Mandala 10

Sukta 188: Jatavedas urged like a racehorse

Rishi: आग्नेयः श्येनः · Devata: जातवेदा अग्निः · Metre: गायत्री

3 verses · 188 of 191

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Jatavedas urged like a racehorse

Shyena Agneya praises Agni Jatavedas in gayatri. Now urge on Jatavedas like a strong racehorse, to sit on this barhis of ours. I raise great praise to this Jatavedas, generous, whose heroes are the inspired poets. The flames of Jatavedas that carry offerings to the devas, with them may he quicken our yajna. Three short verses ask the knower of all births to come to the grass, accept praise, and send the offerings up.

188.1

प्र नू॒नं जा॒तवे॑दस॒मश्वं॑ हिनोत वा॒जिन॑म् ।
इ॒दं नो॑ ब॒र्हिरा॒सदे॑

pra nūnaṃ jātavedasamaśvaṃ hinota vājinam |
idaṃ no barhirāsade

188.2

अ॒स्य प्र जा॒तवे॑दसो॒ विप्र॑वीरस्य मी॒ळ्हुष॑ः ।
म॒हीमि॑यर्मि सुष्टु॒तिम्

asya pra jātavedaso vipravīrasya mīḻhuṣaḥ |
mahīmiyarmi suṣṭutim

188.3

या रुचो॑ जा॒तवे॑दसो देव॒त्रा ह॑व्य॒वाह॑नीः ।
ताभि॑र्नो य॒ज्ञमि॑न्वतु

yā ruco jātavedaso devatrā havyavāhanīḥ |
tābhirno yajñaminvatu

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