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Rigveda 1.079.12

Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 79 · Verse 1.79.12

rigvedamandala-1sukta-79गोतमो राहूगणः१-३अग्निः मध्यमोऽ ग्निर्वा४-१२ अग्निः१-३ त्रिष्टुप्४-६ उष्णिक्७-१२ गायत्रीDeity HymnAgni SuktaInvocationSacrificedeity-hymnagni-sukta

Vedic Classification

Rishi (Seer)
Devatā (Deity)
Chandas (Meter)
Category
Theme

Sanskrit Original

स॒ह॒स्रा॒क्षो विच॑र्षणिर॒ग्नी रक्षां॑सि सेधति । होता॑ गृणीत उ॒क्थ्यः॑

sahasrākṣo vicarṣaṇiragnī rakṣāṃsi sedhati hotā gṛṇīta ukthyaḥ

3 versions
🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated

Thousand‑eyed, wandering, O Agni, you preserve by protection; the priest chants the hymn and sings your praises.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

The thousand-eyed, all-beholding, Agni, drives away the rākṣasas, and (praised by us) with holy hymns, he, the (invoker of the gods) celebrates their praise.

📖 Book ReferenceRalph T.H. GriffithThe Rig Veda, 1896Source ↗

Keen and swift Agni, thousand-eyed, chaseth the Raksasas afar: He singeth, herald meet for lauds.