Rigvedic Hymns
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 4 sections
Rigveda 1.1.1
Original
अग्निमीले पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम्। होतारं रत्नधातमम्।
Transliteration
Agnimīle purohitaṃ yajñasya devamṛtvijam. Hotāraṃ ratnadhātamam.
Meaning / Translation
I praise Agni, the priest of the sacrifice, the divine minister, who invokes the gods and offers them oblations.
Rigveda 1.1.2
Original
अग्निः पूर्वेभिर्र्षिभिरीड्यो नूनं होता। कविक्रतुना सत्यस्य सत्यपरश्च।
Transliteration
Agniḥ pūrvebhirṛṣibhirīḍyo nūnam hotā. Kavikratunā satyasya satyaparaśca.
Meaning / Translation
Agni, the ancient sages revered you as the invoker of the gods, and you, being wise and truthful, are the most truthful of all.
Rigveda 1.1.3
Original
यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजं होतारं रत्नधातमम्। अग्ने यं यज्ञमίδ्धि तं त्वं देवानामपि भोजः।
Transliteration
Yajñasya devamṛtvijam hotāraṃ ratnadhātamam. Agne yaṃ yajñamīdhi taṃ tvaṃ devānāmapi bhojaḥ.
Meaning / Translation
You, Agni, are the divine priest of the sacrifice, the invoker and the offerer of oblations, and the nourisher of the gods.
Rigveda 1.1.4
Original
अग्ने यं यज्ञमादधुर्होत्रा देवा हavyavahaḥ। वषट्कृतो दैव्यानाम।
Transliteration
Agne yaṃ yajñamādadhuḥ hotrā devā havyavahaḥ. Vaṣṭkṛto daivyānām.
Meaning / Translation
The priests and the gods established the sacrifice, and you, Agni, being the conveyor of oblations, are the messenger between the divine and human realms.