दी॑दयदुश॒तीरूर्म्या॒~आ द॒क्षाय्यो॒ यो दास्व॑ते॒ दम॒ आ ॥
The gods set Agni as dear among the human folk, like a friend about to depart. May he shine above the waves of the dawns; he who is worthy of gifts in the house of the giver.
2.4.4
अ॒स्य र॒ण्वा स्वस्ये॑व पु॒ष्टिः संदृ॑ष्टिरस्य हिया॒नस्य॒ दक्षोः॑ ।
वि यो भरि॑भ्र॒दोष॑धीषु जि॒ह्वामत्यो॒ न रथ्यो॑ दोधवीति॒ वारा॑न् ॥
His lovely flame is like his own nourishment; such is the sight of this skilled, swift Agni. Stretching out his tongue in many ways among the herbs, like a racing horse, like a chariot-horse, he sets the paths shaking.
2.4.5
आ यन्मे॒ अभ्वं॑ व॒नदः॒ पन॑न्तो॒शिग्भ्यो॒ नामि॑मीत॒ वर्ण॑म् ।
स चि॒त्रेण॑ चिकिते॒ रंसु॑ भा॒सा जु॑जु॒र्वाँ यो मुहु॒रा युवा॒ भूत् ॥
When for me they sing of Agni born of the forest, and measure out form for the Uśij singers, then he appears in bright light. He who again and again grows old and again becomes youthful.
2.4.6
आ यो वना॑ तातृषा॒णो न भाति॒ वार्ण प॒था रथ्ये॑व स्वानीत् ।
कृ॒ष्णाध्वा॒ तपू॑ र॒ण्वश्चि॑केत॒ द्यौरि॑व॒ स्मय॑मानो॒ नभो॑भिः ॥
He who shines in the forests like one thirsting, shines like water in a pool; he roared on the paths like chariot-ways. The black-pathed, burning, bright one — the sky perceived him, as the sky smiling with the clouds.
2.4.7
स यो व्यस्था॑द॒भि दक्ष॑दु॒र्वीं प॒शुर्नैति॑ स्व॒युरगो॑पाः ।
अ॒ग्निः शो॒चिष्माँ॑ अत॒सान्यु॒ष्णन्कृ॒ष्णव्य॑थिरस्वदय॒न्न भूम॑ ॥
That Agni, who rose up and burned the wide expanse, goes like a self-driven beast without a herdsman; the bright-flamed Agni, scorching the dry grass with black-striped flames, has enjoyed the open plains.
2.4.8
नू ते॒ पूर्व॒स्याव॑सो॒ अधी॑तौ तृ॒तीये॑ वि॒दथे॒ मन्म॑ शंसि ।
अ॒स्मे अ॑ग्ने सं॒यद्वी॑रं बृ॒हन्तं॑ क्षु॒मन्तं॒ वाजं॑ स्वप॒त्यं र॒यिं दाः॑ ॥
O Agni, in the invocation of your ancient protection, in the third ritual assembly, I now recite the hymn; give us strength great, rich in food and heroes in battle, and wealth with good lords.
2.4.9
त्वया॒ यथा॑ गृत्सम॒दासो॑ अग्ने॒ गुहा॑ व॒न्वन्त॒ उप॑राँ अ॒भि ष्युः ।
सु॒वीरा॑सो अभिमाति॒षाहः॒ स्मत्सू॒रिभ्यो॑ गृण॒ते तद्वयो॑ धाः ॥
O Agni, just as by you the Gṛtsamadas, seeking in secret, reach the upper regions, so may they have good heroes and overcome hostile attacks; to the poets who praise you, give that vigor and food.