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View lyrics page →Agni Sukta (Rigveda 1.1.1)
Original
अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम् । होतारं रत्नधातमम् ॥
Transliteration
Agnimīḷe purohitaṃ yajñasya devamṛtvijam | hotāraṃ ratnadhātaman ||
Meaning / Translation
I magnify Agni, the divine priest, the ministrant of the sacrifice, the invoker, the best bestower of treasures.
Gayatri Mantra (Rigveda 3.62.10)
Original
तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि । धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥
Transliteration
Tat savitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo devasya dhīmahi | dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt ||
Meaning / Translation
We meditate upon the glorious splendor of that adorable Sun (Savitr); may He illuminate and inspire our intellect.
Hymn to Varuna (Rigveda 1.25.1 - Fragment)
Original
यः सविते रितमधीयेन ।
Transliteration
Yaḥ savite ritamadhīyena |
Meaning / Translation
He who understands the Cosmic Order (Rta) through the light of the Sun.
Prayer for Universal Peace (Vedic Concept)
Original
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Transliteration
Om Shantiḥ Shantiḥ Shantiḥ ||
Meaning / Translation
Om, Peace, Peace, Peace (Peace in the physical, subtle, and causal realms).