DharmaPragya
Mandala 4, Hymn 9
Containing 8 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 4, Hymn 9, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अग्ने॑ मृ॒ळ म॒हाँ अ॑सि॒ य ई॒मा दे॑व॒युं जन॑म् इ॒येथ॑ ब॒र्हिरा॒सद॑म्
"AGNI, show favour: great art thou who to this pious man art come, To seat thee on the sacred grass."
Mandala 4, Hymn 9, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
स मानु॑षीषु दू॒ळभो॑ वि॒क्षु प्रा॒वीरम॑र्त्यः दू॒तो विश्वे॑षां भुवत्
"May he the Immortal, Helper, bard to be deceived among mankind, Become the messenger of all."
Mandala 4, Hymn 9, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
स सद्म॒ परि॑ णीयते॒ होता॑ म॒न्द्रो दिवि॑ष्टिषु उ॒त पोता॒ नि षी॑दति
"Around the altar is he led, welcome Chief Priest at solemn rites, Or as the Potar sits him down."
Mandala 4, Hymn 9, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
उ॒त ग्ना अ॒ग्निर॑ध्व॒र उ॒तो गृ॒हप॑ति॒र्दमे॑ उ॒त ब्र॒ह्मा नि षी॑दति
"Agni in fire at sacrifice, and in the house as Lord thereof, And as a Brahman takes his seat."
Mandala 4, Hymn 9, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
वेषि॒ ह्य॑ध्वरीय॒तामु॑पव॒क्ता जना॑नाम् ह॒व्या च॒ मानु॑षाणाम्
"Thou comest as the guide of folk who celebrate a sacrifice, And to oblations brought by men."
Mandala 4, Hymn 9, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
वेषीद्व॑स्य दू॒त्यं१॒॑ यस्य॒ जुजो॑षो अध्व॒रम् ह॒व्यं मर्त॑स्य॒ वोळ्ह॑वे
"Thou servest as his messenger whose sacrifice thou lovest well, To bear the mortal's gifts to heaven."
Mandala 4, Hymn 9, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒स्माकं॑ जोष्यध्व॒रम॒स्माकं॑ य॒ज्ञम॑ङ्गिरः अ॒स्माकं॑ शृणुधी॒ हव॑म्
"Accept our solemn rite; be pleased, Angiras, with our sacrifice: Give ear and listen to our call."
Mandala 4, Hymn 9, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
परि॑ ते दू॒ळभो॒ रथो॒ऽस्माँ अ॑श्नोतु वि॒श्वतः॑ येन॒ रक्ष॑सि दा॒शुषः॑
"May thine inviolable car, wherewith thou guardest those who give, Come near to us from every side."