Rigveda 1.031.15
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 31 · Verse 1.31.15
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
त्वम॑ग्ने॒ प्रय॑तदक्षिणं॒ नरं॒ वर्मे॑व स्यू॒तं परि॑ पासि वि॒श्वतः॑ । स्वा॒दु॒क्षद्मा॒ यो व॑स॒तौ स्यो॑न॒कृज्जी॑वया॒जं यज॑ते॒ सोप॒मा दि॒वः
tvamagne prayatadakṣiṇaṃ naraṃ varmeva syūtaṃ pari pāsi viśvataḥ svādukṣadmā yo vasatau syonakṛjjīvayājaṃ yajate sopamā divaḥ
Agni, thou hast urged the man aright; clothed he may be bound about, encircled on every side. He who dwells in pleasant and painful places, offering life and sacrifice, is like thee, akin to the heavens.
Agni, you dend the man who gives presents (to the priests) on every side, like well-stitched armour. The man who keeps choice viands in his dwelling, and with them entertains (his guests), performs the sacrifice of life, and is the likeness of heaven.
Agni, the man who giveth guerdon to the priests, like well-sewn armour thou guardest on every side. He who with grateful food shows kindness in his house, an offerer to the living, is the type of heaven.