Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 6 — Chapter 16

RV 6 16.1

त्वम् अग्ने यज्ञानाꣳ होता विश्वेषाꣳ हितः । देवेभिर् मानुषे जने

tvam agne yajñānāṁ hotā viśveṣāṁ hitaḥ | devebhir mānuṣe jane

You, Agni, are set as the hotṛ of all sacrifices by the gods among the race of man.

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RV 6 16.2

स नो मन्द्राभिर् अध्वरे जिह्वाभिर् यजा महः । आ देवान् वक्षि यक्षि च

sa no mandrābhir adhvare jihvābhir yajā mahaḥ | ā devān vakṣi yakṣi ca

So sacrifice, greatly, at the rite for us with your gladdening tongues; convey the gods here and offer to them.

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RV 6 16.3

वेत्था हि वेधो अध्वनः पथश् च देवाञ्जसा । अग्ने यज्ञेषु सुक्रतो

vetthā hi vedho adhvanaḥ pathaś ca devāñjasā | agne yajñeṣu sukrato

For you know, O ordainer, the roads and the paths, straight to the gods, O Agni of good resolve, at the sacrifices.

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RV 6 16.4

त्वाम् ईऴे अध द्विता भरतो वाजिभिः शुनम् । ईजे यज्ञेषु यज्ञियम्

tvām īḻe adha dvitā bharato vājibhiḥ śunam | īje yajñeṣu yajñiyam

You then Bharata invoked, as of old, with prize-winning (steeds), for success; at the sacrifices he worshipped (you) who are worthy of sacrifice.

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RV 6 16.5

त्वम् इमा वार्या पुरु दिवोदासाय सुन्वते । भरद्वाजाय दाशुषे

tvam imā vāryā puru divodāsāya sunvate | bharadvājāya dāśuṣe

(You brought) these many desirable goods to Divodāsa, who presses the soma, to Bharadvāja, who gives offerings.

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RV 6 16.6

त्वꣳ दूतो अमर्त्य आ वहा दैव्यꣳ जनम् । शृण्वन् विप्रस्य सुष्टुतिम्

tvaṁ dūto amartya ā vahā daivyaṁ janam | śṛṇvan viprasya suṣṭutim

You, the immortal messenger, bring here the divine folk, hearing the good praise of the inspired singer.

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RV 6 16.7

त्वाम् अग्ने स्वाध्यो३ मर्तासो देववीतये । यज्ञेषु देवम् ईऴते

tvām agne svādhyo3 martāso devavītaye | yajñeṣu devam īḻate

You, Agni, the well-minded mortals invoke at the sacrifices, the god, for the enjoyment of the gods.

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RV 6 16.8

तव प्र यक्षि सꣳदृशम् उत क्रतुꣳ सुदानवः । विश्वे जुषन्त कामिनः

tava pra yakṣi saṁdṛśam uta kratuṁ sudānavaḥ | viśve juṣanta kāminaḥ

You bring forth the sight of you and (your) resolve; all the bounteous ones, full of longing, take pleasure (in it).

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RV 6 16.9

त्वꣳ होता मनुर्हितो वह्निर् आसा विदुष्टरः । अग्ने यक्षि दिवो विशः

tvaṁ hotā manurhito vahnir āsā viduṣṭaraḥ | agne yakṣi divo viśaḥ

You are the hotṛ appointed by Manu, the conveyor, with your mouth the more knowing; Agni, worship the clans of heaven.

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RV 6 16.10

अग्न आ याहि वीतये गृणानो हव्यदातये । नि होता सत्सि बर्हिषि

agna ā yāhi vītaye gṛṇāno havyadātaye | ni hotā satsi barhiṣi

Agni, come for the enjoyment, being sung, for the giving of the oblation; sit down as hotṛ on the barhis.

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RV 6 16.11

तꣳ त्वा समिद्भिर् अङ्गिरो घृतेन वर्धयामसि । बृहच् छोचा यविष्ठ्य

taṁ tvā samidbhir aṅgiro ghṛtena vardhayāmasi | bṛhac chocā yaviṣṭhya

You, such as you are, we make grow with kindling-sticks, O Aṅgiras, and with ghee; blaze up high, O youngest one.

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RV 6 16.12

स नः पृथु श्रवाय्यम् अच्छा देव विवाससि । बृहद् अग्ने सुवीर्यम्

sa naḥ pṛthu śravāyyam acchā deva vivāsasi | bṛhad agne suvīryam

So do you, god, seek to bring us broad, praiseworthy (fame), lofty heroic strength, O Agni.

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RV 6 16.13

त्वाम् अग्ने पुष्कराद् अध्य् अथर्वा निर् अमन्थत । मूर्ध्नो विश्वस्य वाघतः

tvām agne puṣkarād adhy atharvā nir amanthata | mūrdhno viśvasya vāghataḥ

You, Agni, Atharvan churned out from the lotus, from the head of every priest.

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RV 6 16.14

तम् उ त्वा दध्यङ्ङ् ऋषिः पुत्र ईधे अथर्वणः । वृत्रहणम् पुरꣳदरम्

tam u tvā dadhyaṅṅ ṛṣiḥ putra īdhe atharvaṇaḥ | vṛtrahaṇam puraṁdaram

And you the ṛṣi Dadhyañc, the son of Atharvan, kindled, the slayer of Vṛtra, the breaker of forts.

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RV 6 16.15

तम् उ त्वा पाथ्यो वृषा सम् ईधे दस्युहन्तमम् । धनꣳजयꣳ रणे-रणे

tam u tvā pāthyo vṛṣā sam īdhe dasyuhantamam | dhanaṁjayaṁ raṇe-raṇe

And you the bull Pāthya kindled, the best slayer of the Dasyus, the winner of spoil in battle after battle.

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RV 6 16.16

एह्य् ऊ षु ब्रवाणि ते ऽग्न इत्थेतरा गिरः । एभिर् वर्धास इन्दुभिः

ehy ū ṣu bravāṇi te 'gna itthetarā giraḥ | ebhir vardhāsa indubhiḥ

Come then, let me speak to you, Agni, these other songs; with these drops you shall be made to grow.

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RV 6 16.17

यत्र क्व च ते मनो दक्षꣳ दधस उत्तरम् । तत्रा सदः कृणवसे

yatra kva ca te mano dakṣaṁ dadhasa uttaram | tatrā sadaḥ kṛṇavase

Wherever your mind sets the higher skill, there you make your seat.

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RV 6 16.18

नहि ते पूर्तम् अक्षिपद् भुवन् नेमानाꣳ वसो । अथा दुवो वनवसे

nahi te pūrtam akṣipad bhuvan nemānāṁ vaso | athā duvo vanavase

Indeed your gift is not (a thing) of the blink of an eye, among the some (i.e. others), O Vasu; and so you will win reverence.

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RV 6 16.19

आग्निर् अगामि भारतो वृत्रहा पुरुचेतनः । दिवोदासस्य सत्पतिः

āgnir agāmi bhārato vṛtrahā purucetanaḥ | divodāsasya satpatiḥ

Agni of the Bharatas has come, the slayer of Vṛtra, widely visible, the true lord of Divodāsa.

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RV 6 16.20

स हि विश्वाति पार्थिवा रयिꣳ दाशन् महित्वना । वन्वन्न् अवातो अस्तृतः

sa hi viśvāti pārthivā rayiṁ dāśan mahitvanā | vanvann avāto astṛtaḥ

For he, beyond all earthly things by his greatness, shall bestow wealth—overcoming, unwithstood, unoverthrown.

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RV 6 16.21

स प्रत्नवन् नवीयसाग्ने द्युम्नेन सꣳयता । बृहत् ततन्थ भानुना

sa pratnavan navīyasāgne dyumnena saṁyatā | bṛhat tatantha bhānunā

As of old, with newer, unbroken brilliance, O Agni, you have stretched out widely with your beam.

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RV 6 16.22

प्र वः सखायो अग्नये स्तोमꣳ यज्ञꣳ च धृष्णुया । अर्च गाय च वेधसे

pra vaḥ sakhāyo agnaye stomaṁ yajñaṁ ca dhṛṣṇuyā | arca gāya ca vedhase

Forth for Agni, O friends, (bring) your praise and your sacrifice, boldly; sing and chant to the ordainer.

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RV 6 16.23

स हि यो मानुषा युगा सीदद् धोता कविक्रतुः । दूतश् च हव्यवाहनः

sa hi yo mānuṣā yugā sīdad dhotā kavikratuḥ | dūtaś ca havyavāhanaḥ

For he it is who, through the human generations, sits as hotṛ with a poet's resolve, and as messenger, carrier of the oblations.

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RV 6 16.24

ता राजाना शुचिव्रतादित्यान् मारुतꣳ गणम् । वसो यक्षीह रोदसी

tā rājānā śucivratādityān mārutaṁ gaṇam | vaso yakṣīha rodasī

Those two kings of pure vow, the Ādityas, the Marut host — sacrifice to them here, O good one, (and) to the two worlds.

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RV 6 16.25

वस्वी ते अग्ने सꣳदृष्टिर् इषयते मर्त्याय । ऊर्जो नपाद् अमृतस्य

vasvī te agne saṁdṛṣṭir iṣayate martyāya | ūrjo napād amṛtasya

Good is your appearance, Agni, for the mortal who seeks refreshment, O child of strength, (appearance) of the immortal.

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RV 6 16.26

क्रत्वा दा अस्तु श्रेष्ठो ऽद्य त्वा वन्वन् सुरेक्णाः । मर्त आनाश सुवृक्तिम्

kratvā dā astu śreṣṭho 'dya tvā vanvan surekṇāḥ | marta ānāśa suvṛktim

By his resolve let him be the best giver; winning you today, rich in goods, the mortal has attained a well-turned hymn.

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RV 6 16.27

ते ते अग्ने त्वोता इषयन्तो विश्वम् आयुः । तरन्तो अर्यो अरातीर् वन्वन्तो अर्यो अरातीः

te te agne tvotā iṣayanto viśvam āyuḥ | taranto aryo arātīr vanvanto aryo arātīḥ

They, O Agni, helped by you, seeking refreshment for a whole lifetime, crossing over the hostilities of the stranger, overcoming the hostilities of the stranger.

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RV 6 16.28

अग्निस् तिग्मेन शोचिषा यासद् विश्वꣳ न्य् अ१त्रिणम् । अग्निर् नो वनते रयिम्

agnis tigmena śociṣā yāsad viśvaṁ ny a1triṇam | agnir no vanate rayim

May Agni with his sharp flame beat down every devourer; Agni wins wealth for us.

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RV 6 16.29

सुवीरꣳ रयिम् आ भर जातवेदो विचर्षणे । जहि रक्षाꣳसि सुक्रतो

suvīraṁ rayim ā bhara jātavedo vicarṣaṇe | jahi rakṣāṁsi sukrato

Bring wealth rich in men, O Jātavedas, you who are far-seeing; slay the rakṣases, O you of good resolve.

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RV 6 16.30

त्वꣳ नः पाह्य् अꣳहसो जातवेदो अघायतः । रक्षा णो ब्रह्मणस् कवे

tvaṁ naḥ pāhy aṁhaso jātavedo aghāyataḥ | rakṣā ṇo brahmaṇas kave

Protect us from distress, Jātavedas, from the one who means evil; guard us, O poet of the sacred word.

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RV 6 16.31

यो नो अग्ने दुरेव आ मर्तो वधाय दाशति । तस्मान् नः पाह्य् अꣳहसः

yo no agne dureva ā marto vadhāya dāśati | tasmān naḥ pāhy aṁhasaḥ

The evil-acting mortal who offers (worship) toward our slaying, O Agni — from him protect us, from distress.

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RV 6 16.32

त्वꣳ तꣳ देव जिह्वया परि बाधस्व दुष्कृतम् । मर्तो यो नो जिघाꣳसति

tvaṁ taṁ deva jihvayā pari bādhasva duṣkṛtam | marto yo no jighāṁsati

You, O god, with your tongue ward off that evildoer, the mortal who wishes to slay us.

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RV 6 16.33

भरद्वाजाय सप्रथः शर्म यच्छ सहन्त्य । अग्ने वरेण्यꣳ वसु

bharadvājāya saprathaḥ śarma yaccha sahantya | agne vareṇyaṁ vasu

To Bharadvāja extend wide shelter, O overpowering one; Agni, (grant) choice wealth.

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RV 6 16.34

अग्निर् वृत्राणि जङ्घनद् द्रविणस्युर् विपन्यया । समिद्धः शुक्र आहुतः

agnir vṛtrāṇi jaṅghanad draviṇasyur vipanyayā | samiddhaḥ śukra āhutaḥ

May Agni smash the obstacles again and again, seeking riches, with (our) praising — kindled, bright, offered to.

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RV 6 16.35

गर्भे मातुः पितुष् पिता विदिद्युतानो अक्षरे । सीदन्न् ऋतस्य योनिम् आ

garbhe mātuḥ pituṣ pitā vididyutāno akṣare | sīdann ṛtasya yonim ā

In the mother's womb, father of the father, flashing forth in the imperishable, sitting down in the womb of ṛta.

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RV 6 16.36

ब्रह्म प्रजावद् आ भर जातवेदो विचर्षणे । अग्ने यद् दीदयद् दिवि

brahma prajāvad ā bhara jātavedo vicarṣaṇe | agne yad dīdayad divi

Bring the sacred word that brings offspring, O Jātavedas, far-seeing one, Agni — (the word) that may shine in heaven.

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RV 6 16.37

उप त्वा रण्वसꣳदृशम् प्रयस्वन्तः सहस्कृत । अग्ने ससृज्महे गिरः

upa tvā raṇvasaṁdṛśam prayasvantaḥ sahaskṛta | agne sasṛjmahe giraḥ

To you of delightful appearance, O you made by strength, we, bringing offerings, have sent forth our songs, Agni.

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RV 6 16.38

उप च्छायाम् इव घृणेर् अगन्म शर्म ते वयम् । अग्ने हिरण्यसꣳदृशः

upa cchāyām iva ghṛṇer aganma śarma te vayam | agne hiraṇyasaṁdṛśaḥ

As to shade from the burning heat, we have come to your shelter, Agni of golden appearance.

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RV 6 16.39

य उग्र इव शर्यहा तिग्मशृङ्गो न वꣳसगः । अग्ने पुरो रुरोजिथ

ya ugra iva śaryahā tigmaśṛṅgo na vaṁsagaḥ | agne puro rurojitha

You who, like a fierce slayer with arrows, like a sharp-horned bull, O Agni, have broken the strongholds.

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RV 6 16.40

आ यꣳ हस्ते न खादिनꣳ शिशुꣳ जातꣳ न बिभ्रति । विशाम् अग्निꣳ स्वध्वरम्

ā yaṁ haste na khādinaṁ śiśuṁ jātaṁ na bibhrati | viśām agniṁ svadhvaram

Whom they carry as if a ring-wearer in the hand, like a newborn child — Agni of the clans, of good rites.

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RV 6 16.41

प्र देवꣳ देववीतये भरता वसुवित्तमम् । आ स्वे योनौ नि षीदतु

pra devaṁ devavītaye bharatā vasuvittamam | ā sve yonau ni ṣīdatu

Bring forth the god for the gods' feast, the best finder of goods; let him sit down in his own womb (seat).

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RV 6 16.42

आ जातꣳ जातवेदसि प्रियꣳ शिशीतातिथिम् । स्योन आ गृहपतिम्

ā jātaṁ jātavedasi priyaṁ śiśītātithim | syona ā gṛhapatim

Whet the dear guest, born in Jātavedas, the lord of the house, on a comfortable (seat).

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RV 6 16.43

अग्ने युक्ष्वा हि ये तवाश्वासो देव साधवः । अरꣳ वहन्ति मन्यवे

agne yukṣvā hi ye tavāśvāso deva sādhavaḥ | araṁ vahanti manyave

Agni, yoke then those horses of yours, O god, that are effective: they carry fittingly for (your) eager purpose.

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RV 6 16.44

अच्छा नो याह्य् आ वहाभि प्रयाꣳसि वीतये । आ देवान् सोमपीतये

acchā no yāhy ā vahābhi prayāṁsi vītaye | ā devān somapītaye

Come to us, bring here the offerings for (their) enjoyment; (bring) the gods to the soma-drinking.

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RV 6 16.45

उद् अग्ने भारत द्युमद् अजस्रेण दविद्युतत् । शोचा वि भाह्य् अजर

ud agne bhārata dyumad ajasreṇa davidyutat | śocā vi bhāhy ajara

Upward, Agni Bhārata, flashing brilliantly with your unceasing (flame): blaze, shine forth, O unaging one.

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RV 6 16.46

वीती यो देवम् मर्तो दुवस्येद् अग्निम् ईऴीताध्वरे हविष्मान् । होतारꣳ सत्ययजꣳ रोदस्योर् उत्तानहस्तो नमसा विवासेत्

vītī yo devam marto duvasyed agnim īḻītādhvare haviṣmān | hotāraṁ satyayajaṁ rodasyor uttānahasto namasā vivāset

The mortal who would do service to the god with an offering—let him, bringing oblation, invoke Agni at the rite, the hotṛ of the two worlds, the sacrificer of what is true; with hands upraised let him seek (him) with homage.

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RV 6 16.47

आ ते अग्न ऋचा हविर् हृदा तष्टम् भरामसि । ते ते भवन्तूक्षण ऋषभासो वशा उत

ā te agna ṛcā havir hṛdā taṣṭam bharāmasi | te te bhavantūkṣaṇa ṛṣabhāso vaśā uta

We bring to you, Agni, with a verse the oblation fashioned by the heart; let those (verses) become for you oxen, bulls, and cows.

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RV 6 16.48

अग्निꣳ देवासो अग्रियम् इन्धते वृत्रहन्तमम् । येना वसून्य् आभृता तृऴ्हा रक्षाꣳसि वाजिना

agniṁ devāso agriyam indhate vṛtrahantamam | yenā vasūny ābhṛtā tṛḻhā rakṣāṁsi vājinā

The gods kindle Agni, the foremost, the best slayer of Vṛtra, by whom—the winner of prizes—goods are brought together and the rakṣases are crushed.

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