Sukta 10
सूक्तम् 10
Hymn 10 of Rigveda Mandala 2.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 10 · Verse 2.10.1
जो॒हूत्रो॑ अ॒ग्निः प्र॑थ॒मः पि॒तेवे॒ळस्प॒दे मनु॑षा॒ यत्समि॑द्धः । श्रियं॒ वसा॑नो अ॒मृतो॒ विचे॑ता मर्मृ॒जेन्यः॑ श्रव॒स्य१॒ः॑ स वा॒जी
johūtro agniḥ prathamaḥ piteveḷaspade manuṣā yatsamiddhaḥ śriyaṃ vasāno amṛto vicetā marmṛjenyaḥ śravasya1ḥ sa vājī
Agni, the first invoked, the priestly father among men when the ritual was true; desirous of wealth, the immortal one seeks treasure—he is the swift-lipped singer, he is the word-prince.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 10 · Verse 2.10.2
श्रू॒या अ॒ग्निश्चि॒त्रभा॑नु॒र्हवं॑ मे॒ विश्वा॑भिर्गी॒र्भिर॒मृतो॒ विचे॑ताः । श्या॒वा रथं॑ वहतो॒ रोहि॑ता वो॒तारु॒षाह॑ चक्रे॒ विभृ॑त्रः
śrūyā agniścitrabhānurhavaṃ me viśvābhirgīrbhiramṛto vicetāḥ śyāvā rathaṃ vahato rohitā votāruṣāha cakre vibhṛtraḥ
Hear, Agni, radiant, accept my oblation—let all these hymns think upon immortality. The tawny robed charioteer bore the ruddy one; the protector fashioned the vow.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 10 · Verse 2.10.3
उ॒त्ता॒नाया॑मजनय॒न्सुषू॑तं॒ भुव॑द॒ग्निः पु॑रु॒पेशा॑सु॒ गर्भः॑ । शिरि॑णायां चिद॒क्तुना॒ महो॑भि॒रप॑रीवृतो वसति॒ प्रचे॑ताः
uttānāyāmajanayansuṣūtaṃ bhuvadagniḥ purupeśāsu garbhaḥ śiriṇāyāṃ cidaktunā mahobhiraparīvṛto vasati pracetāḥ
In the high place he generated the invoked seed, O Agni, the womb among men; wrapped in mighty coverings he dwells, the wise ones dwell within his head.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 10 · Verse 2.10.4
जिघ॑र्म्य॒ग्निं ह॒विषा॑ घृ॒तेन॑ प्रतिक्षि॒यन्तं॒ भुव॑नानि॒ विश्वा॑ । पृ॒थुं ति॑र॒श्चा वय॑सा बृ॒हन्तं॒ व्यचि॑ष्ठ॒मन्नै॑ रभ॒सं दृशा॑नम्
jigharmyagniṃ haviṣā ghṛtena pratikṣiyantaṃ bhuvanāni viśvā pṛthuṃ tiraścā vayasā bṛhantaṃ vyaciṣṭhamannai rabhasaṃ dṛśānam
I sought Agni everywhere with oblations of ghee—he who sustains all worlds. The broad, the far-spreading, the mighty, in youthful vigor he made the offering and beheld the splendour of the pressing wood.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 10 · Verse 2.10.5
आ वि॒श्वतः॑ प्र॒त्यञ्चं॑ जिघर्म्यर॒क्षसा॒ मन॑सा॒ तज्जु॑षेत । मर्य॑श्रीः स्पृह॒यद्व॑र्णो अ॒ग्निर्नाभि॒मृशे॑ त॒न्वा॒३॒॑ जर्भु॑राणः
ā viśvataḥ pratyañcaṃ jigharmyarakṣasā manasā tajjuṣeta maryaśrīḥ spṛhayadvarṇo agnirnābhimṛśe tanvā3 jarbhurāṇaḥ
Desiring all around, I sought protection with mind; the glorious fame, eagerly desirous, Agni pressed upon the navel and stretched forth the strong ones of the people.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 10 · Verse 2.10.6
ज्ञे॒या भा॒गं स॑हसा॒नो वरे॑ण॒ त्वादू॑तासो मनु॒वद्व॑देम । अनू॑नम॒ग्निं जु॒ह्वा॑ वच॒स्या म॑धु॒पृचं॑ धन॒सा जो॑हवीमि
jñeyā bhāgaṃ sahasāno vareṇa tvādūtāso manuvadvadema anūnamagniṃ juhvā vacasyā madhupṛcaṃ dhanasā johavīmi
Know the portion with the prize; by this decree the messengers of men speak. Offering Agni at least, I proffer the honeyed draught and give the treasure of kine.