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Rig Veda 7.13: BRING song and hymn to Agni…

by The Rishis of the Rig Veda c. 1500–1000 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)

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BRING song and hymn to Agni, Asura-slayer, enlightener of all and thought-bestower.
Like an oblation on the grass, to please him, I bring this to Vaisvanara, hymn-inspirer.

Thou with thy flame, O Agni, brightly glowing, hast at thy birth filled full the earth and heaven.
Thou with thy might, Vaisvanara Jatavedas, settest the Gods free from the curse that bound them.

Agni, when, born thou lookedst on all creatures, like a brisk herdsman moving round his cattle.
The path to prayer, Vaisvanara, thou foundest. Ye Gods, preserve us evermore with blessings.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 7.13: BRING song and hymn to Agni….” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/527/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 7.13: BRING song and hymn to Agni….” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/527/.

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