HYMN XCVII. Agni: Rig Veda – Book 1 – Ralph T.H. Griffith, Translator

अप नः शोशुचदघमग्ने शुशुग्ध्या रयिम |
अप नः शोशुचदघम ||

सुक्षेत्रिया सुगातुया वसूया च यजामहे |
अप … ||

पर यद भन्दिष्ठ एषां परास्माकासश्च सूरयः |
अप… ||

पर यत ते अग्ने सूरयो जायेमहि पर ते वयम |
अप … ||

पर यदग्नेः सहस्वतो विश्वतो यन्ति भानवः |
अप … ||

तवं हि विश्वतोमुख विश्वतः परिभूरसि |
अप … ||

दविषो नो विश्वतोमुखाति नावेव पारय |
अप … ||

स नः सिन्धुमिव नावयाति पर्षा सवस्तये |
अप … ||

 

apa naḥ śośucadaghamaghne śuśughdhyā rayim |
apa naḥ śośucadagham ||

sukṣetriyā sughātuyā vasūyā ca yajāmahe |
apa … ||

pra yad bhandiṣṭha eṣāṃ prāsmākāsaśca sūrayaḥ |
apa… ||

pra yat te aghne sūrayo jāyemahi pra te vayam |
apa … ||

pra yadaghneḥ sahasvato viśvato yanti bhānavaḥ |
apa … ||

tvaṃ hi viśvatomukha viśvataḥ paribhūrasi |
apa … ||

dviṣo no viśvatomukhāti nāveva pāraya |
apa … ||

sa naḥ sindhumiva nāvayāti parṣā svastaye |
apa … ||

English Translation

Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith

1. CHASING with light our sin away, O Agni, shine thou wealth on us.
May his light chase our sin away.

2 For goodly fields, for pleasant homes, for wealth we sacrifice to thee.
May his light chase our sin away.

3 Best praiser of all these be he; foremost, our chiefs who sacrifice.
May his light chase our sin away.

4 So that thy worshippers and we, thine, Agni, in our sons may live.
May his light chase our sin away.

5 As ever-conquering Agni’s beams of splendour go to every side,
May his light chase our sin away.

6 To every side thy face is turned, thou art triumphant everywhere.
May his light chase our sin away.

7 O thou whose face looks every way, bear us past foes as in a ship.
May his light chase our sin away.

8 As in a ship, convey thou us for our advantage o’er the flood.
May his light chase our sin away.