DharmaPragya
Mandala 10, Hymn 20
Containing 10 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 10, Hymn 20, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
भ॒द्रं नो॒ अपि॑ वातय॒ मनः॑
"SEND unto us a good and happy mind."
Mandala 10, Hymn 20, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्निमी॑ळे भु॒जां यवि॑ष्ठं शा॒सा मि॒त्रं दु॒र्धरी॑तुम् यस्य॒ धर्म॒न्त्स्व१॒॑रेनीः॑ सप॒र्यन्ति॑ मा॒तुरूधः॑
"I worship Agni, Youthfullest of Gods, resistless, Friend of laws; Under whose guard and heavenly light the Spotted seek the Mother's breast:"
Mandala 10, Hymn 20, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
यमा॒सा कृ॒पनी॑ळं भा॒साके॑तुं व॒र्धय॑न्ति भ्राज॑ते॒ श्रेणि॑दन्
"Whom with their mouth they magnify, bannered with flame and homed in light. He glitters with his row of teeth."
Mandala 10, Hymn 20, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒र्यो वि॒शां गा॒तुरे॑ति॒ प्र यदान॑ड्दि॒वो अन्ता॑न् क॒विर॒भ्रं दीद्या॑नः
"Kind, Furtherer of men, he comes, when he hath reached the ends of heaven, Sage, giving splendour to the clouds."
Mandala 10, Hymn 20, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
जु॒षद्ध॒व्या मानु॑षस्यो॒र्ध्वस्त॑स्था॒वृभ्वा॑ य॒ज्ञे मि॒न्वन्त्सद्म॑ पु॒र ए॑ति
"To taste man's offerings, he, the Strong, hath risen erect at sacrifice: Fixing his dwelling he proceeds."
Mandala 10, Hymn 20, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
स हि क्षेमो॑ ह॒विर्य॒ज्ञः श्रु॒ष्टीद॑स्य गा॒तुरे॑ति अ॒ग्निं दे॒वा वाशी॑मन्तम्
"Here are oblation, worship, rest: rapidly comes his furtherance. To sword-armed Agni come the Gods."
Mandala 10, Hymn 20, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
य॒ज्ञा॒साहं॒ दुव॑ इषे॒ऽग्निं पूर्व॑स्य॒ शेव॑स्य अद्रेः॑ सू॒नुमा॒युमा॑हुः
"With service for chief bliss I seek the Lord of Sacrifice, Agni, whom They call the Living, Son of Cloud."
Mandala 10, Hymn 20, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
नरो॒ ये के चा॒स्मदा विश्वेत्ते वा॒म आ स्युः॑ अ॒ग्निं ह॒विषा॒ वर्ध॑न्तः
"Blest evermore be all the men who come from us, who magnify Agni with sacrificial gifts."
Mandala 10, Hymn 20, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
कृ॒ष्णः श्वे॒तो॑ऽरु॒षो यामो॑ अस्य ब्र॒ध्न ऋ॒ज्र उ॒त शोणो॒ यश॑स्वान् हिर॑ण्यरूपं॒ जनि॑ता जजान
"The path he treads is black and white and red, and striped, and brown, crimson, and glorious. His sire begat him bright with hues of gold."
Mandala 10, Hymn 20, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒वा ते॑ अग्ने विम॒दो म॑नी॒षामूर्जो॑ नपाद॒मृते॑भिः स॒जोषाः॑ गिर॒ आ व॑क्षत्सुम॒तीरि॑या॒न इष॒मूर्जं॑ सुक्षि॒तिं विश्व॒माभाः॑
"Thus with his thoughts, O Son of Strength, O Agni, hath Vimada, accordant with the Immortals, Offered thee hymns, soliciting thy favour. Thou hast brought all food, strength, a prosperous dwelling."