Ṛgveda · Sūkta 6.16
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6.16.1
त्वम॑ग्ने य॒ज्ञानां॒ होता॒ विश्वे॑षां हि॒तः ।
दे॒वेभि॒र्मानु॑षे॒ जने॑ ॥
O Agni, you are the priest of all sacrifices, established by all; among humans, together with the gods.
6.16.2
स नो॑ म॒न्द्राभि॑रध्व॒रे जि॒ह्वाभि॑र्यजा म॒हः ।
आ दे॒वान्व॑क्षि॒ यक्षि॑ च ॥
With your pleasing tongues of flame, worship the mighty ones at our sacrifice; bring the gods hither and worship them.
6.16.3
वेत्था॒ हि वे॑धो॒ अध्व॑नः प॒थश्च॑ दे॒वाञ्ज॑सा ।
अग्ने॑ य॒ज्ञेषु॑ सुक्रतो ॥
Indeed you know the paths and the ways, O wise one, O god; straight and true. O Agni, most skilled, know this in the sacrifices.
6.16.4
त्वामी॑ळे॒ अध॑ द्वि॒ता भ॑र॒तो वा॒जिभिः॑ शु॒नम् ।
ई॒जे य॒ज्ञेषु॑ य॒ज्ञिय॑म् ॥
It is you I praise; then, twice, you who bring joy with the swift ones. In the sacrifices I have worshipped you, worthy of sacrifice.
6.16.5
त्वमि॒मा वार्या॑ पु॒रु दिवो॑दासाय सुन्व॒ते ।
भ॒रद्वा॑जाय दा॒शुषे॑ ॥
You bring these many treasures for Divodāsa, for the soma-presser, for Bharadvāja, for the giver.
6.16.6
त्वं दू॒तो अम॑र्त्य॒ आ व॑हा॒ दैव्यं॒ जन॑म् ।
शृ॒ण्वन्विप्र॑स्य सुष्टु॒तिम् ॥
You, immortal messenger, bring the divine folk here, hearing the good praise of the inspired seer.
6.16.7
त्वाम॑ग्ने स्वा॒ध्यो॑ मर्ता॑सो दे॒ववी॑तये ।
य॒ज्ञेषु॑ दे॒वमी॑ळते ॥
O Agni, self-reliant mortals praise you, the god, in the sacrifices to win the favor of the gods.
6.16.8
तव॒ प्र य॑क्षि सं॒दृश॑मु॒त क्रतुं॑ सु॒दान॑वः ।
विश्वे॑ जुषन्त का॒मिनः॑ ॥
You should honor your fair appearance and purpose, and all bountiful, desirous ones should delight in it.
6.16.9
त्वं होता॒ मनु॑र्हितो॒ वह्नि॑रा॒सा वि॒दुष्ट॑रः ।
अग्ने॒ यक्षि॑ दि॒वो विशः॑ ॥
You are the priest, placed by Manu, the bearer of oblations, most knowing by mouth; O Agni, worship the peoples of heaven.
6.16.10
अग्न॒ आ या॑हि वी॒तये॑ गृणा॒नो ह॒व्यदा॑तये ।
नि होता॑ सत्सि ब॒र्हिषि॑ ॥
O Agni, come here to enjoy, praised for the gift of oblations; as priest, sit down on the sacred grass.
6.16.11
तं त्वा॑ स॒मिद्भि॑रङ्गिरो घृ॒तेन॑ वर्धयामसि ।
बृ॒हच्छो॑चा यविष्ठ्य ॥
O Angiras, with kindling sticks and ghee we make you grow; O youngest one, blaze greatly.
6.16.12
स नः॑ पृ॒थु श्र॒वाय्य॒मच्छा॑ देव विवाससि ।
बृ॒हद॑ग्ने सु॒वीर्य॑म् ॥
May he bestow on us broad, praiseworthy wealth; O god Agni, give great heroic vigor.
6.16.13
त्वाम॑ग्ने॒ पुष्क॑रा॒दधि॒ अथ॑र्वा॒ निर॑मन्थत ।
मू॒र्ध्नो विश्व॑स्य वा॒घतः॑ ॥
O Agni, Atharvan churned you out from the lotus, from the head of all, O bearer of the sacrifice.
6.16.14
तमु॑ त्वा द॒ध्यङ्ङृषिः॑ पु॒त्र ई॑धे॒ अथ॑र्वणः ।
वृ॒त्र॒हणं॑ पुरंद॒रम् ॥
Him indeed, you, the seer Dadhyanc, son of Atharvan, kindled, O slayer of Vritra, O fort-destroyer.
6.16.15
तमु॑ त्वा पा॒थ्यो वृषा॒ समी॑धे दस्यु॒हन्त॑मम् ।
ध॒नं॒ज॒यं रणे॑रणे ॥
Him, you, the protecting bull, I kindle together, O greatest slayer of the dasyus, wealth-winner, in battle after battle.
6.16.16
एह्यू॒ षु ब्रवा॑णि॒ तेऽग्न॑ इ॒त्थेत॑रा॒ गिरः॑ ।
ए॒भिर्व॑र्धास॒ इन्दु॑भिः ॥
Come, indeed I will speak to you well, O Agni, thus other songs; with these soma drops may you grow.
6.16.17
यत्र॒ क्व॑ च ते॒ मनो॒ दक्षं॑ दधस॒ उत्त॑रम् ।
तत्रा॒ सदः॑ कृणवसे ॥
Wherever your mind is, and wherever you place your higher skill, there you make your seat.
6.16.18
न॒हि ते॑ पू॒र्तम॑क्षि॒पद्भुव॑न्नेमानां वसो ।
अथा॒ दुवो॑ वनवसे ॥
Your work does not harm any dwellings, O wealthy one; then you win gifts.
6.16.19
आग्निर॑गामि॒ भार॑तो वृत्र॒हा पु॑रु॒चेत॑नः ।
दिवो॑दासस्य॒ सत्प॑तिः ॥
Agni of the Bharata clan has come, slayer of Vṛtra, wise in many ways, lord of the good for Divodāsa.
6.16.20
स हि विश्वाति॒ पार्थि॑वा र॒यिं दाश॑न्महित्व॒ना ।
व॒न्वन्नवा॑तो॒ अस्तृ॑तः ॥
Indeed, by his greatness he grants wealth across all earthly realms, winning, unharmed and unconquered.
6.16.21
स प्र॑त्न॒वन्नवी॑य॒साग्ने॑ द्यु॒म्नेन॑ सं॒यता॑ ।
बृ॒हत्त॑तन्थ भा॒नुना॑ ॥
Like the ancient and the new, O Agni, he has spread wide with brightness, with the joined sacrifice, in his light.
6.16.22
प्र वः॑ सखायो अ॒ग्नये॒ स्तोमं॑ य॒ज्ञं च॑ धृष्णु॒या ।
अर्च॒ गाय॑ च वे॒धसे॑ ॥
O friends, boldly bring forth praise and sacrifice to Agni; honour him, sing, and chant for the wise Agni.
6.16.23
स हि यो मानु॑षा यु॒गा सीद॒द्धोता॑ क॒विक्र॑तुः ।
दू॒तश्च॑ हव्य॒वाह॑नः ॥
Indeed he who sits among the human generations: the invoking priest of poetic wisdom, the messenger, and the bearer of offerings.
6.16.24
ता राजा॑ना॒ शुचि॑व्रता आदि॒त्यान्मारु॑तं ग॒णम् ।
वसो॒ यक्षी॒ह रोद॑सी ॥
Those two kings of pure vows, the Ādityas and the Marut host, O Vasu, worship here; and heaven and earth as well.
6.16.25
वस्वी॑ ते अग्ने॒ संदृ॑ष्टिरिषय॒ते मर्त्या॑य ।
ऊर्जो॑ नपाद॒मृत॑स्य ॥
O Agni, your bountiful, gracious glance is sent forth to the mortal, O grandson of the waters, of the strength of the immortal.
6.16.26
क्रत्वा॒ दा अ॑स्तु॒ श्रेष्ठो॑ अ॒द्य त्वा॑ व॒न्वन्त्सु॒रेक्णाः॑ ।
मर्त॑ आनाश सुवृ॒क्तिम् ॥
Be the giver by wisdom; today you are the best. The mortal who serves you, with fine offerings, has reached a fine hymn of praise.
6.16.27
ते ते॑ अग्ने॒ त्वोता॑ इ॒षय॑न्तो॒ विश्व॒मायुः॑ ।
तर॑न्तो अ॒र्यो अरा॑तीर्व॒न्वन्तो॑ अ॒र्यो अरा॑तीः ॥
With you as their helper, O Agni, they who seek the whole lifetime, crossing over the hostile assaults of the enemy, desiring to overcome the hostile assaults of the enemy.
6.16.28
अ॒ग्निस्ति॒ग्मेन॑ शो॒चिषा॒ यास॒द्विश्वं॒ न्य॑त्रिण॑म् ।
अ॒ग्निर्नो॑ वनते र॒यिम् ॥
May Agni with his sharp flame strike down all, the devouring Atri. May Agni win wealth for us.
6.16.29
सु॒वीरं॑ र॒यिमा भ॑र॒ जात॑वेदो॒ विच॑र्षणे ।
ज॒हि रक्षां॑सि सुक्रतो ॥
Bring wealth that gives heroic offspring, O all-knowing Agni, O all-seeing one. Slay the demons, O you of good purpose.
6.16.30
त्वं नः॑ पा॒ह्यंह॑सो॒ जात॑वेदो अघाय॒तः ।
रक्षा॑ णो ब्रह्मणस्कवे ॥
You protect us from sin, O all-knowing Agni, from the malicious. Guard us, O poet, of the sacred formula.
6.16.31
यो नो॑ अग्ने दु॒रेव॒~आ मर्तो॑ व॒धाय॒ दाश॑ति ।
तस्मा॑न्नः पा॒ह्यंह॑सः ॥
O Agni, protect us from the mortal who plots evil to destroy us; keep us safe from sin.
6.16.32
त्वं तं दे॑व जि॒ह्वया॒ परि॑ बाधस्व दु॒ष्कृत॑म् ।
मर्तो॒ यो नो॒ जिघां॑सति ॥
O god, with your tongue drive away that evil-doer, the mortal who wishes to slay us.
6.16.33
भ॒रद्वा॑जाय स॒प्रथः॒ शर्म॑ यच्छ सहन्त्य ।
अग्ने॒ वरे॑ण्यं॒ वसु॑ ॥
O victorious one, grant wide shelter to Bharadvaja; O Agni, grant the most desirable wealth.
6.16.34
अ॒ग्निर्वृ॒त्राणि॑ जङ्घनद्द्रविण॒स्युर्वि॑प॒न्यया॑ ।
समि॑द्धः शु॒क्र आहु॑तः ॥
Agni, lord of wealth, kindled with the wise one and offered with bright oblation, may smash the obstacles.
6.16.35
गर्भे॑ मा॒तुः पि॒तुष्पि॒ता वि॑दिद्युता॒नो अ॒क्षरे॑ ।
सीद॑न्नृ॒तस्य॒ योनि॒मा ॥
In the womb of the mother, father of the father, shining in the imperishable, sitting in the seat of cosmic order.
6.16.36
ब्रह्म॑ प्र॒जाव॒दा भ॑र॒ जात॑वेदो॒ विच॑र्षणे ।
अग्ने॒ यद्दी॒दय॑द्दि॒वि ॥
O all-knowing, far-seeing Agni, bring the prayer rich in offspring when you shine in the sky.
6.16.37
उप॑ त्वा र॒ण्वसं॑दृशं॒ प्रय॑स्वन्तः सहस्कृत ।
अग्ने॑ ससृ॒ज्महे॒ गिरः॑ ॥
To you, Agni, seen in radiant splendor, we who bring offerings and are strengthened send forth our hymns.
6.16.38
उप॑ छा॒यामि॑व॒ घृणे॒रग॑न्म॒ शर्म॑ ते व॒यम् ।
अग्ने॒ हिर॑ण्यसंदृशः ॥
We have come near to you as to the shade of the blazing heat; may we have your shelter, Agni, of the golden-looking form.
6.16.39
य उ॒ग्र इ॑व शर्य॒हा ति॒ग्मशृ॑ङ्गो॒ न वंस॑गः ।
अग्ने॒ पुरो॑ रु॒रोजि॑थ ॥
You, fierce like a mighty slayer of foes, sharp-horned like a bull, Agni, have broken down the strongholds.
6.16.40
आ यं हस्ते॒ न खा॒दिनं॒ शिशुं॑ जा॒तं न बिभ्र॑ति ।
वि॒शाम॒ग्निं स्व॑ध्व॒रम् ॥
Whom they hold in their hands like a hungry child or a newborn, the Agni of the peoples, of fine sacrifice, they bear.
6.16.41
प्र दे॒वं दे॒ववी॑तये॒ भर॑ता वसु॒वित्त॑मम् ।
आ स्वे योनौ॒ नि षी॑दतु ॥
For the seeking of the gods, bring forward that god, most finder of wealth; let him sit down in his own seat.
6.16.42
आ जा॒तं जा॒तवे॑दसि प्रि॒यं शि॑शी॒ताति॑थिम् ।
स्यो॒न आ गृ॒हप॑तिम् ॥
Kindle the dear guest in Jātavedas, the one born who knows all births; bring here the lord of the house to his good seat.
6.16.43
अग्ने॑ यु॒क्ष्वा हि ये तवाश्वा॑सो देव सा॒धवः॑ ।
अरं॒ वह॑न्ति म॒न्यवे॑ ॥
O Agni, your horses, O god, are good; they swiftly carry the chariot for the sake of ardor. Therefore yoke them.
6.16.44
अच्छा॑ नो या॒ह्या व॑हा॒भि प्रयां॑सि वी॒तये॑ ।
आ दे॒वान्त्सोम॑पीतये ॥
Come to us, bring here the offerings for enjoyment; bring the gods here for the drinking of soma.
6.16.45
उद॑ग्ने भारत द्यु॒मदज॑स्रेण॒ दवि॑द्युतत् ।
शोचा॒ वि भा॑ह्यजर ॥
Rise up, O Agni, O descendant of Bharata, radiant; shine forth with the unaging one. Blaze and spread your light, O ageless one.
6.16.46
वी॒ती यो दे॒वं मर्तो॑ दुव॒स्येद॒ग्निमी॑ळीताध्व॒रे ह॒विष्मा॑न् ।
होता॑रं सत्य॒यजं॒ रोद॑स्योः उत्ता॒नह॑स्तो॒ नम॒सा वि॑वासेत् ॥
May the mortal who serves the god with devotion, and praises Agni at the sacrifice with oblation, approach the priest and true sacrificer with hands raised and homage, between heaven and earth.
6.16.47
आ ते॑ अग्न ऋ॒चा ह॒विः हृ॒दा त॒ष्टं भ॑रामसि ।
ते ते॑ भवन्तू॒क्षण॑ ऋष॒भासो॑ व॒शा उ॒त ॥
O Agni, we bring the oblation prepared with the verse and with the heart for you. May they be yours: the sacrificial animals, bulls, and cows as well.
6.16.48
अ॒ग्निं दे॒वासो॑ अग्रि॒यमि॒न्धते॑ वृत्र॒हन्त॑मम् ।
येना॒ वसू॒न्याभृ॑ता तृ॒ळ्हा रक्षां॑सि वा॒जिना॑ ॥
The gods kindle Agni, the foremost, the greatest slayer of Vṛtra, by whom treasures were brought and the demons were crushed with might.