Rigveda 3.002.04
Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 2 · Verse 3.2.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
आ म॒न्द्रस्य॑ सनि॒ष्यन्तो॒ वरे॑ण्यं वृणी॒महे॒ अह्र॑यं॒ वाज॑मृ॒ग्मिय॑म् । रा॒तिं भृगू॑णामु॒शिजं॑ क॒विक्र॑तुम॒ग्निं राज॑न्तं दि॒व्येन॑ शो॒चिषा॑
ā mandrasya saniṣyanto vareṇyaṃ vṛṇīmahe ahrayaṃ vājamṛgmiyam rātiṃ bhṛgūṇāmuśijaṃ kavikratumagniṃ rājantaṃ divyena śociṣā
We have chosen the best by invoking Mandrasya; we sought the prize, the excellence, the noble treasure. Night of the Bhṛgus bears the starry offspring; poets fashioned Agni, royal, with divine lamentation.
Desiring excellent food, inflicting no disgrace, we solicit the boon of the adorable (Vaiśvānara) from Agni, the benefactor of the Bhṛgus, the object of our desires, who is acquainted with past acts, and shines with celestial splendour.
Eager to gain, we crave from him the friendly God strength confident, choiceworthy meet to be extolled: The Bhrgus' bounty, willing, strong with sages' lore, even Agni shining forth with light that comes from heaven.