Rig Veda

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र॒यिर्न यः पि॑तृवि॒त्तो व॑यो॒धाः सु॒प्रणी॑तिश्चिकि॒तुषो॒ न शासु॑: । स्यो॒न॒शीरति॑थि॒र्न प्री॑णा॒नो होते॑व॒ सद्म॑ विध॒तो वि ता॑रीत् ॥ रयिर्न यः पितृवित्तो वयोधाः सुप्रणीतिश्चिकितुषो न शासुः । स्योनशीरतिथिर्न प्रीणानो होतेव सद्म विधतो वि तारीत् ॥

sanskrit

Agni, like patrimonial wealth, is the giver of food; he is a director, like the instrumental uctions of one learned in scripture; he rests in the sacrificial chamber like a welcome guest, and like an officiating priest, he brings prosperity on the house of the worshipper.

english translation

ra॒yirna yaH pi॑tRvi॒tto va॑yo॒dhAH su॒praNI॑tizciki॒tuSo॒ na zAsu॑: | syo॒na॒zIrati॑thi॒rna prI॑NA॒no hote॑va॒ sadma॑ vidha॒to vi tA॑rIt || rayirna yaH pitRvitto vayodhAH supraNItizcikituSo na zAsuH | syonazIratithirna prINAno hoteva sadma vidhato vi tArIt ||

hk transliteration

दे॒वो न यः स॑वि॒ता स॒त्यम॑न्मा॒ क्रत्वा॑ नि॒पाति॑ वृ॒जना॑नि॒ विश्वा॑ । पु॒रु॒प्र॒श॒स्तो अ॒मति॒र्न स॒त्य आ॒त्मेव॒ शेवो॑ दिधि॒षाय्यो॑ भूत् ॥ देवो न यः सविता सत्यमन्मा क्रत्वा निपाति वृजनानि विश्वा । पुरुप्रशस्तो अमतिर्न सत्य आत्मेव शेवो दिधिषाय्यो भूत् ॥

sanskrit

He who is like the divine Sun, who know the truth (of things), preserves by his actions (his votaries) in all encounters; like nature, he is unchangeable and, like soul, is the source of happiness; he is ever to be cherished.

english translation

de॒vo na yaH sa॑vi॒tA sa॒tyama॑nmA॒ kratvA॑ ni॒pAti॑ vR॒janA॑ni॒ vizvA॑ | pu॒ru॒pra॒za॒sto a॒mati॒rna sa॒tya A॒tmeva॒ zevo॑ didhi॒SAyyo॑ bhUt || devo na yaH savitA satyamanmA kratvA nipAti vRjanAni vizvA | puruprazasto amatirna satya Atmeva zevo didhiSAyyo bhUt ||

hk transliteration

दे॒वो न यः पृ॑थि॒वीं वि॒श्वधा॑या उप॒क्षेति॑ हि॒तमि॑त्रो॒ न राजा॑ । पु॒र॒:सद॑: शर्म॒सदो॒ न वी॒रा अ॑नव॒द्या पति॑जुष्टेव॒ नारी॑ ॥ देवो न यः पृथिवीं विश्वधाया उपक्षेति हितमित्रो न राजा । पुरःसदः शर्मसदो न वीरा अनवद्या पतिजुष्टेव नारी ॥

sanskrit

He who, like the divine (Sun), is the supporter of the universe, abides on earth like a prince, (surrounded by) faithful friends; in his presence, men sit down like sons in the dwelling of a parent, and (in purity he resembles) an irreproachable and beloved wife.

english translation

de॒vo na yaH pR॑thi॒vIM vi॒zvadhA॑yA upa॒kSeti॑ hi॒tami॑tro॒ na rAjA॑ | pu॒ra॒:sada॑: zarma॒sado॒ na vI॒rA a॑nava॒dyA pati॑juSTeva॒ nArI॑ || devo na yaH pRthivIM vizvadhAyA upakSeti hitamitro na rAjA | puraHsadaH zarmasado na vIrA anavadyA patijuSTeva nArI ||

hk transliteration

तं त्वा॒ नरो॒ दम॒ आ नित्य॑मि॒द्धमग्ने॒ सच॑न्त क्षि॒तिषु॑ ध्रु॒वासु॑ । अधि॑ द्यु॒म्नं नि द॑धु॒र्भूर्य॑स्मि॒न्भवा॑ वि॒श्वायु॑र्ध॒रुणो॑ रयी॒णाम् ॥ तं त्वा नरो दम आ नित्यमिद्धमग्ने सचन्त क्षितिषु ध्रुवासु । अधि द्युम्नं नि दधुर्भूर्यस्मिन्भवा विश्वायुर्धरुणो रयीणाम् ॥

sanskrit

Such as you are, Agni, men preserve you constantly kindled in their dwellings, in secure plural ces, and offer upon you abundant (sacrificial) food; do you, in whom is all existence, be the bearer of riches (for our advantage).

english translation

taM tvA॒ naro॒ dama॒ A nitya॑mi॒ddhamagne॒ saca॑nta kSi॒tiSu॑ dhru॒vAsu॑ | adhi॑ dyu॒mnaM ni da॑dhu॒rbhUrya॑smi॒nbhavA॑ vi॒zvAyu॑rdha॒ruNo॑ rayI॒NAm || taM tvA naro dama A nityamiddhamagne sacanta kSitiSu dhruvAsu | adhi dyumnaM ni dadhurbhUryasminbhavA vizvAyurdharuNo rayINAm ||

hk transliteration

वि पृक्षो॑ अग्ने म॒घवा॑नो अश्यु॒र्वि सू॒रयो॒ दद॑तो॒ विश्व॒मायु॑: । स॒नेम॒ वाजं॑ समि॒थेष्व॒र्यो भा॒गं दे॒वेषु॒ श्रव॑से॒ दधा॑नाः ॥ वि पृक्षो अग्ने मघवानो अश्युर्वि सूरयो ददतो विश्वमायुः । सनेम वाजं समिथेष्वर्यो भागं देवेषु श्रवसे दधानाः ॥

sanskrit

May your opulent worshippers, Agni, obtain (abundant) food; may the learned (who praise you) and offer you (oblations), acquire long life; may we gain in battles booty from our foes, presenting their portion to the gods for (the acquisition of) renown.

english translation

vi pRkSo॑ agne ma॒ghavA॑no azyu॒rvi sU॒rayo॒ dada॑to॒ vizva॒mAyu॑: | sa॒nema॒ vAjaM॑ sami॒theSva॒ryo bhA॒gaM de॒veSu॒ zrava॑se॒ dadhA॑nAH || vi pRkSo agne maghavAno azyurvi sUrayo dadato vizvamAyuH | sanema vAjaM samitheSvaryo bhAgaM deveSu zravase dadhAnAH ||

hk transliteration