Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 3 — Chapter 18

RV 3 18.1

भवा नो अग्ने सुमना उपेतौ सखेव सख्ये पितरेव साधुः । पुरुद्रुहो हि क्षितयो जनानाम् प्रति प्रतीचीर् दहताद् अरातीः

bhavā no agne sumanā upetau sakheva sakhye pitareva sādhuḥ | purudruho hi kṣitayo janānām prati pratīcīr dahatād arātīḥ

Be well-minded toward us, Agni, at (our) approach, like a comrade to a comrade, effective like parents; for the dwellings of men are full of treachery — burn the hostile powers back, facing them.

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RV 3 18.2

तपो ष्व् अग्ने अन्तराꣳ अमित्रान् तपा शꣳसम् अररुषः परस्य । तपो वसो चिकितानो अचित्तान् वि ते तिष्ठन्ताम् अजरा अयासः

tapo ṣv agne antarām̐ amitrān tapā śaṁsam araruṣaḥ parasya | tapo vaso cikitāno acittān vi te tiṣṭhantām ajarā ayāsaḥ

Burn up, Agni, the enemies that are near; burn the curse of the far-off niggard; burn, O good one, discerning, the unthinking; let your unaging, tireless (flames) spread out.

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RV 3 18.3

इध्मेनाग्न इच्छमानो घृतेन जुहोमि हव्यꣳ तरसे बलाय । यावद् ईशे ब्रह्मणा वन्दमान इमाꣳ धियꣳ शतसेयाय देवीम्

idhmenāgna icchamāno ghṛtena juhomi havyaṁ tarase balāya | yāvad īśe brahmaṇā vandamāna imāṁ dhiyaṁ śataseyāya devīm

With firewood, Agni, and with ghee, desiring (it), I pour the oblation for crossing over, for strength; as far as I am able, extolling with sacred formulation, (I offer) this divine thought for the winning of a hundred.

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RV 3 18.4

उच् छोचिषा सहसस् पुत्र स्तुतो बृहद् वयः शशमानेषु धेहि । रेवद् अग्ने विश्वामित्रेषु शꣳ योर् मर्मृज्मा ते तन्व१म् भूरि कृत्वः

uc chociṣā sahasas putra stuto bṛhad vayaḥ śaśamāneṣu dhehi | revad agne viśvāmitreṣu śaṁ yor marmṛjmā te tanva1m bhūri kṛtvaḥ

With your flame, O son of strength, when praised, set lofty vigour in those who have laboured (at the rite); (set) wealth, Agni, among the Viśvāmitras, and weal and relief — many times have we groomed your body.

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RV 3 18.5

कृधि रत्नꣳ सुसनितर् धनानाꣳ स घेद् अग्ने भवसि यत् समिद्धः । स्तोतुर् दुरोणे सुभगस्य रेवत् सृप्रा करस्ना दधिषे वपूꣳषि

kṛdhi ratnaṁ susanitar dhanānāṁ sa ghed agne bhavasi yat samiddhaḥ | stotur duroṇe subhagasya revat sṛprā karasnā dadhiṣe vapūṁṣi

Make a treasure (for us), O good winner of riches, for that you indeed become, Agni, when kindled; in the house of the fortunate praiser, richly — you have taken on wide-reaching arms and beautiful forms.

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