Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 8 — Chapter 71

RV 8 71.1

त्वꣳ नो अग्ने महोभिः पाहि विश्वस्या अरातेः । उत द्विषो मर्त्यस्य

tvaṁ no agne mahobhiḥ pāhi viśvasyā arāteḥ | uta dviṣo martyasya

Protect us, Agni, with your greatnesses from every ungenerous power, and from the hatred of a mortal.

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RV 8 71.2

नहि मन्युः पौरुषेय ईशे हि वः प्रियजात । त्वम् इद् असि क्षपावान्

nahi manyuḥ pauruṣeya īśe hi vaḥ priyajāta | tvam id asi kṣapāvān

For human wrath has no power over you (pl.), O dearly born one; it is you who are the lord of the night.

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RV 8 71.3

स नो विश्वेभिर् देवेभिर् ऊर्जो नपाद् भद्रशोचे । रयिꣳ देहि विश्ववारम्

sa no viśvebhir devebhir ūrjo napād bhadraśoce | rayiṁ dehi viśvavāram

So, with all the gods, O son of strength, of blessed flame, give us wealth that holds all good things.

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RV 8 71.4

न तम् अग्ने अरातयो मर्तꣳ युवन्त रायः । यꣳ त्रायसे दाश्वाꣳसम्

na tam agne arātayo martaṁ yuvanta rāyaḥ | yaṁ trāyase dāśvāṁsam

The ungenerous powers, O Agni, do not keep riches away from that mortal whom you protect, the one who has offered.

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RV 8 71.5

यꣳ त्वꣳ विप्र मेधसाताव् अग्ने हिनोषि धनाय । स तवोती गोषु गन्ता

yaṁ tvaṁ vipra medhasātāv agne hinoṣi dhanāya | sa tavotī goṣu gantā

The one whom you, inspired Agni, speed on to the winning of the prize, to wealth — he will come, by your help, among cattle.

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RV 8 71.6

त्वꣳ रयिम् पुरुवीरम् अग्ने दाशुषे मर्ताय । प्र णो नय वस्यो अच्छ

tvaṁ rayim puruvīram agne dāśuṣe martāya | pra ṇo naya vasyo accha

You, Agni, (grant) wealth with many heroes to the mortal who offers; lead us forward toward what is better.

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RV 8 71.7

उरुष्या णो मा परा दा अघायते जातवेदः । दुराध्ये३ मर्ताय

uruṣyā ṇo mā parā dā aghāyate jātavedaḥ | durādhye3 martāya

Make room for us; do not give (us) over to the malicious one, O Jātavedas, to the ill-intentioned mortal.

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RV 8 71.8

अग्ने माकिष् टे देवस्य रातिम् अदेवो युयोत । त्वम् ईशिषे वसूनाम्

agne mākiṣ ṭe devasya rātim adevo yuyota | tvam īśiṣe vasūnām

Agni, let no godless one keep away the gift of you, the god; you have power over the good things.

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RV 8 71.9

स नो वस्व उप मास्य् ऊर्जो नपान् माहिनस्य । सखे वसो जरितृभ्यः

sa no vasva upa māsy ūrjo napān māhinasya | sakhe vaso jaritṛbhyaḥ

So mete out to us of the good, of the mighty strength, O son of strength, O friend, O good one, for your singers.

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RV 8 71.10

अच्छा नः शीरशोचिषꣳ गिरो यन्तु दर्शतम् । अच्छा यज्ञासो नमसा पुरूवसुम् पुरुप्रशस्तम् ऊतये

acchā naḥ śīraśociṣaṁ giro yantu darśatam | acchā yajñāso namasā purūvasum purupraśastam ūtaye

Let our songs go toward him of piercing flame, the fair to see; toward him of many goods, much praised, let the sacrifices (go) with homage, for (his) help.

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RV 8 71.11

अग्निꣳ सूनुꣳ सहसो जातवेदसꣳ दानाय वार्याणाम् । द्विता यो भूद् अमृतो मर्त्येष्व् आ होता मन्द्रतमो विशि

agniṁ sūnuṁ sahaso jātavedasaṁ dānāya vāryāṇām | dvitā yo bhūd amṛto martyeṣv ā hotā mandratamo viśi

(Toward) Agni, son of strength, who knows all that is born, for the giving of desirable goods — who from of old became the immortal among mortals, the most gladdening hotṛ in the clan.

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RV 8 71.12

अग्निꣳ वो देवयज्ययाग्निम् प्रयत्य् अध्वरे । अग्निꣳ धीषु प्रथमम् अग्निम् अर्वत्य् अग्निꣳ क्षैत्राय साधसे

agniṁ vo devayajyayāgnim prayaty adhvare | agniṁ dhīṣu prathamam agnim arvaty agniṁ kṣaitrāya sādhase

Agni for you with god-worship, Agni when the rite is going forward, Agni first in (our) thoughts, Agni for the racehorse, Agni for the winning of land.

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RV 8 71.13

अग्निर् इषाꣳ सख्ये ददातु न ईशे यो वार्याणाम् । अग्निꣳ तोके तनये शश्वद् ईमहे वसुꣳ सन्तꣳ तनूपाम्

agnir iṣāṁ sakhye dadātu na īśe yo vāryāṇām | agniṁ toke tanaye śaśvad īmahe vasuṁ santaṁ tanūpām

May Agni give us refreshments in (his) friendship, he who has power over desirable things; Agni we implore again and again for offspring and progeny — him who is good, a guardian of our bodies.

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RV 8 71.14

अग्निम् ईऴिष्वावसे गाथाभिः शीरशोचिषम् । अग्निꣳ राये पुरुमीऴ्ह श्रुतꣳ नरो ऽग्निꣳ सुदीतये छर्दिः

agnim īḻiṣvāvase gāthābhiḥ śīraśociṣam | agniṁ rāye purumīḻha śrutaṁ naro 'gniṁ sudītaye chardiḥ

Praise Agni for help with songs, him of piercing flame; Agni for wealth, O Purumīḷha, the far-famed, O men, Agni for fair shining — (he is our) shelter.

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RV 8 71.15

अग्निꣳ द्वेषो योतवै नो गृणीमस्य् अग्निꣳ शꣳ योश् च दातवे । विश्वासु विक्ष्व् अवितेव हव्यो भुवद् वस्तुर् ऋषूणाम्

agniṁ dveṣo yotavai no gṛṇīmasy agniṁ śaṁ yoś ca dātave | viśvāsu vikṣv aviteva havyo bhuvad vastur ṛṣūṇām

Agni we sing, to ward off hatred from us, Agni to give weal and health; in all the clans he is to be invoked like a helper, let him become the one who lights the way for the eager ones.

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