Religion

Sama Veda II.6.2.7: Served with oblation, kindled, bright, through love of

by The Rishis of the Sama Veda c. 1200–1000 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)

Religion

1. Served with oblation, kindled, bright, through love of song, may Agni, bent
On riches, smite the Vritras dead

2. His father's father, shining in his mother's ever-lasting side,
Set on the seat of sacrifice!

3. O active Jatavedas, bring devotion that wins progeny, Agni, that it may shine to heaven!

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.6.2.7: Served with oblation, kindled, bright, through love of.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/286/.

Chicago

Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.6.2.7: Served with oblation, kindled, bright, through love of.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/286/.

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