Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 7 — Chapter 8

RV 7 8.1

इन्धे राजा सम् अर्यो नमोभिर् यस्य प्रतीकम् आहुतꣳ घृतेन । नरो हव्येभिर् ईऴते सबाध आग्निर् अग्र उषसाम् अशोचि

indhe rājā sam aryo namobhir yasya pratīkam āhutaṁ ghṛtena | naro havyebhir īḻate sabādha āgnir agra uṣasām aśoci

The king kindles (him) together with homages, (he) of the noble, whose face is anointed with ghee; men with oblations, pressing close, invoke (him): Agni has flamed up at the front of the dawns.

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RV 7 8.2

अयम् उ ष्य सुमहाꣳ अवेदि होता मन्द्रो मनुषो यह्वो अग्निः । वि भा अकः ससृजानः पृथिव्याꣳ कृष्णपविर् ओषधीभिर् ववक्षे

ayam u ṣya sumahām̐ avedi hotā mandro manuṣo yahvo agniḥ | vi bhā akaḥ sasṛjānaḥ pṛthivyāṁ kṛṣṇapavir oṣadhībhir vavakṣe

This very great one has been made known, the hotṛ, gladdening, the mighty (fire) of man, Agni; he has spread his light abroad, streaming out over the earth, black-rimmed, he has grown strong with the plants.

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RV 7 8.3

कया नो अग्ने वि वसः सुवृक्तिꣳ काम् उ स्वधाम् ऋणवः शस्यमानः । कदा भवेम पतयः सुदत्र रायो वन्तारो दुष्टरस्य साधोः

kayā no agne vi vasaḥ suvṛktiṁ kām u svadhām ṛṇavaḥ śasyamānaḥ | kadā bhavema patayaḥ sudatra rāyo vantāro duṣṭarasya sādhoḥ

With what (gift), Agni, will you requite our well-turned hymn? What manner of food will you win, being praised? When may we be, O giver of good things, masters of wealth, winners of what is unsurpassable and effective?

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RV 7 8.4

प्र-प्रायम् अग्निर् भरतस्य शृण्वे वि यत् सूर्यो न रोचते बृहद् भाः । अभि यः पूरुम् पृतनासु तस्थौ द्युतानो दैव्यो अतिथिः शुशोच

pra-prāyam agnir bharatasya śṛṇve vi yat sūryo na rocate bṛhad bhāḥ | abhi yaḥ pūrum pṛtanāsu tasthau dyutāno daivyo atithiḥ śuśoca

Forth, ever forth is this Agni of Bharata heard of, when he shines out like the sun, a lofty light — he who took his stand over Pūru in the battles; the flashing, divine guest has blazed.

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RV 7 8.5

असन्न् इत् त्वे आहवनानि भूरि भुवो विश्वेभिः सुमना अनीकैः । स्तुतश् चिद् अग्ने शृण्विषे गृणानः स्वयꣳ वर्धस्व तन्वꣳ सुजात

asann it tve āhavanāni bhūri bhuvo viśvebhiḥ sumanā anīkaiḥ | stutaś cid agne śṛṇviṣe gṛṇānaḥ svayaṁ vardhasva tanvaṁ sujāta

Let the many oblation-offerings be for you; be of good mind with all your faces. Praised indeed, O Agni, you are heard of when sung; increase your own body yourself, O well-born one.

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RV 7 8.6

इदꣳ वचः शतसाः सꣳसहस्रम् उद् अग्नये जनिषीष्ट द्विबर्हाः । शꣳ यत् स्तोतृभ्य आपये भवाति द्युमद् अमीवचातनꣳ रक्षोहा

idaṁ vacaḥ śatasāḥ saṁsahasram ud agnaye janiṣīṣṭa dvibarhāḥ | śaṁ yat stotṛbhya āpaye bhavāti dyumad amīvacātanaṁ rakṣohā

May this speech, winning a hundred, winning a thousand together, be born up toward Agni, of twofold strength — (the speech) which becomes a blessing for the praisers, for the kinsman, brilliant, driving away disease, slaying demons.

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RV 7 8.7

नू त्वाम् अग्न ईमहे वसिष्ठा ईशानꣳ सूनो सहसो वसूनाम् । इषꣳ स्तोतृभ्यो मघवद्भ्य आनड् यूयम् पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः

nū tvām agna īmahe vasiṣṭhā īśānaṁ sūno sahaso vasūnām | iṣaṁ stotṛbhyo maghavadbhya ānaḍ yūyam pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ

Now we Vasiṣṭhas entreat you, Agni, son of strength, who have power over goods. He has brought nourishment to the praisers, to the bounteous ones. Do you (gods) always protect us with your blessings.

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