Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 1 — Chapter 44

RV 1 44.1

अग्ने विवस्वद् उषसश् चित्रꣳ राधो अमर्त्य । आ दाशुषे जातवेदो वहा त्वम् अद्या देवाꣳ उषर्बुधः

agne vivasvad uṣasaś citraṁ rādho amartya | ā dāśuṣe jātavedo vahā tvam adyā devām̐ uṣarbudhaḥ

Agni, immortal one, Jātavedas: bring here today the bright bounty of Vivasvant('s) dawns to the worshipper — bring the gods who wake at dawn.

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RV 1 44.2

जुष्टो हि दूतो असि हव्यवाहनो ऽग्ने रथीर् अध्वराणाम् । सजूर् अश्विभ्याम् उषसा सुवीर्यम् अस्मे धेहि श्रवो बृहत्

juṣṭo hi dūto asi havyavāhano 'gne rathīr adhvarāṇām | sajūr aśvibhyām uṣasā suvīryam asme dhehi śravo bṛhat

For you are the welcome messenger, the bearer of oblations, Agni, the charioteer of the rites; in accord with the Aśvins and with Dawn, place in us good heroes and lofty fame.

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RV 1 44.3

अद्या दूतꣳ वृणीमहे वसुम् अग्निम् पुरुप्रियम् । धूमकेतुम् भाऋजीकꣳ व्युष्टिषु यज्ञानाम् अध्वरश्रियम्

adyā dūtaṁ vṛṇīmahe vasum agnim purupriyam | dhūmaketum bhāṛjīkaṁ vyuṣṭiṣu yajñānām adhvaraśriyam

Today we choose as messenger Agni, the good one, dear to many, whose banner is smoke, whose shine is light, the glory of the rite at the sacrifices' dawnings.

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RV 1 44.4

श्रेष्ठꣳ यविष्ठम् अतिथिꣳ स्वाहुतꣳ जुष्टꣳ जनाय दाशुषे । देवाꣳ अच्छा यातवे जातवेदसम् अग्निम् ईऴे व्युष्टिषु

śreṣṭhaṁ yaviṣṭham atithiṁ svāhutaṁ juṣṭaṁ janāya dāśuṣe | devām̐ acchā yātave jātavedasam agnim īḻe vyuṣṭiṣu

The best, youngest guest, well-poured-to, welcome to the worshipping man — Jātavedas, so that he may go to the gods, I invoke Agni at the dawnings.

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RV 1 44.5

स्तविष्यामि त्वाम् अहꣳ विश्वस्यामृत भोजन । अग्ने त्रातारम् अमृतम् मियेध्य यजिष्ठꣳ हव्यवाहन

staviṣyāmi tvām ahaṁ viśvasyāmṛta bhojana | agne trātāram amṛtam miyedhya yajiṣṭhaṁ havyavāhana

I shall praise you, immortal one, food of all — Agni, the protector, the immortal, worthy of the offering-feast, best sacrificer, bearer of oblations.

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RV 1 44.6

सुशꣳसो बोधि गृणते यविष्ठ्य मधुजिह्वः स्वाहुतः । प्रस्कण्वस्य प्रतिरन्न् आयुर् जीवसे नमस्या दैव्यꣳ जनम्

suśaṁso bodhi gṛṇate yaviṣṭhya madhujihvaḥ svāhutaḥ | praskaṇvasya pratirann āyur jīvase namasyā daivyaṁ janam

Be of good speech to the singer, youngest one, honey-tongued and well-poured-to; prolonging Praskaṇva's lifetime for living, do homage to the divine folk.

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RV 1 44.7

होतारꣳ विश्ववेदसꣳ सꣳ हि त्वा विश इन्धते । स आ वह पुरुहूत प्रचेतसो ऽग्ने देवाꣳ इह द्रवत्

hotāraṁ viśvavedasaṁ saṁ hi tvā viśa indhate | sa ā vaha puruhūta pracetaso 'gne devām̐ iha dravat

For the clans kindle you, the hotṛ who has all knowledge; so bring here, you who are much-invoked, the wise gods, Agni, swiftly.

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RV 1 44.8

सवितारम् उषसम् अश्विना भगम् अग्निꣳ व्युष्टिषु क्षपः । कण्वासस् त्वा सुतसोमास इन्धते हव्यवाहꣳ स्वध्वर

savitāram uṣasam aśvinā bhagam agniṁ vyuṣṭiṣu kṣapaḥ | kaṇvāsas tvā sutasomāsa indhate havyavāhaṁ svadhvara

Savitṛ, Dawn, the Aśvins, Bhaga, Agni at the dawnings of the night — the Kaṇvas, having pressed soma, kindle you, the oblation-bearer, you of the good rite.

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RV 1 44.9

पतिर् ह्य् अध्वराणाम् अग्ने दूतो विशाम् असि । उषर्बुध आ वह सोमपीतये देवाꣳ अद्य स्वर्दृशः

patir hy adhvarāṇām agne dūto viśām asi | uṣarbudha ā vaha somapītaye devām̐ adya svardṛśaḥ

For you, Agni, are the lord of the rites, the messenger of the clans; bring here today, for the soma-drinking, the gods who wake at dawn and behold the sun.

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RV 1 44.10

अग्ने पूर्वा अनूषसो विभावसो दीदेथ विश्वदर्शतः । असि ग्रामेष्व् अविता पुरोहितो ऽसि यज्ञेषु मानुषः

agne pūrvā anūṣaso vibhāvaso dīdetha viśvadarśataḥ | asi grāmeṣv avitā purohito 'si yajñeṣu mānuṣaḥ

Agni, rich in brightness, you have shone forth along the former dawns, visible to all; you are the helper in the settlements, you are the one set in front, the one of men at the sacrifices.

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RV 1 44.11

नि त्वा यज्ञस्य साधनम् अग्ने होतारम् ऋत्विजम् । मनुष्वद् देव धीमहि प्रचेतसꣳ जीरꣳ दूतम् अमर्त्यम्

ni tvā yajñasya sādhanam agne hotāram ṛtvijam | manuṣvad deva dhīmahi pracetasaṁ jīraṁ dūtam amartyam

You, Agni, the accomplisher of the sacrifice, the hotṛ, the ṛtvij, we would set down as Manus did, god — the wise one, the quick, immortal messenger.

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RV 1 44.12

यद् देवानाम् मित्रमहः पुरोहितो ऽन्तरो यासि दूत्यम् । सिन्धोर् इव प्रस्वनितास ऊर्मयो ऽग्नेर् भ्राजन्ते अर्चयः

yad devānām mitramahaḥ purohito 'ntaro yāsi dūtyam | sindhor iva prasvanitāsa ūrmayo 'gner bhrājante arcayaḥ

When, you great as Mitra, as the one set in front of the gods, you go as an intermediary on the messenger's errand, then like the resounding waves of a river Agni's flames blaze forth.

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RV 1 44.13

श्रुधि श्रुत्कर्ण वह्निभिर् देवैर् अग्ने सयावभिः । आ सीदन्तु बर्हिषि मित्रो अर्यमा प्रातर्यावाणो अध्वरम्

śrudhi śrutkarṇa vahnibhir devair agne sayāvabhiḥ | ā sīdantu barhiṣi mitro aryamā prātaryāvāṇo adhvaram

Hear, O you of listening ear, Agni, together with the gods who convey (the offering) and travel with you. Let Mitra and Aryaman, who come in the early morning, sit down upon the barhis, (come) to the rite.

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RV 1 44.14

शृण्वन्तु स्तोमम् मरुतः सुदानवो ऽग्निजिह्वा ऋतावृधः । पिबतु सोमꣳ वरुणो धृतव्रतो ऽश्विभ्याम् उषसा सजूः

śṛṇvantu stomam marutaḥ sudānavo 'gnijihvā ṛtāvṛdhaḥ | pibatu somaṁ varuṇo dhṛtavrato 'śvibhyām uṣasā sajūḥ

Let the Maruts, of good gifts, whose tongue is Agni, strengtheners of ṛta, hear the praise-song. Let Varuṇa, whose vrata is firm, drink the soma, in unison with the two Aśvins and with Dawn.

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