Rigveda 5.001.11
Rigveda · Mandala 5, Sukta 1 · Verse 5.1.11
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
आद्य रथं॑ भानुमो भानु॒मन्त॒मग्ने॒ तिष्ठ॑ यज॒तेभिः॒ सम॑न्तम् । वि॒द्वान्प॑थी॒नामु॒र्व१॒॑न्तरि॑क्ष॒मेह दे॒वान्ह॑वि॒रद्या॑य वक्षि
ādya rathaṃ bhānumo bhānumantamagne tiṣṭha yajatebhiḥ samantam vidvānpathīnāmurva1ntarikṣameha devānhaviradyāya vakṣi
First chariot, Sun-beam of beams, Agni standing among worshippers is praised on all sides. The wise know the paths; within the atmosphere the gods and the ritualists command the oblation and declare it.
Ascend today, radiant Agni, your resplendent, well-conducted chariot, together with the adorable (gods), cognizant of the ways (of worship), bring hither, by the vast firmament, the gods to partake of the oblation.
Ascend to-day thy splendid car, O Agni, in splendour, with the Holy Ones around it. Knowing the paths by mid-air's spacious region bring hither Gods to feast on our oblation.