DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 71
Containing 15 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 15
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त्वं नो॑ अग्ने॒ महो॑भिः पा॒हि विश्व॑स्या॒ अरा॑तेः उ॒त द्वि॒षो मर्त्य॑स्य
"O AGNI, with thy mighty wealth guard us from all malignity, Yea, from all hate of mortal man."
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 2
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न॒हि म॒न्युः पौरु॑षेय॒ ईशे॒ हि वः॑ प्रियजात त्वमिद॑सि॒ क्षपा॑वान्
"For over thee, O Friend from birth, the wrath of man hath no control: Nay, Guardian of the earth art thou."
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 3
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स नो॒ विश्वे॑भिर्दे॒वेभि॒रूर्जो॑ नपा॒द्भद्र॑शोचे र॒यिं दे॑हि वि॒श्ववा॑रम्
"As such, with all the Gods, O Son of Strength, auspicious in thy flame. Give us wealth bringing all things good."
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 15
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न तम॑ग्ने॒ अरा॑तयो॒ मर्तं॑ युवन्त रा॒यः यं त्राय॑से दा॒श्वांस॑म्
"Malignities stay not from wealth the mortal man whom, Agni, thou Protectest while he offers gifts."
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 5
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यं त्वं वि॑प्र मे॒धसा॑ता॒वग्ने॑ हि॒नोषि॒ धना॑य स तवो॒ती गोषु॒ गन्ता॑
"Sage Agni, be whom thou dost urge, in worship of the Gods, to wealth, With thine assistance winneth kine."
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 6
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त्वं र॒यिं पु॑रु॒वीर॒मग्ने॑ दा॒शुषे॒ मर्ता॑य प्र णो॑ नय॒ वस्यो॒ अच्छ॑
"Riches with many heroes thou hast for the man who offers gifts: Lead thou us on to higher bliss."
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 15
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उ॒रु॒ष्या णो॒ मा परा॑ दा अघाय॒ते जा॑तवेदः दु॒रा॒ध्ये॒३॒॑ मर्ता॑य
"Save us, O Jâtavedas, nor abandon us to him who sins, Unto the evil-hearted man."
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 15
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अग्ने॒ माकि॑ष्टे दे॒वस्य॑ रा॒तिमदे॑वो युयोत त्वमी॑शिषे॒ वसू॑नाम्
"O Agni, let no godless man avert thy bounty as a God: Over all treasures thou art Lord."
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 9
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स नो॒ वस्व॒ उप॑ मा॒स्यूर्जो॑ नपा॒न्माहि॑नस्य सखे॑ वसो जरि॒तृभ्यः॑
"So, Son of Strength, thou aidest us to what is great and excellent. Those, Vasu! Friend! who sing thy praise."
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 15
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अच्छा॑ नः शी॒रशो॑चिषं॒ गिरो॑ यन्तु दर्श॒तम् अच्छा॑ य॒ज्ञासो॒ नम॑सा पुरू॒वसुं॑ पुरुप्रश॒स्तमू॒तये॑
"Let our songs come anear to him beauteous and bright with piercing flame Our offerings, with our homage, to the Lord of wealth, to him whom many praise, for help:"
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 15
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अ॒ग्निं सू॒नुं सह॑सो जा॒तवे॑दसं दा॒नाय॒ वार्या॑णाम् द्वि॒ता यो भूद॒मृतो॒ मर्त्ये॒ष्वा होता॑ म॒न्द्रत॑मो वि॒शि
"To Agni Jâtavedas, to the Son of Strength, that he may give us precious gifts, Immortal, from of old Priest among mortal men, the most delightful in the house."
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 15
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अ॒ग्निं वो॑ देवय॒ज्यया॒ग्निं प्र॑य॒त्य॑ध्व॒रे अ॒ग्निं धी॒षु प्र॑थ॒मम॒ग्निमर्व॑त्य॒ग्निं क्षैत्रा॑य॒ साध॑से
"Agni, made yours by sacrifice, Agni, while holy rites advance; Agni, the first in songs, first with the warrior steed; Agril to win the land for us."
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 13
Verse 13 of 15
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अ॒ग्निरि॒षां स॒ख्ये द॑दातु न॒ ईशे॒ यो वार्या॑णाम् अ॒ग्निं तो॒के तन॑ये॒ शश्व॑दीमहे॒ वसुं॒ सन्तं॑ तनू॒पाम्
"May Agni who is Lord of wealth vouchsafe us food for friendship sake. Agni we ever seek for seed and progeny, the Vasu who protects our lives."
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 14
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अ॒ग्निमी॑ळि॒ष्वाव॑से॒ गाथा॑भिः शी॒रशो॑चिषम् अ॒ग्निं रा॒ये पु॑रुमीळ्ह श्रु॒तं नरो॒ऽग्निं सु॑दी॒तये॑ छ॒र्दिः
"Solicit with your chants, for help, Agni the God with piercing flame, For riches famous Agni, Purumîḷha and ye men! Agni to light our dwelling well."
Mandala 8, Hymn 71, Verse 15
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अ॒ग्निं द्वेषो॒ योत॒वै नो॑ गृणीमस्य॒ग्निं शं योश्च॒ दात॑वे विश्वा॑सु वि॒क्ष्व॑वि॒तेव॒ हव्यो॒ भुव॒द्वस्तु॑र्ऋषू॒णाम्
"Agni we laud that he may keep our foes afar, Agni to give us health and strength. Let him as Guardian be invoked in all the tribes, the lighter-up of glowing brands."