DharmaPragya
Mandala 3, Hymn 17
Containing 5 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 3, Hymn 17, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
स॒मि॒ध्यमा॑नः प्रथ॒मानु॒ धर्मा॒ सम॒क्तुभि॑रज्यते वि॒श्ववा॑रः शो॒चिष्के॑शो घृ॒तनि॑र्णिक्पाव॒कः सु॑य॒ज्ञो अ॒ग्निर्य॒जथा॑य दे॒वान्
"DULY enkindled after ancient customs, bringing all treasures, he is balmed with unguents,– Flame-haired, oil-clad, the purifying Agni, skilled in fair rites, to bring the Gods for worship."
Mandala 3, Hymn 17, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
यथाय॑जो हो॒त्रम॑ग्ने पृथि॒व्या यथा॑ दि॒वो जा॑तवेदश्चिकि॒त्वान् ए॒वानेन॑ ह॒विषा॑ यक्षि दे॒वान्म॑नु॒ष्वद्य॒ज्ञं प्र ति॑रे॒मम॒द्य
"As thou, O Agni, skilful Jâtavedas, hast sacrificed as Priest of Earth, of Heaven, So with this offering bring the Gods, and prosper this sacrifice today as erst for Manu."
Mandala 3, Hymn 17, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
त्रीण्यायूं॑षि॒ तव॑ जातवेदस्ति॒स्र आ॒जानी॑रु॒षस॑स्ते अग्ने ताभि॑र्दे॒वाना॒मवो॑ यक्षि वि॒द्वानथा॑ भव॒ यज॑मानाय॒ शं योः
"Three are thy times of life, O Jâtavedas, and the three mornings are thy births, O Agni. With these, well-knowing, grant the Gods' kind favour, and help in stir aiid stress the man who worships."
Mandala 3, Hymn 17, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्निं सु॑दी॒तिं सु॒दृशं॑ गृ॒णन्तो॑ नम॒स्याम॒स्त्वेड्यं॑ जातवेदः त्वां दू॒तम॑र॒तिं ह॑व्य॒वाहं॑ दे॒वा अ॑कृण्वन्न॒मृत॑स्य॒ नाभि॑म्
"Agni most bright and fair with song we honour, yea, the adorable, O Jâtavedas. Thee, envoy, messenger, oblation-bearer, the Gods have made centre of life eternal."
Mandala 3, Hymn 17, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
यस्त्वद्धोता॒ पूर्वो॑ अग्ने॒ यजी॑यान्द्वि॒ता च॒ सत्ता॑ स्व॒धया॑ च श॒म्भुः तस्यानु॒ धर्म॒ प्र य॑जा चिकि॒त्वोऽथा॑ नो धा अध्व॒रं दे॒ववी॑तौ
"That Priest before thee, yet more skilled in worship, stablished of old, healthgiver by his nature,– After his custom offer, thou who knowest, and lay our sacrifice where Gods may taste it."