Ṛgveda · Sūkta 8.74
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8.74.1
वि॒शोवि॑शो वो॒ अति॑थिं वाज॒यन्तः॑ पुरुप्रि॒यम् ।
अ॒ग्निं वो॒ दुर्यं॒ वचः॑ स्तु॒षे शू॒षस्य॒ मन्म॑भिः ॥
For every clan, seeking wealth, I praise for you Agni, the guest dear to many, with my enduring speech and with the thoughtful hymns of the mighty one.
8.74.2
यं जना॑सो ह॒विष्म॑न्तो मि॒त्रं न स॒र्पिरा॑सुतिम् ।
प्र॒शंस॑न्ति॒ प्रश॑स्तिभिः ॥
Whom the people who bring oblations praise with songs of praise, offering ghee as to Mitra.
8.74.3
पन्यां॑सं जा॒तवे॑दसं॒ यो दे॒वता॒त्युद्य॑ता ।
ह॒व्यान्यैर॑यत्दि॒वि ॥
Praise Jātavedas Agni, who by the divine ordinance set the raised oblations in motion toward heaven.
8.74.4
आग॑न्म वृत्र॒हन्त॑मं॒ ज्येष्ठ॑म॒ग्निमान॑वम् ।
यस्य॑ श्रु॒तर्वा॑ बृ॒हन्ना॒र्क्षो अनी॑क॒ एध॑ते ॥
We have come to Agni, slayer of Vṛtra, most supreme, of Ānava's line; in whose van Śrutarvan and the great Ārkṣa thrive.
8.74.5
अ॒मृतं॑ जा॒तवे॑दसं ति॒रस्तमां॑सि दर्श॒तम् ।
घृ॒ताह॑वन॒मीड्य॑म् ॥
The immortal Jātavedas Agni, shining through the darkness, invoked with ghee, worthy of praise.
8.74.6
स॒बाधो॒ यं जना॑ इ॒मेऽग्निं ह॒व्येभि॒रीळ॑ते ।
जुह्वा॑नासो य॒तस्रु॑चः ॥
These hard-pressed people invoke Agni with oblations, offering, their ladles raised high.
8.74.7
इ॒यं ते॒ नव्य॑सी म॒तिरग्ने॒ अधा॑य्य॒स्मदा ।
मन्द्र॒ सुजा॑त॒ सुक्र॒तोऽमू॑र॒ दस्माति॑थे ॥
O Agni, this new prayer has been set forth for you from us. O delightful one, well-born, wise, unfailing, house-lord and guest!
8.74.8
सा ते॑ अग्ने॒ शंत॑मा॒ चनि॑ष्ठा भवतु प्रि॒या ।
तया॑ वर्धस्व॒ सुष्टु॑तः ॥
O Agni, may that be most gracious, closest and dear to you. By that, grow, O well-praised one.
8.74.9
सा द्यु॒म्नैर्द्यु॒म्निनी॑ बृ॒हदुपो॑प॒ श्रव॑सि॒ श्रवः॑ ।
दधी॑त वृत्र॒तूर्ये॑ ॥
That, possessing brilliant gifts, is great. Toward fame may she attain fame, in the battle against Vṛtra.
8.74.10
अश्व॒मिद्गां र॑थ॒प्रां त्वे॒षमिन्द्रं॒ न सत्प॑तिम् ।
यस्य॒ श्रवां॑सि॒ तूर्व॑थ॒ पन्य॑म्पन्यं च कृ॒ष्टयः॑ ॥
The horse and the cows, the chariot-protectors, vigorous Indra, lord of the good: praise them. Whose glories and gifts you two grant, one by one each people obtains them.
8.74.11
यं त्वा॑ गो॒पव॑नो गि॒रा चनि॑ष्ठदग्ने अङ्गिरः ।
स पा॑वक श्रुधी॒ हव॑म् ॥
You whom Gopavana has honored with song, O Agni, O Aṅgiras! You, O purifier, hear our call.
8.74.12
यं त्वा॒ जना॑स॒ ईळ॑ते स॒बाधो॒ वाज॑सातये ।
स बो॑धि वृत्र॒तूर्ये॑ ॥
You whom the peoples, with kinsmen, invoke for the winning of spoils: that one, awaken in the battle against Vṛtra.
8.74.13
अ॒हं हु॑वा॒न आ॒र्क्षे श्रु॒तर्व॑णि मद॒च्युति॑ ।
शर्धां॑सीव स्तुका॒विनां॑ मृ॒क्षा शी॒र्षा च॑तु॒र्णाम् ॥
I call upon Śrutarvan and Madacyut at the Arkṣa; like the strengths of the praisers, may I wipe the heads of the four.
8.74.14
मां च॒त्वार॑ आ॒शवः॒ शवि॑ष्ठस्य द्रवि॒त्नवः॑ ।
सु॒रथा॑सो अ॒भि प्रयो॒ वक्ष॒न्वयो॒ न तुग्र्य॑म् ॥
Four swift ones, of the most powerful one's speed, with good chariots, may they carry me toward food, like birds toward the strong one.
8.74.15
स॒त्यमित्त्वा॑ महेनदि॒ परु॒ष्ण्यव॑ देदिशम् ।
नेमा॑पो अश्व॒दात॑रः॒ शवि॑ष्ठादस्ति॒ मर्त्यः॑ ॥
Truly I point you downward, O great river, O Paruṣṇī; O waters, giver of horses, there is no mortal beyond the most powerful one.