Mandala 4

Sukta 8: Agni who brings the devas here

Rishi: वामदेवो गौतमः · Devata: अग्निः · Metre: गायत्री

8 verses · 8 of 58

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Agni who brings the devas here

A short gayatri hymn of Vamadeva Gautama to Agni. The singer adorns with his words the all-knowing, immortal messenger who carries the oblations. Agni knows the treasures and the ascent to heaven, and he will bring the devas here. He knows how to bow the gods toward the man who keeps rita, and he gives dear wealth. As hotar he moves between, knowing the way up to the sky. May we be among those who serve Agni with gifts and kindle him; such men become famed for wealth and heroes. The last verse says Agni pierces through men's strength like an arrow.

8.1

दू॒तं वो॑ वि॒श्ववे॑दसं हव्य॒वाह॒मम॑र्त्यम् ।
यजि॑ष्ठमृञ्जसे गि॒रा

dūtaṃ vo viśvavedasaṃ havyavāhamamartyam |
yajiṣṭhamṛñjase girā

8.2

स हि वेदा॒ वसु॑धितिं म॒हाँ आ॒रोध॑नं दि॒वः ।
स दे॒वाँ एह व॑क्षति

sa hi vedā vasudhitiṃ mahām̐ ārodhanaṃ divaḥ |
sa devām̐ eha vakṣati

8.3

स वे॑द दे॒व आ॒नमं॑ दे॒वाँ ऋ॑ताय॒ते दमे॑ ।
दाति॑ प्रि॒याणि॑ चि॒द्वसु॑

sa veda deva ānamaṃ devām̐ ṛtāyate dame |
dāti priyāṇi cidvasu

8.4

स होता॒ सेदु॑ दू॒त्यं॑ चिकि॒त्वाँ अ॒न्तरी॑यते ।
वि॒द्वाँ आ॒रोध॑नं दि॒वः

sa hotā sedu dūtyaṃ cikitvām̐ antarīyate |
vidvām̐ ārodhanaṃ divaḥ