Rigveda 10.051.05
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 51 · Verse 10.51.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
एहि॒ मनु॑र्देव॒युर्य॒ज्ञका॑मोऽरं॒कृत्या॒ तम॑सि क्षेष्यग्ने । सु॒गान्प॒थः कृ॑णुहि देव॒याना॒न्वह॑ ह॒व्यानि॑ सुमन॒स्यमा॑नः
ehi manurdevayuryajñakāmo'raṃkṛtyā tamasi kṣeṣyagne sugānpathaḥ kṛṇuhi devayānānvaha havyāni sumanasyamānaḥ
Come, mortal, for the gods desire the sacrificial rite; Agni will cut away the darkness. Make the good path, lead the gods with offerings, O generous-minded one.
(The gods). Come, Agni, the devout Manu (is) desirous of offering sacrifice; adorning yourself, youabide in darkness; make straight the paths traversed by the gods, and with a benevolent mind convey ouroblations.
Come; man is pious and would fain do worship, he waits prepared: in gloom thou, Agni, dwellest. Make pathways leading God-ward clear and easy, and bear oblations with a kindly spirit.