Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 4 — Chapter 2

RV 4 2.1

यो मर्त्येष्व् अमृत ऋतावा देवो देवेष्व् अरतिर् निधायि । होता यजिष्ठो मह्ना शुचध्यै हव्यैर् अग्निर् मनुष ईरयध्यै

yo martyeṣv amṛta ṛtāvā devo deveṣv aratir nidhāyi | hotā yajiṣṭho mahnā śucadhyai havyair agnir manuṣa īrayadhyai

He who, immortal among mortals, holding to ṛta, a god among gods, has been set as the (chariot-)driver, the hotṛ most worthy to sacrifice — (set there) to blaze with greatness, Agni, to be stirred up by the oblations of man.

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RV 4 2.2

इह त्वꣳ सूनो सहसो नो अद्य जातो जाताꣳ उभयाꣳ अन्तर् अग्ने । दूत ईयसे युयुजान ऋष्व ऋजुमुष्कान् वृषणः शुक्राꣳश् च

iha tvaṁ sūno sahaso no adya jāto jātām̐ ubhayām̐ antar agne | dūta īyase yuyujāna ṛṣva ṛjumuṣkān vṛṣaṇaḥ śukrām̐ś ca

Here today, son of strength, born for us, O Agni, you go as messenger between both kinds of the born, having yoked — lofty one — the straight-limbed bulls and the bright ones.

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RV 4 2.3

अत्या वृधस्नू रोहिता घृतस्नू ऋतस्य मन्ये मनसा जविष्ठा । अन्तर् ईयसे अरुषा युजानो युष्माꣳश् च देवान् विश आ च मर्तान्

atyā vṛdhasnū rohitā ghṛtasnū ṛtasya manye manasā javiṣṭhā | antar īyase aruṣā yujāno yuṣmām̐ś ca devān viśa ā ca martān

The two swelling, ghee-dripping ruddy steeds of ṛta — in my mind I hold them the swiftest; yoking the two ruddy ones you travel between, and you enter both you gods and the mortals.

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RV 4 2.4

अर्यमणꣳ वरुणम् मित्रम् एषाम् इन्द्राविष्णू मरुतो अश्विनोत । स्वश्वो अग्ने सुरथः सुराधा एद् उ वह सुहविषे जनाय

aryamaṇaṁ varuṇam mitram eṣām indrāviṣṇū maruto aśvinota | svaśvo agne surathaḥ surādhā ed u vaha suhaviṣe janāya

Aryaman, Varuṇa, Mitra of these, Indra-and-Viṣṇu, the Maruts, and the Aśvins — with good horses, O Agni, with a good chariot, with good bounty, drive (them) here for the man who has good oblations.

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RV 4 2.5

गोमाꣳ अग्ने ऽविमाꣳ अश्वी यज्ञो नृवत्सखा सदम् इद् अप्रमृष्यः । इऴावाꣳ एषो असुर प्रजावान् दीर्घो रयिः पृथुबुध्नः सभावान्

gomām̐ agne 'vimām̐ aśvī yajño nṛvatsakhā sadam id apramṛṣyaḥ | iḻāvām̐ eṣo asura prajāvān dīrgho rayiḥ pṛthubudhnaḥ sabhāvān

Rich in cattle, O Agni, rich in sheep, rich in horses (is) the sacrifice, a friend possessing men, ever indeed not to be disregarded; rich in nourishment is this one, O Asura, rich in offspring — a long-lasting wealth, broad at its base, possessing an assembly.

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RV 4 2.6

यस् त इध्मꣳ जभरत् सिष्विदानो मूर्धानꣳ वा ततपते त्वाया । भुवस् तस्य स्वतवाꣳः पायुर् अग्ने विश्वस्मात् सीम् अघायत उरुष्य

yas ta idhmaṁ jabharat siṣvidāno mūrdhānaṁ vā tatapate tvāyā | bhuvas tasya svatavām̐ḥ pāyur agne viśvasmāt sīm aghāyata uruṣya

The man who, sweating, brings for thee the fuel, and makes his head to ache, thy faithful servant,– Agni, to him be a self-strong Protector guard him from all who seek to do him mischief.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896) (public domain)

RV 4 2.7

यस् ते भराद् अन्नियते चिद् अन्नꣳ निशिषन् मन्द्रम् अतिथिम् उदीरत् । आ देवयुर् इनधते दुरोणे तस्मिन् रयिर् ध्रुवो अस्तु दास्वान्

yas te bharād anniyate cid annaṁ niśiṣan mandram atithim udīrat | ā devayur inadhate duroṇe tasmin rayir dhruvo astu dāsvān

Whoever brings you food, though you (yourself) seek food, and, whetting (you), rouses up the cheering guest — the god-devoted man kindles (you) in his dwelling: for him let there be firm, bountiful wealth.

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RV 4 2.8

यस् त्वा दोषा य उषसि प्रशꣳसात् प्रियꣳ वा त्वा कृणवते हविष्मान् । अश्वो न स्वे दम आ हेम्यावान् तम् अꣳहसः पीपरो दाश्वाꣳसम्

yas tvā doṣā ya uṣasi praśaṁsāt priyaṁ vā tvā kṛṇavate haviṣmān | aśvo na sve dama ā hemyāvān tam aṁhasaḥ pīparo dāśvāṁsam

Whoever should praise you at evening, whoever at dawn, or whoever, possessing the oblation, makes you dear (to him) — (you) adorned with gold like a horse in its own stall — may you carry that giver across (his) straits.

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RV 4 2.9

यस् तुभ्यम् अग्ने अमृताय दाशद् दुवस् त्वे कृणवते यतस्रुक् । न स राया शशमानो वि योषन् नैनम् अꣳहः परि वरद् अघायोः

yas tubhyam agne amṛtāya dāśad duvas tve kṛṇavate yatasruk | na sa rāyā śaśamāno vi yoṣan nainam aṁhaḥ pari varad aghāyoḥ

Whoever gives to you, Agni, the immortal one, whoever, with ladle outstretched, renders homage to you — may he, having laboured (at the rite), not be separated from wealth; may no distress from the malevolent one close in around him.

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RV 4 2.10

यस्य त्वम् अग्ने अध्वरꣳ जुजोषो देवो मर्तस्य सुधितꣳ रराणः । प्रीतेद् असद् धोत्रा सा यविष्ठासाम यस्य विधतो वृधासः

yasya tvam agne adhvaraṁ jujoṣo devo martasya sudhitaṁ rarāṇaḥ | prīted asad dhotrā sā yaviṣṭhāsāma yasya vidhato vṛdhāsaḥ

Whose rite you, Agni, have taken pleasure in — a god granting (favour) for the well-ordered (offering) of a mortal — pleased indeed shall that hotṛ-service be, O youngest one; may we be the strengtheners of him whom (we) worship.

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RV 4 2.11

चित्तिम् अचित्तिꣳ चिनवद् वि विद्वान् पृष्ठेव वीता वृजिना च मर्तान् । राये च नः स्वपत्याय देव दितिꣳ च रास्वादितिम् उरुष्य

cittim acittiṁ cinavad vi vidvān pṛṣṭheva vītā vṛjinā ca martān | rāye ca naḥ svapatyāya deva ditiṁ ca rāsvāditim uruṣya

Let the knowing one distinguish insight and lack of insight among mortals, (things) straight and crooked as if (they were) backs; and grant us, O god, wealth with good offspring, and Diti, and keep Aditi wide (for us).

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RV 4 2.12

कविꣳ शशासुः कवयो ऽदब्धा निधारयन्तो दुर्यास्व् आयोः । अतस् त्वꣳ दृश्याꣳ अग्न एतान् पड्भिः पश्येर् अद्भुताꣳ अर्य एवैः

kaviṁ śaśāsuḥ kavayo 'dabdhā nidhārayanto duryāsv āyoḥ | atas tvaṁ dṛśyām̐ agna etān paḍbhiḥ paśyer adbhutām̐ arya evaiḥ

The undeceived seers instructed the seer (Agni), setting (him) fast in the dwellings of Āyu. From there, Agni, may you see these visible ones by (their) steps, (and) the wondrous ones by (their) courses, O noble one.

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RV 4 2.13

त्वम् अग्ने वाघते सुप्रणीतिः सुतसोमाय विधते यविष्ठ । रत्नम् भर शशमानाय घृष्वे पृथु श्चन्द्रम् अवसे चर्षणिप्राः

tvam agne vāghate supraṇītiḥ sutasomāya vidhate yaviṣṭha | ratnam bhara śaśamānāya ghṛṣve pṛthu ścandram avase carṣaṇiprāḥ

Good guidance hast thou for the priest, O Agni, who, Youngest God! with outpoured Soma serves thee. Ruler of men, thou joyous God, bring treasure splendid and plentiful to aid the toiler.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896) (public domain)

RV 4 2.14

अधा ह यद् वयम् अग्ने त्वाया पड्भिर् हस्तेभिश् चकृमा तनूभिः । रथꣳ न क्रन्तो अपसा भुरिजोर् ऋतꣳ येमुः सुध्य आशुषाणाः

adhā ha yad vayam agne tvāyā paḍbhir hastebhiś cakṛmā tanūbhiḥ | rathaṁ na kranto apasā bhurijor ṛtaṁ yemuḥ sudhya āśuṣāṇāḥ

Now all that we, thy faithful servants, Agni, have done with feet, with hands, and with our bodies, The wise, with toil, the holy rite have guided, as those who frame a car with manual cunning.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896) (public domain)

RV 4 2.15

अधा मातुर् उषसः सप्त विप्रा जायेमहि प्रथमा वेधसो नॄन् । दिवस् पुत्रा अङ्गिरसो भवेमाद्रिꣳ रुजेम धनिनꣳ शुचन्तः

adhā mātur uṣasaḥ sapta viprā jāyemahi prathamā vedhaso nṝn | divas putrā aṅgiraso bhavemādriṁ rujema dhaninaṁ śucantaḥ

Then may we, the seven inspired singers, be born from our mother Dawn, the foremost ordainers of men; may we become the Aṅgirases, sons of heaven, and, blazing, may we break open the wealth-holding rock.

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RV 4 2.16

अधा यथा नः पितरः परासः प्रत्नासो अग्न ऋतम् आशुषाणाः । शुचीद् अयन् दीधितिम् उक्थशासः क्षामा भिन्दन्तो अरुणीर् अप व्रन्

adhā yathā naḥ pitaraḥ parāsaḥ pratnāso agna ṛtam āśuṣāṇāḥ | śucīd ayan dīdhitim ukthaśāsaḥ kṣāmā bhindanto aruṇīr apa vran

Then, as our fathers, those far-off ancient ones, O Agni, striving toward ṛta — pure, they went to the visionary insight, reciting the hymns; splitting the earth they uncovered the ruddy ones.

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RV 4 2.17

सुकर्माणः सुरुचो देवयन्तो ऽयो न देवा जनिमा धमन्तः । शुचन्तो अग्निꣳ ववृधन्त इन्द्रम् ऊर्वꣳ गव्यम् परिषदन्तो अग्मन्

sukarmāṇaḥ suruco devayanto 'yo na devā janimā dhamantaḥ | śucanto agniṁ vavṛdhanta indram ūrvaṁ gavyam pariṣadanto agman

Doing good work, shining well, seeking the gods, blowing their generations (into shape) like gods (blowing) metal — glowing, they made Agni grow, and Indra; sitting around the pen of cows, they came.

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RV 4 2.18

आ यूथेव क्षुमति पश्वो अख्यद् देवानाꣳ यज् जनिमान्त्य् उग्र । मर्तानाꣳ चिद् उर्वशीर् अकृप्रन् वृधे चिद् अर्य उपरस्यायोः

ā yūtheva kṣumati paśvo akhyad devānāṁ yaj janimānty ugra | martānāṁ cid urvaśīr akṛpran vṛdhe cid arya uparasyāyoḥ

He has looked out (upon them) as on herds of cattle in a rich pasture, when the generations of the gods come near, O mighty one. Even the wide (dawns) of mortals have yearned (for him), even for the strengthening of the later man of the lord.

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RV 4 2.19

अकर्म ते स्वपसो अभूम ऋतम् अवस्रन्न् उषसो विभातीः । अनूनम् अग्निम् पुरुधा सुश्चन्द्रꣳ देवस्य मर्मृजतश् चारु चक्षुः

akarma te svapaso abhūma ṛtam avasrann uṣaso vibhātīḥ | anūnam agnim purudhā suścandraṁ devasya marmṛjataś cāru cakṣuḥ

We have done (the work), we have become good workers for you; the shining-forth dawns have laid bare the ṛta. (They) burnish Agni, faultless, in many ways fair-gleaming, the god's dear eye.

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RV 4 2.20

एता ते अग्न उचथानि वेधो ऽवोचाम कवये ता जुषस्व । उच् छोचस्व कृणुहि वस्यसो नो महो रायः पुरुवार प्र यन्धि

etā te agna ucathāni vedho 'vocāma kavaye tā juṣasva | uc chocasva kṛṇuhi vasyaso no maho rāyaḥ puruvāra pra yandhi

These utterances, O Agni, O ordainer, we have spoken to you, the sage — take pleasure in them. Blaze up, make us more prosperous, grant us great riches, O you of many treasures.

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