Ṛgveda · Sūkta 8.43
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8.43.1
इ॒मे विप्र॑स्य वे॒धसो॑ अ॒ग्नेरस्तृ॑तयज्वनः ।
गिर॒ स्तोमा॑स ईरते ॥
These songs of the inspired seer and the wise one are sent forth to Agni, whose offerings never fail; speech and praise-hymns are set in motion for him.
8.43.2
अस्मै॑ ते प्रति॒हर्य॑ते॒ जात॑वेदो॒ विच॑र्षणे ।
अग्ने॒ जना॑मि सुष्टु॒तिम् ॥
For you, O Jātavedas, far-seeing Agni, this is offered in return; O Agni, I make known your good praise.
8.43.3
आ॒रो॒का इ॑व॒ घेदह॑ ति॒ग्मा अ॑ग्ने॒ तव॒ त्विषः॑ ।
द॒द्भिर्वना॑नि बप्सति ॥
Like glowing embers, O Agni, your sharp flames devour the forests with their teeth.
8.43.4
हर॑यो धू॒मके॑तवो॒ वात॑जूता॒ उप॒ द्यवि॑ ।
यत॑न्ते॒ वृथ॑ग॒ग्नयः॑ ॥
Like tawny steeds driven by the wind, with smoke for their banner, the fires strain separately upward into the sky.
8.43.5
ए॒ते त्ये वृथ॑ग॒ग्नय॑ इ॒द्धासः॒ सम॑दृक्षत ।
उ॒षसा॑मिव के॒तवः॑ ॥
These fires, kindled separately, appeared all together, like the banners of the dawns.
8.43.6
कृ॒ष्णा रजां॑सि पत्सु॒तः प्र॒याणे॑ जा॒तवे॑दसः ।
अ॒ग्निर्यद्रोध॑ति॒ क्षमि॑ ॥
When Agni, all-knowing, moving swiftly on his path, blocks the dark realms, it is in the earth's abode.
8.43.7
धा॒सिं कृ॑ण्वा॒न ओष॑धी॒र्बप्स॑द॒ग्निर्न वा॑यति ।
पुन॒र्यन्तरु॑णी॒रपि॑ ॥
Making the plants his dwelling, seizing them, Agni blows like the wind; he goes again to the young Dawns.
8.43.8
जि॒ह्वाभि॒रह॒ नन्न॑मद॒र्चिषा॑ जञ्जणा॒भव॑न् ।
अ॒ग्निर्वने॑षु रोचते ॥
Indeed with his tongues he bends down, with his flame, crackling; Agni shines in the forests.
8.43.9
अ॒प्स्व॑ग्ने॒ सधि॒ष्टव॒ सौष॑धी॒रनु॑ रुध्यसे ।
गर्भे॒ सञ्जा॑यसे॒ पुनः॑ ॥
In the waters, O Agni, is your seat; you kindle along with the plants; being in the womb you are born again.
8.43.10
उद॑ग्ने॒ तव॒ तद्घृ॒ताद॒र्ची रो॑चत॒ आहु॑तम् ।
निंसा॑नं जु॒ह्वो॑ मुखे॑ ॥
Up from the ghee your flame blazes forth, the oblation poured; devouring in the mouth of the ladle.
8.43.11
उ॒क्षान्ना॑य व॒शान्ना॑य॒ सोम॑पृष्ठाय वे॒धसे॑ ।
स्तोमै॑र्विधेमा॒ग्नये॑ ॥
For him whose food is cooked rice, whose food is cattle, whose back is soma-laden, the wise one; with hymns let us honor Agni.
8.43.12
उ॒त त्वा॒ नम॑सा व॒यं होत॒र्वरे॑ण्यक्रतो ।
अग्ने॑ स॒मिद्भि॑रीमहे ॥
And you, O Hotar, O most desirable one of excellent deeds, O Agni, we entreat with homage and with kindling sticks.
8.43.13
उ॒त त्वा॑ भृगु॒वच्छु॑चे मनु॒ष्वद॑ग्न आहुत ।
अ॒ङ्गि॒र॒स्वद्ध॑वामहे ॥
And we invoke you, O bright, invoked Agni, as the Bhṛgus did, as Manu did, as the Aṅgirases did.
8.43.14
त्वं ह्य॑ग्ने अ॒ग्निना॒ विप्रो॒ विप्रे॑ण॒ सन्त्स॒ता ।
सखा॒ सख्या॑ समि॒ध्यसे॑ ॥
For you, O Agni, with Agni, the inspired one, with the inspired seer, true, as friend with friend, are kindled.
8.43.15
स त्वं विप्रा॑य दा॒शुषे॑ र॒यिं दे॑हि सह॒स्रिण॑म् ।
अग्ने॑ वी॒रव॑ती॒मिष॑म् ॥
So you, O Agni, give the inspired giver a thousandfold wealth, nourishment rich in heroes.
8.43.16
अग्ने॒ भ्रातः॒ सह॑स्कृत॒ रोहि॑दश्व॒ शुचि॑व्रत ।
इ॒मं स्तोमं॑ जुषस्व मे ॥
O Agni, brother, conqueror by might, red-horsed, of pure vows, accept this my praise.
8.43.17
उ॒त त्वा॑ग्ने॒ मम॒ स्तुतो॑ वा॒श्राय॑ प्रति॒हर्य॑ते ।
गो॒ष्ठं गाव॑ इवाशत ॥
And you, O Agni, my praise is brought forward for the Vāśra; as cows rush to the cow-pen, so they arrive.
8.43.18
तुभ्यं॒ ता अ॑ङ्गिरस्तम॒ विश्वाः॑ सुक्षि॒तयः॒ पृथ॑क् ।
अग्ने॒ कामा॑य येमिरे ॥
To you, O most Aṅgiras, all those good dwellings separately bend in desire, O Agni.
8.43.19
अ॒ग्निं धी॒भिर्म॑नी॒षिणो॒ मेधि॑रासो विप॒श्चितः॑ ।
अ॒द्म॒सद्या॑य हिन्विरे ॥
The thoughtful, intelligent, far-seeing poets urge Agni on with their prayers, that he may take his seat in the sacrificial house.
8.43.20
तं त्वामज्मे॑षु वा॒जिनं॑ तन्वा॒ना अ॑ग्ने अध्व॒रम् ।
वह्निं॒ होता॑रमीळते ॥
O Agni, those who perform the rite praise you, the mighty one in the contests, you who are the carrier and the offering priest.
8.43.21
पु॒रु॒त्रा हि स॒दृङ्ङसि॒ विशो॒ विश्वा॒ अनु॑ प्र॒भुः ।
स॒मत्सु॑ त्वा हवामहे ॥
You are even-sighted in many places, lord over all the clans; in the contests we call upon you.
8.43.22
तमी॑ळिष्व॒ य आहु॑तो अ॒ग्निर्वि॒भ्राज॑ते घृ॒तैः ।
इ॒मं नः॑ शृणव॒द्धव॑म् ॥
Praise that Agni, who, invoked with offerings, shines brightly with ghee; may he hear this call of ours.
8.43.23
तं त्वा॑ व॒यं ह॑वामहे शृ॒ण्वन्तं॑ जा॒तवे॑दसम् ।
अग्ने॒ घ्नन्त॒मप॒ द्विषः॑ ॥
We invoke you, the hearer, the knower of all births; O Agni, who strike away the hostile ones.
8.43.24
वि॒शां राजा॑न॒मद्भु॑त॒मध्य॑क्षं॒ धर्म॑णामि॒मम् ।
अ॒ग्निमी॑ळे॒ स उ॑ श्रवत् ॥
I praise this Agni, king of the peoples, wondrous, overseer of the cosmic laws; may he surely hear.
8.43.25
अ॒ग्निं वि॒श्वायु॑वेपसं॒ मर्यं॒ न वा॒जिनं॑ हि॒तम् ।
सप्तिं॒ न वा॑जयामसि ॥
We call upon Agni, who gives life to all, strong and dear like a man, as one calls a racing mare, so we call him for strength.
8.43.26
घ्नन्मृ॒ध्राण्यप॒ द्विषो॒ दह॒न्रक्षां॑सि वि॒श्वहा॑ ।
अग्ने॑ ति॒ग्मेन॑ दीदिहि ॥
O Agni, striking down the hostile, burning away their attacks, consuming the demons at all times, shine with your keen flame.
8.43.27
यं त्वा॒ जना॑स इन्ध॒ते म॑नु॒ष्वद॑ङ्गिरस्तम ।
अग्ने॒ स बो॑धि मे॒ वचः॑ ॥
O best of the Angirases, Agni, you whom people kindle as Manu did, may you be aware of my words.
8.43.28
यद॑ग्ने दिवि॒जा असि॑ अप्सु॒जा वा॑ सहस्कृत ।
तं त्वा॑ गी॒र्भिर्ह॑वामहे ॥
Agni, whether you are born of heaven or born of the waters, O one made by strength, that very you we call upon with songs.
8.43.29
तुभ्यं॒ घेत्ते जना॑ इ॒मे विश्वाः॑ सुक्षि॒तयः॒ पृथ॑क् ।
धा॒सिं हि॑न्व॒न्त्यत्त॑वे ॥
For you indeed, these people all well-settled, each separately, set forward the seat so that you may eat.
8.43.30
ते घेद॑ग्ने स्वा॒ध्यो॑ अहा॒ विश्वा॑ नृ॒चक्ष॑सः ।
तर॑न्तः स्याम दु॒र्गहा॑ ॥
O Agni, may we be those who are indeed well-learned, watchers over people all days, crossing over difficult passages.
8.43.31
अ॒ग्निं म॒न्द्रं पु॑रुप्रि॒यं शी॒रं पा॑व॒कशो॑चिषम् ।
हृ॒द्भिर्म॒न्द्रेभि॑रीमहे ॥
We implore Agni, the delightful, dear to many, keen, of purifying brilliance, with our hearts and with our pleasing devotions.
8.43.32
स त्वम॑ग्ने वि॒भाव॑सुः सृ॒जन्त्सूर्यो॒ न र॒श्मिभिः॑ ।
शर्ध॒न्तमां॑सि जिघ्नसे ॥
You, O Agni, rich in splendor, creating with your rays like the sun, smite the darknesses.
8.43.33
तत्ते॑ सहस्व ईमहे दा॒त्रं यन्नोप॒दस्य॑ति ।
त्वद॑ग्ने॒ वार्यं॒ वसु॑ ॥
That gift of yours, O mighty one, which does not diminish, we implore; O Agni, may the desirable wealth come from you.