Ṛgveda · Sūkta 4.6
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4.6.1
ऊ॒र्ध्व ऊ॒ षु णो॑ अध्वरस्य होत॒रग्ने॒ तिष्ठ॑ दे॒वता॑ता॒ यजी॑यान् ।
त्वं हि विश्व॑म॒भ्यसि॒ मन्म॒ प्र वे॒धस॑श्चित्तिरसि मनी॒षाम् ॥
O Agni, priest and invoker, rise up and take your stand among the gods for the sacrifice; you are most worthy of worship. Indeed you pervade all things, and you carry forward the thought and insight of the seers.
4.6.2
अमू॑रो॒ होता॒ न्य॑सादि वि॒क्षु अ॒ग्निर्म॒न्द्रो वि॒दथे॑षु॒ प्रचे॑ताः ।
ऊ॒र्ध्वं भा॒नुं स॑वि॒तेवा॑श्रे॒न्मेते॑व धू॒मं स्त॑भाय॒दुप॒ द्याम् ॥
The tireless priest Agni has been set down among the peoples; that delightful Agni is alert and far-seeing at the rites. Like Savitar he raises his light on high, and like a measurer setting up a pillar he props the smoke up toward heaven.
4.6.3
य॒ता सु॑जू॒र्णी रा॒तिनी॑ घृ॒ताची॑ प्रदक्षि॒णिद्दे॒वता॑तिमुरा॒णः ।
उदु॒ स्वरु॑र्नव॒जा नाक्रः प॒श्वो अ॑नक्ति॒ सुधि॑तः सु॒मेकः॑ ॥
Like a flame drawn with fine threads, bountiful, streaming with ghee, turning to the right, inclined toward the sacrifice of the gods, it raises its brilliance; like the newborn golden dawn it adorns the form of the well-prepared beast.
4.6.4
स्ती॒र्णे ब॒र्हिषि॑ समिधा॒ने अ॒ग्नौ ऊ॒र्ध्वो अ॑ध्व॒र्युर्जु॑जुषा॒णो अ॑स्थात् ।
पर्य॒ग्निः प॑शु॒पा न होता॑ त्रिवि॒ष्ट्ये॑ति प्र॒दिव॑ उरा॒णः ॥
In the fire kindled with fuel, spread upon the sacred grass, the priest Adhvaryu rose up high and took his stand, pleased. Like Agni the protector of cattle, the invoker moves all around with his threefold flame, shining.
4.6.5
परि॒ त्मना॑ मि॒तद्रु॑रेति॒ होता॒ग्निर्म॒न्द्रो मधु॑वचा ऋ॒तावा॑ ।
द्रव॑न्त्यस्य वा॒जिनो॒ न शोका॒ भय॑न्ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑ना॒ यदभ्रा॑ट् ॥
Agni, friend of Mitra, goes all around by his own power; he is the priest, the delightful, sweet-spoken guardian of truth. His flames run like swift horses, and when he shines, all creatures tremble with fear.
4.6.6
भ॒द्रा ते॑ अग्ने स्वनीक सं॒दृग्घो॒रस्य॑ स॒तो विषु॑णस्य॒ चारुः॑ ।
न यत्ते॑ शो॒चिस्तम॑सा॒ वर॑न्त॒ न ध्व॒स्मान॑स्त॒न्वी॑ रेप॒ आ धुः॑ ॥
Your forms are auspicious, O Agni of fine flame, you the bright appearance of the fierce, all-pervading one. When darkness does not surround your flame, the smoky clouds do not settle near your body.
4.6.7
न यस्य॒ सातु॒र्जनि॑तो॒रवा॑रि॒ न मा॒तरा॑पि॒तरा॒ नू चि॑दि॒ष्टौ ।
अधा॑ मि॒त्रो न सुधि॑तः पाव॒कोऽग्निर्दी॑दाय॒ मानु॑षीषु वि॒क्षु ॥
No one can hold back the giver or the begetter of him, nor the mother and father either in the sacrifice. Then Agni, the pure purifier, well kindled like a friend, shines among the human clans.
4.6.8
द्विर्यं पञ्च॒ जीज॑नन्त्सं॒वसा॑नाः॒ स्वसा॑रो अ॒ग्निं मानु॑षीषु वि॒क्षु ।
उ॒ष॒र्बुध॑मथ॒र्यो॑ न दन्तं॑ शु॒क्रं स्वासं॑ पर॒शुं न ति॒ग्मम् ॥
The five sisters, joined together, twice generated Agni among the human clans: he who wakes at dawn, bright like Atharvan's tooth, sharp like an axe.
4.6.9
तव॒ त्ये अ॑ग्ने ह॒रितो॑ घृत॒स्ना रोहि॑तास ऋ॒ज्वञ्चः॒ स्वञ्चः॑ ।
अ॒रु॒षासो॒ वृष॑ण ऋजुमु॒ष्का आ दे॒वता॑तिमह्वन्त द॒स्माः ॥
Those tawny, ghee-laden, ruddy, straight-moving horses of yours, O Agni, like showering bulls, were summoned to the divine offering.
4.6.10
ये ह॒ त्ये ते॒ सह॑माना अ॒यास॑स्त्वे॒षासो॑ अग्ने अ॒र्चय॒श्चर॑न्ति ।
श्ये॒नासो॒ न दु॑वस॒नासो॒ अर्थं॑ तुविष्व॒णसो॒ मारु॑तं॒ न शर्धः॑ ॥
Those enduring, unwearied, bright flames of yours, O Agni, move like hawks, bringing the purpose, roaring like the strength of the Maruts.
4.6.11
अका॑रि॒ ब्रह्म॑ समिधान॒ तुभ्यं॒ शंसा॑त्यु॒क्थं यज॑ते॒ व्यू॑ धाः ।
होता॑रम॒ग्निं मनु॑षो॒ नि षे॑दुर्नम॒स्यन्त॑ उ॒शिजः॒ शंस॑मा॒योः ॥
A prayer was made for you, O kindled one; the sacrificer who recites the uktha places you for the offerer. Men set Agni, the hotar, down; bowing, the Uśij priests honour the praise of Āyu.