The Rig Veda/Mandala 1/Hymn 19

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Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith

15413The Rig VedaMandala 1, Hymn 19.


1. To this fair sacrifice to drink the milky draught thou art invoked:
     O Agni, with the Maruts come.
2. No mortal man, no God exceeds thy mental power, O Mighty one:
     O Agni, with the Maruts come:
3. All Gods devoid of guile, who know the mighty region of mid-air:
     O Agni, with those Maruts come.
4. The terrible, who sing their song, not to be overcome by might:
     O Agni, with those Maruts come.
5. Brilliant, and awful in their form, mighty, devourers of their foes':
     O Agni, with those Maruts come.
6. Who sit as Deities in heaven, above the sky-vault's luminous sphere:
     O Agni, with those Maruts come.
7. Who scatter clouds about the sky, away over the billowy sea:
     O Agni, with those Maruts come.
8. Who with their bright beams spread them forth over the ocean in their might
     O Agni, with those Maruts come.
9. For thee, to be thine early draught, I pour the Soma-mingled meath:
     O Agni, with the Maruts come.