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Rig Veda 5.24: O AGNI, be our nearest Friend, be thou a kind deliverer and a gracious…
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)
O AGNI, be our nearest Friend, be thou a kind deliverer and a gracious Friend.
Excellent Agni, come thou nigh to us, and give us wealth most splendidly renowned.
So hear us, listen to this call of ours, and keep us far from every sinful man.
To thee then, O Most Bright, O Radiant God, we come with prayer for happiness for our friends.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 5.24: O AGNI, be our nearest Friend, be thou a kind deliverer and a gracious….” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/376/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 5.24: O AGNI, be our nearest Friend, be thou a kind deliverer and a gracious….” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/376/.
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