Rigveda 4.002.05
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 2 · Verse 4.2.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
गोमा॑ँ अ॒ग्नेऽवि॑माँ अ॒श्वी य॒ज्ञो नृ॒वत्स॑खा॒ सद॒मिद॑प्रमृ॒ष्यः । इळा॑वाँ ए॒षो अ॑सुर प्र॒जावा॑न्दी॒र्घो र॒यिः पृ॑थुबु॒ध्नः स॒भावा॑न्
gomām̐ agne'vimām̐ aśvī yajño nṛvatsakhā sadamidapramṛṣyaḥ iḷāvām̐ eṣo asura prajāvāndīrgho rayiḥ pṛthubudhnaḥ sabhāvān
O Agni, measure out the cows, the steeds, the sacrifice; the lord of men, friend of kine, this godly one delights the peoples. Ila this Asura, honored by progeny, wealth and broad renown he bears.
May the sacrifice, Agni, be productive of cows, of sheep, of horses, and celebrated by your worshipper, aided by the priests, be ever uninterrupted; may it, mighty Agni, be productive of food and progeny, long continued, affluent, wide based, and held in full assembly.
Agni, be this our sacrifice eternal, with brave friends, rich in kine and sheep and horses, Rich, Asura! in sacred food and children, in full assembly, wealth broad-based and during.