DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 102
Containing 22 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 22
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त्वम॑ग्ने बृ॒हद्वयो॒ दधा॑सि देव दा॒शुषे॑ क॒विर्गृ॒हप॑ति॒र्युवा॑
"LORD of the house, Sage, ever young, high power of life, O Agni, God, Thou givest to thy worshipper."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 22
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स न॒ ईळा॑नया स॒ह दे॒वाँ अ॑ग्ने दुव॒स्युवा॑ चि॒किद्वि॑भान॒वा व॑ह
"So with our song that prays and serves, attentive, Lord of spreading light, Agni, bring hitherward the Gods."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 22
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त्वया॑ ह स्विद्यु॒जा व॒यं चोदि॑ष्ठेन यविष्ठ्य अ॒भि ष्मो॒ वाज॑सातये
"For, Ever-Youthful One, with thee, best Furtherer, as our ally, We overcome, to win the spoil."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 22
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औ॒र्व॒भृ॒गु॒वच्छुचि॑मप्नवान॒वदा हु॑वे अ॒ग्निं स॑मु॒द्रवा॑ससम्
"As Aurva Bhrigu used, as Apnavâna used, I call the pure Agni who clothes him with the sea."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 22
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हु॒वे वात॑स्वनं क॒विं प॒र्जन्य॑क्रन्द्यं॒ सहः॑ अ॒ग्निं स॑मु॒द्रवा॑ससम्
"I call the Sage who sounds like wind, the Might that like Parjanya roars, Agni who clothes him with the sea."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 22
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आ स॒वं स॑वि॒तुर्य॑था॒ भग॑स्येव भु॒जिं हु॑वे अ॒ग्निं स॑मु॒द्रवा॑ससम्
"As Savitar's productive Power, as him who sends down bliss, I call Agni who clothes him with the sea."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 22
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अ॒ग्निं वो॑ वृ॒धन्त॑मध्व॒राणां॑ पुरू॒तम॑म् अच्छा॒ नप्त्रे॒ सह॑स्वते
"Hither, for powerful kirship, I call Agni, him Who prospers you, Most frequent at our solemn rites"
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 22
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अ॒यं यथा॑ न आ॒भुव॒त्त्वष्टा॑ रू॒पेव॒ तक्ष्या॑ अ॒स्य क्रत्वा॒ यश॑स्वतः
"That through this famed One's power, he may stand by us even as Tvashṭar comes Unto the forms that must be shaped."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 22
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अ॒यं विश्वा॑ अ॒भि श्रियो॒ऽग्निर्दे॒वेषु॑ पत्यते आ वाजै॒रुप॑ नो गमत्
"This Agni is the Lord supreme above all glories mid the Gods: May he come nigh to us with strength."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 22
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विश्वे॑षामि॒ह स्तु॑हि॒ होतॄ॑णां य॒शस्त॑मम् अ॒ग्निं य॒ज्ञेषु॑ पू॒र्व्यम्
"Here praise ye him the most renowned of all the ministering Priests, Agni, the Chief at sacrifice;"
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 22
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शी॒रं पा॑व॒कशो॑चिषं॒ ज्येष्ठो॒ यो दमे॒ष्वा दी॒दाय॑ दीर्घ॒श्रुत्त॑मः
"Piercing, with purifying flame, enkindled in our homes, most high, Swiftest to hear from far away."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 22
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तमर्व॑न्तं॒ न सा॑न॒सिं गृ॑णी॒हि वि॑प्र शु॒ष्मिण॑म् मि॒त्रं न या॑त॒यज्ज॑नम्
"Sage, laud the Mighty One who wins the spoil of victory like a steed, And, Mitra-like, unites the folk."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 13
Verse 13 of 22
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उप॑ त्वा जा॒मयो॒ गिरो॒ देदि॑शतीर्हवि॒ष्कृतः॑ वा॒योरनी॑के अस्थिरन्
"Still turning to their aim in thee, the oblation-bearer's sister hymns Have come to thee before the wind."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 14
Verse 14 of 22
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यस्य॑ त्रि॒धात्ववृ॑तं ब॒र्हिस्त॒स्थावसं॑दिनम् आप॑श्चि॒न्नि द॑धा प॒दम्
"The waters find their place in him, for whom the threefold sacred grass Is spread unbound, unlimited."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 15
Verse 15 of 22
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प॒दं दे॒वस्य॑ मी॒ळ्हुषोऽना॑धृष्टाभिरू॒तिभिः॑ भ॒द्रा सूर्य॑ इवोप॒दृक्
"The station of the Bounteous God hath, through his aid which none impair, A pleasant aspect like the Sun."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 16
Verse 16 of 22
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अग्ने॑ घृ॒तस्य॑ धी॒तिभि॑स्तेपा॒नो दे॑व शो॒चिषा॑ आ दे॒वान्व॑क्षि॒ यक्षि॑ च
"Blazing with splendour, Agni, God, through pious gifts of sacred oil, Bring thou the Gods and worship them."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 17
Verse 17 of 22
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तं त्वा॑जनन्त मा॒तरः॑ क॒विं दे॒वासो॑ अङ्गिरः ह॒व्य॒वाह॒मम॑र्त्यम्
"The Gods as mothers brought thee forth, the Immortal Sage, O Angiras, The bearer of our gifts to heaven."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 18
Verse 18 of 22
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प्रचे॑तसं त्वा क॒वेऽग्ने॑ दू॒तं वरे॑ण्यम् ह॒व्य॒वाहं॒ नि षे॑दिरे
"Wise Agni, Gods established thee, the Seer, noblest messenger, As bearer of our sacred gifts."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 19
Verse 19 of 22
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न॒हि मे॒ अस्त्यघ्न्या॒ न स्वधि॑ति॒र्वन॑न्वति अथै॑ता॒दृग्भ॑रामि ते
"No cow have I to call mine own, no axe at hand wherewith to work, Yet what is here I bring to thee."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 20
Verse 20 of 22
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यद॑ग्ने॒ कानि॒ कानि॑ चि॒दा ते॒ दारू॑णि द॒ध्मसि॑ ता जु॑षस्व यविष्ठ्य
"O Agni, whatsoever be the fuel that we lay for thee, Be pleased therewith, Most Youthful God."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 21
Verse 21 of 22
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यदत्त्यु॑प॒जिह्वि॑का॒ यद्व॒म्रो अ॑ति॒सर्प॑ति सर्वं॒ तद॑स्तु ते घृ॒तम्
"That which the white-ant eats away, that over which the emmet crawls — May all of this be oil to thee."
Mandala 8, Hymn 102, Verse 22
Verse 22 of 22
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अ॒ग्निमिन्धा॑नो॒ मन॑सा॒ धियं॑ सचेत॒ मर्त्यः॑ अ॒ग्निमी॑धे वि॒वस्व॑भिः
"When he enkindles Agni, man should with his heart attend the song: I with the priests have kindled him."