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Rigveda 5.016.01

Rigveda · Mandala 5, Sukta 16 · Verse 5.16.1

rigvedamandala-5sukta-16पूरुरात्रेयःअग्निःअनुष्टुप्५ पंक्तिःDeity HymnAgni SuktaInvocationSacrificedeity-hymnagni-sukta

Vedic Classification

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

Sanskrit Original

बृ॒हद्वयो॒ हि भा॒नवेऽर्चा॑ दे॒वाया॒ग्नये॑ । यं मि॒त्रं न प्रश॑स्तिभि॒र्मर्ता॑सो दधि॒रे पु॒रः

bṛhadvayo hi bhānave'rcā devāyāgnaye yaṃ mitraṃ na praśastibhirmartāso dadhire puraḥ

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Great Vayu indeed is worshipful for the shining deity Agni. Whoever does not praise Mitra among mortals places him within the city.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

Offer abundant (sacrificial) food to the brilliant divine Agni, whom mortals have plural ced before them by praises as a friend.

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

GREAT power is in the beam of light, sing praise to, Agni, to the God Whom men have set in foremost place like Mitra with their eulogies.