DharmaPragya
Mandala 3, Hymn 23
Containing 5 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 3, Hymn 23, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
निर्म॑थितः॒ सुधि॑त॒ आ स॒धस्थे॒ युवा॑ क॒विर॑ध्व॒रस्य॑ प्रणे॒ता जूर्य॑त्स्व॒ग्निर॒जरो॒ वने॒ष्वत्रा॑ दधे अ॒मृतं॑ जा॒तवे॑दाः
"RUBBED into life, well stablished in the dwelling, Leader of sacrifice, the Sage, the youthful, Here in the wasting fuel Jâtavedas, eternal, hath assumed immortal being."
Mandala 3, Hymn 23, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
अम॑न्थिष्टां॒ भार॑ता रे॒वद॒ग्निं दे॒वश्र॑वा दे॒ववा॑तः सु॒दक्ष॑म् अग्ने॒ वि प॑श्य बृह॒ताभि रा॒येषां नो॑ ने॒ता भ॑वता॒दनु॒ द्यून्
"Both Bharatas, Devaṣravas, Devavâta, have strongly rubbed to life effectual Agni. O Agni, look thou forth with ample riches: be, every day, bearer of food to feed us."
Mandala 3, Hymn 23, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
दश॒ क्षिपः॑ पू॒र्व्यं सी॑मजीजन॒न्त्सुजा॑तं मा॒तृषु॑ प्रि॒यम् अ॒ग्निं स्तु॑हि दैववा॒तं दे॑वश्रवो॒ यो जना॑ना॒मस॑द्व॒शी
"Him nobly born of old the fingers ten produced, him whom his Mothers counted dear. Praise Devavâta's Agni, thou Devaṣravas, him who shall be the people's Lord."
Mandala 3, Hymn 23, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
नि त्वा॑ दधे॒ वर॒ आ पृ॑थि॒व्या इळा॑यास्प॒दे सु॑दिन॒त्वे अह्ना॑म् दृ॒षद्व॑त्यां॒ मानु॑ष आप॒यायां॒ सर॑स्वत्यां रे॒वद॑ग्ने दिदीहि
"He set thee in the earth's most lovely station, in Iḷâ's place, in days of fair bright weather. On man, on Âpayâ, Agni! on the rivers Dr̥ishadvatî, Sarasvatî, shine richly."
Mandala 3, Hymn 23, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
इळा॑मग्ने पुरु॒दंसं॑ स॒निं गोः श॑श्वत्त॒मं हव॑मानाय साध स्यान्नः॑ सू॒नुस्तन॑यो वि॒जावाग्ने॒ सा ते॑ सुम॒तिर्भू॑त्व॒स्मे
"Agni, as holy food to thine invoker give wealth in cattle, lasting, rich in marvels. To us be born a son and spreading offspring Agni, be this thy gracious will to us-ward"