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Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 1 — Chapter 97

RV 1 97.1

अप नः शोशुचद् अघम् अग्ने शुशुग्ध्य् आ रयिम् । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम्

apa naḥ śośucad agham agne śuśugdhy ā rayim | apa naḥ śośucad agham

May (his) blazing burn our evil away: O Agni, blaze forth, (bring) wealth here! May (his) blazing burn our evil away.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

CHASING with light our sin away, O Agni, shine thou wealth on us. May his light chase our sin away.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 97.2

सुक्षेत्रिया सुगातुया वसूया च यजामहे । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम्

sukṣetriyā sugātuyā vasūyā ca yajāmahe | apa naḥ śośucad agham

For good fields, for good passage, and for wealth we sacrifice — may (Agni) blaze our evil away.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

For goodly fields, for pleasant homes, for wealth we sacrifice to thee. May his light chase our sin away.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 97.3

प्र यद् भन्दिष्ठ एषाम् प्रास्माकासश् च सूरयः । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम्

pra yad bhandiṣṭha eṣām prāsmākāsaś ca sūrayaḥ | apa naḥ śośucad agham

So that he (may be) foremost, the most praiseworthy of these, and (foremost) our patrons — may (Agni) burn our evil away.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

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Best praiser of all these be he; foremost, our chiefs who sacrifice. May his light chase our sin away.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 97.4

प्र यत् ते अग्ने सूरयो जायेमहि प्र ते वयम् । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम्

pra yat te agne sūrayo jāyemahi pra te vayam | apa naḥ śośucad agham

When, O Agni, your patrons (go) forth, may we be born forth, we who are yours — may (he) burn our evil away from us.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

So that thy worshippers and we, thine, Agni, in our sons may live. May his light chase our sin away.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 97.5

प्र यद् अग्नेः सहस्वतो विश्वतो यन्ति भानवः । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम्

pra yad agneḥ sahasvato viśvato yanti bhānavaḥ | apa naḥ śośucad agham

When the rays of mighty Agni go forth on every side — may (he) burn our evil away from us.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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As ever- conquering Agni's beams of splendour go to every side, May his light chase our sin away.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 97.6

त्वꣳ हि विश्वतोमुख विश्वतः परिभूर् असि । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम्

tvaṁ hi viśvatomukha viśvataḥ paribhūr asi | apa naḥ śośucad agham

For you, O (Agni) whose face is turned in all directions, are the one who encompasses (us) on all sides. May (your flame) burn our evil away from us.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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To every side thy face is turned, thou art triumphant everywhere. May his light chase our sin away.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 97.7

द्विषो नो विश्वतोमुखाति नावेव पारय । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम्

dviṣo no viśvatomukhāti nāveva pāraya | apa naḥ śośucad agham

Carry us across our foes, O you whose face is turned in all directions, as if with a ship. May (your flame) burn our evil away from us.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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O thou whose face looks every way, bear us past foes as in a ship. May his light chase our sin away.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 97.8

स नः सिन्धुम् इव नावयाति पर्षा स्वस्तये । अप नः शोशुचद् अघम्

sa naḥ sindhum iva nāvayāti parṣā svastaye | apa naḥ śośucad agham

Carry us across to safety, as over a river in a boat. Let the evil be burnt away from us.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

As in a ship, convey thou us for our advantage o'er the flood. May his light chase our sin away.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)