Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 3 — Chapter 2

RV 3 2.1

वैश्वानराय धिषणाम् ऋतावृधे घृतꣳ न पूतम् अग्नये जनामसि । द्विता होतारम् मनुषश् च वाघतो धिया रथꣳ न कुलिशः सम् ऋण्वति

vaiśvānarāya dhiṣaṇām ṛtāvṛdhe ghṛtaṁ na pūtam agnaye janāmasi | dvitā hotāram manuṣaś ca vāghato dhiyā rathaṁ na kuliśaḥ sam ṛṇvati

For Vaiśvānara, for Agni who grows by ṛta, we bring forth a hymn purified like ghee; and the singers of Manu, in two ways, fit together the hotṛ with their thought, as the axe (fits together) a chariot.

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RV 3 2.2

स रोचयज् जनुषा रोदसी उभे स मात्रोर् अभवत् पुत्र ईड्यः । हव्यवाऴ् अग्निर् अजरश् चनोहितो दूऴभो विशाम् अतिथिर् विभावसुः

sa rocayaj januṣā rodasī ubhe sa mātror abhavat putra īḍyaḥ | havyavāḻ agnir ajaraś canohito dūḻabho viśām atithir vibhāvasuḥ

By his birth he made both world-halves shine; he became the son of the two mothers, to be invoked. Agni, carrier of the oblation, unaging, set as a delight, hard to deceive, guest of the clans, rich in brightness.

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RV 3 2.3

क्रत्वा दक्षस्य तरुषो विधर्मणि देवासो अग्निꣳ जनयन्त चित्तिभिः । रुरुचानम् भानुना ज्योतिषा महाम् अत्यꣳ न वाजꣳ सनिष्यन्न् उप ब्रुवे

kratvā dakṣasya taruṣo vidharmaṇi devāso agniṁ janayanta cittibhiḥ | rurucānam bhānunā jyotiṣā mahām atyaṁ na vājaṁ saniṣyann upa bruve

With resolve, in the wide domain of victorious skill, the gods generated Agni with their insights; him shining with beam and light, the great one — like a racehorse, seeking to win the prize, I address (him).

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RV 3 2.4

आ मन्द्रस्य सनिष्यन्तो वरेण्यꣳ वृणीमहे अह्रयꣳ वाजम् ऋग्मियम् । रातिम् भृगूणाम् उशिजꣳ कविक्रतुम् अग्निꣳ राजन्तꣳ दिव्येन शोचिषा

ā mandrasya saniṣyanto vareṇyaṁ vṛṇīmahe ahrayaṁ vājam ṛgmiyam | rātim bhṛgūṇām uśijaṁ kavikratum agniṁ rājantaṁ divyena śociṣā

Seeking to gain, we choose from the delightful one the choicest prize, unabashed, worthy of verses: the gift of the Bhṛgus, the eager one, of a poet's resolve, Agni ruling with heavenly flame.

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RV 3 2.5

अग्निꣳ सुम्नाय दधिरे पुरो जना वाजश्रवसम् इह वृक्तबर्हिषः । यतस्रुचः सुरुचꣳ विश्वदेव्यꣳ रुद्रꣳ यज्ञानाꣳ साधदिष्टिम् अपसाम्

agniṁ sumnāya dadhire puro janā vājaśravasam iha vṛktabarhiṣaḥ | yatasrucaḥ surucaṁ viśvadevyaṁ rudraṁ yajñānāṁ sādhadiṣṭim apasām

For favour the people have set Agni in front, him famed for the prize, here, with their barhis strewn, with ladles held out — the brightly shining one, belonging to all the gods, the Rudra of sacrifices, who brings the rite of the working (priests) to fulfilment.

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RV 3 2.6

पावकशोचे तव हि क्षयम् परि होतर् यज्ञेषु वृक्तबर्हिषो नरः । अग्ने दुव इच्छमानास आप्यम् उपासते द्रविणꣳ धेहि तेभ्यः

pāvakaśoce tava hi kṣayam pari hotar yajñeṣu vṛktabarhiṣo naraḥ | agne duva icchamānāsa āpyam upāsate draviṇaṁ dhehi tebhyaḥ

O you of purifying flame, around your dwelling at the sacrifices, O hotṛ, the men with barhis strewn — O Agni, desiring your honouring and your friendship, they wait upon (you): grant them wealth.

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RV 3 2.7

आ रोदसी अपृणद् आ स्वर् महज् जातꣳ यद् एनम् अपसो अधारयन् । सो अध्वराय परि णीयते कविर् अत्यो न वाजसातये चनोहितः

ā rodasī apṛṇad ā svar mahaj jātaṁ yad enam apaso adhārayan | so adhvarāya pari ṇīyate kavir atyo na vājasātaye canohitaḥ

He filled the two world-halves and the great sun, when, once born, the working (priests) held him fast. He, the poet, is led around for the rite, like a racehorse for the winning of the prize, set as a delight.

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RV 3 2.8

नमस्यत हव्यदातिꣳ स्वध्वरꣳ दुवस्यत दम्यꣳ जातवेदसम् । रथीर् ऋतस्य बृहतो विचर्षणिर् अग्निर् देवानाम् अभवत् पुरोहितः

namasyata havyadātiṁ svadhvaraṁ duvasyata damyaṁ jātavedasam | rathīr ṛtasya bṛhato vicarṣaṇir agnir devānām abhavat purohitaḥ

Do homage to him who receives the gift of oblations, whose rite is good; honour the domestic Jātavedas. The charioteer of lofty ṛta, the far-seeing, Agni has become the purohita of the gods.

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RV 3 2.9

तिस्रो यह्वस्य समिधः परिज्मनो ऽग्नेर् अपुनन्न् उशिजो अमृत्यवः । तासाम् एकाम् अदधुर् मर्त्ये भुजम् उ लोकम् उ द्वे उप जामिम् ईयतुः

tisro yahvasya samidhaḥ parijmano 'gner apunann uśijo amṛtyavaḥ | tāsām ekām adadhur martye bhujam u lokam u dve upa jāmim īyatuḥ

The three kindling-sticks of the young, encircling Agni the immortal Uśijas purified. Of these they set one among mortals for enjoyment, and the (other) two went to the kindred world.

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RV 3 2.10

विशाꣳ कविꣳ विश्पतिम् मानुषीर् इषः सꣳ सीम् अकृण्वन् स्वधितिꣳ न तेजसे । स उद्वतो निवतो याति वेविषत् स गर्भम् एषु भुवनेषु दीधरत्

viśāṁ kaviṁ viśpatim mānuṣīr iṣaḥ saṁ sīm akṛṇvan svadhitiṁ na tejase | sa udvato nivato yāti veviṣat sa garbham eṣu bhuvaneṣu dīdharat

Him, the poet of the clans, the clan-lord, the human refreshments shaped together as (one shapes) an axe for sharpness. He goes hither and thither over heights and depths, busy; he has laid the germ within these worlds.

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RV 3 2.11

स जिन्वते जठरेषु प्रजज्ञिवान् वृषा चित्रेषु नानदन् न सिꣳहः । वैश्वानरः पृथुपाजा अमर्त्यो वसु रत्ना दयमानो वि दाशुषे

sa jinvate jaṭhareṣu prajajñivān vṛṣā citreṣu nānadan na siṁhaḥ | vaiśvānaraḥ pṛthupājā amartyo vasu ratnā dayamāno vi dāśuṣe

He stirs, having been born in the bellies (of the wood), the bull among the bright ones, roaring like a lion. Vaiśvānara, of broad form, immortal, apportioning goods and treasures to the worshipper.

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RV 3 2.12

वैश्वानरः प्रत्नथा नाकम् आरुहद् दिवस् पृष्ठम् भन्दमानः सुमन्मभिः । स पूर्ववज् जनयञ् जन्तवे धनꣳ समानम् अज्मम् पर्य् एति जागृविः

vaiśvānaraḥ pratnathā nākam āruhad divas pṛṣṭham bhandamānaḥ sumanmabhiḥ | sa pūrvavaj janayañ jantave dhanaṁ samānam ajmam pary eti jāgṛviḥ

Vaiśvānara has climbed the vault as of old, the back of heaven, hailed with good thoughts. He, as before, generating wealth for the creature, goes wakeful around the same course.

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RV 3 2.13

ऋतावानꣳ यज्ञियꣳ विप्रम् उक्थ्य१म् आ यꣳ दधे मातरिश्वा दिवि क्षयम् । तꣳ चित्रयामꣳ हरिकेशम् ईमहे सुदीतिम् अग्निꣳ सुविताय नव्यसे

ṛtāvānaṁ yajñiyaṁ vipram ukthya1m ā yaṁ dadhe mātariśvā divi kṣayam | taṁ citrayāmaṁ harikeśam īmahe sudītim agniṁ suvitāya navyase

Him who possesses ṛta, worthy of sacrifice, inspired, to be praised, whom Mātariśvan set (here), dwelling in heaven — him of wondrous course, golden-haired, we entreat, Agni of fair shining, for new good going.

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RV 3 2.14

शुचिꣳ न यामन्न् इषिरꣳ स्वर्दृशꣳ केतुꣳ दिवो रोचनस्थाम् उषर्बुधम् । अग्निम् मूर्धानꣳ दिवो अप्रतिष्कुतꣳ तम् ईमहे नमसा वाजिनम् बृहत्

śuciṁ na yāmann iṣiraṁ svardṛśaṁ ketuṁ divo rocanasthām uṣarbudham | agnim mūrdhānaṁ divo apratiṣkutaṁ tam īmahe namasā vājinam bṛhat

Like a bright one on his course, swift, seeing the sun, the banner of heaven, standing in the realm of light, waking at dawn, Agni the head of heaven, unrepelled — him we entreat with homage, the prize-winner, greatly.

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RV 3 2.15

मन्द्रꣳ होतारꣳ शुचिम् अद्वयाविनꣳ दमूनसम् उक्थ्यꣳ विश्वचर्षणिम् । रथꣳ न चित्रꣳ वपुषाय दर्शतम् मनुर्हितꣳ सदम् इद् राय ईमहे

mandraṁ hotāraṁ śucim advayāvinaṁ damūnasam ukthyaṁ viśvacarṣaṇim | rathaṁ na citraṁ vapuṣāya darśatam manurhitaṁ sadam id rāya īmahe

The delightful hotṛ, bright, without duplicity, the house-lord, to be praised, belonging to all peoples, wonderful as a chariot, lovely to look upon for his beauty, established by Manu — him we entreat always for riches.

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