Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 3 — Chapter 15

RV 3 15.1

वि पाजसा पृथुना शोशुचानो बाधस्व द्विषो रक्षसो अमीवाः । सुशर्मणो बृहतः शर्मणि स्याम् अग्नेर् अहꣳ सुहवस्य प्रणीतौ

vi pājasā pṛthunā śośucāno bādhasva dviṣo rakṣaso amīvāḥ | suśarmaṇo bṛhataḥ śarmaṇi syām agner ahaṁ suhavasya praṇītau

Blazing out with your broad radiance, thrust away the hatreds, the rakṣases, the sicknesses; may I be in the shelter of the lofty one of good shelter, under the guidance of Agni who is easy to invoke.

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RV 3 15.2

त्वꣳ नो अस्या उषसो व्युष्टौ त्वꣳ सूर उदिते बोधि गोपाः । जन्मेव नित्यꣳ तनयꣳ जुषस्व स्तोमम् मे अग्ने तन्वा सुजात

tvaṁ no asyā uṣaso vyuṣṭau tvaṁ sūra udite bodhi gopāḥ | janmeva nityaṁ tanayaṁ juṣasva stomam me agne tanvā sujāta

Be our herdsman at the shining-forth of this dawn, and be it at the rising of the sun; take pleasure in my praise as in one's own-born son, O Agni of noble birth, with your body.

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

RV 3 15.3

त्वꣳ नृचक्षा वृषभानु पूर्वीः कृष्णास्व् अग्ने अरुषो वि भाहि । वसो नेषि च पर्षि चात्य् अꣳहः कृधी नो राय उशिजो यविष्ठ

tvaṁ nṛcakṣā vṛṣabhānu pūrvīḥ kṛṣṇāsv agne aruṣo vi bhāhi | vaso neṣi ca parṣi cāty aṁhaḥ kṛdhī no rāya uśijo yaviṣṭha

You, gazing on men, O bull, shine forth ruddy among the many black (nights), O Agni; O good one, lead (us) and carry (us) across distress; make us, who are eager, (fit) for riches, O youngest one.

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

RV 3 15.4

अषाऴ्हो अग्ने वृषभो दिदीहि पुरो विश्वाः सौभगा सꣳजिगीवान् । यज्ञस्य नेता प्रथमस्य पायोर् जातवेदो बृहतः सुप्रणीते

aṣāḻho agne vṛṣabho didīhi puro viśvāḥ saubhagā saṁjigīvān | yajñasya netā prathamasya pāyor jātavedo bṛhataḥ supraṇīte

Shine, O Agni, as the unconquerable bull, winning all good fortunes before (us); leader of the sacrifice, of the first (sacrifice), the protector, the lofty one, O Jātavedas of good guidance.

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RV 3 15.5

अच्छिद्रा शर्म जरितः पुरूणि देवाꣳ अच्छा दीद्यानः सुमेधाः । रथो न सस्निर् अभि वक्षि वाजम् अग्ने त्वꣳ रोदसी नः सुमेके

acchidrā śarma jaritaḥ purūṇi devām̐ acchā dīdyānaḥ sumedhāḥ | ratho na sasnir abhi vakṣi vājam agne tvaṁ rodasī naḥ sumeke

Many unbroken shelters (bring), O singer's (Agni), shining toward the gods, very wise; like a chariot that wins, convey the prize here; O Agni, (make) the two world-halves well-fixed for us.

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

RV 3 15.6

प्र पीपय वृषभ जिन्व वाजान् अग्ने त्वꣳ रोदसी नः सुदोघे । देवेभिर् देव सुरुचा रुचानो मा नो मर्तस्य दुर्मतिः परि ष्ठात्

pra pīpaya vṛṣabha jinva vājān agne tvaṁ rodasī naḥ sudoghe | devebhir deva surucā rucāno mā no martasya durmatiḥ pari ṣṭhāt

Swell (them) forth, O bull, quicken the prizes; O Agni, (make) the two world-halves good milkers for us; O god, shining with fair light together with the gods, let no mortal's ill-will encompass us.

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RV 3 15.7

इऴाम् अग्ने पुरुदꣳसꣳ सनिꣳ गोः शश्वत्तमꣳ हवमानाय साध । स्यान् नः सूनुस् तनयो विजावाग्ने सा ते सुमतिर् भूत्व् अस्मे

iḻām agne purudaṁsaṁ saniṁ goḥ śaśvattamaṁ havamānāya sādha | syān naḥ sūnus tanayo vijāvāgne sā te sumatir bhūtv asme

Refreshment, Agni, and the much-working gain of cattle — accomplish (it) most constantly for him who calls (you); may there be for us a son, continuing offspring, propagating; Agni, let that favour of yours be ours.

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