ऋग्वेद 3.17 (श्लोक 1) - Project अर्थ (Artha)

समिध्यमानः प्रथमानु धर्मा समक्तुभिरज्यते विश्ववारः । शोचिष्केशो घृतनिर्णिक्पावकः सुयज्ञो अग्निर्यजथाय देवान् ॥

samidhyamānaḥ prathamānu dharmā samaktubhirajyate viśvavāraḥ | śociṣkeśo ghṛtanirṇikpāvakaḥ suyajño agniryajathāya devān ||

The righteous (Agni) when first kindled on the several (altars) the object of adoration by all, whose hair is flame, and who is cleansed with butter, the purifier, the worthy-worshipped, is sprinkled with oblations for the worship of the gods.

यथायजो होत्रमग्ने पृथिव्या यथा दिवो जातवेदश्चिकित्वान् । एवानेन हविषा यक्षि देवान्मनुष्वद्यज्ञं प्र तिरेममद्य ॥

yathāyajo hotramagne pṛthivyā yathā divo jātavedaścikitvān | evānena haviṣā yakṣi devānmanuṣvadyajñaṃ pra tiremamadya ||

As you did offer the burnt-offering, Agni, (on behalf of) earth; as you, Jātavedas, who are cognizant (of sacred rites, did offer sacrifice on behalf) of heaven; so with this oblation worship the gods, and perfect this rite today (as you did) that of Manu.

त्रीण्यायूंषि तव जातवेदस्तिस्र आजानीरुषसस्ते अग्ने । ताभिर्देवानामवो यक्षि विद्वानथा भव यजमानाय शं योः ॥

trīṇyāyūṃṣi tava jātavedastisra ājānīruṣasaste agne | tābhirdevānāmavo yakṣi vidvānathā bhava yajamānāya śaṃ yoḥ ||

Three are your existences Jātavedas; three, Agni, are your parent dawns; with them offer the oblation of the gods, the knowing (his wishes) be the bestower of happiness on the instrumental tutor of the sacrifice.

अग्निं सुदीतिं सुदृशं गृणन्तो नमस्यामस्त्वेड्यं जातवेदः । त्वां दूतमरतिं हव्यवाहं देवा अकृण्वन्नमृतस्य नाभिम् ॥

agniṃ sudītiṃ sudṛśaṃ gṛṇanto namasyāmastveḍyaṃ jātavedaḥ | tvāṃ dūtamaratiṃ havyavāhaṃ devā akṛṇvannamṛtasya nābhim ||

Jātavedas, we venerate you, glorifying the brilliant, beautiful, adorable Agni; the gods have made you their messenger, the disinterested bearer of oblations, the centre of ambrosia.

यस्त्वद्धोता पूर्वो अग्ने यजीयान्द्विता च सत्ता स्वधया च शम्भुः । तस्यानु धर्म प्र यजा चिकित्वोऽथ नो धा अध्वरं देववीतौ ॥

yastvaddhotā pūrvo agne yajīyāndvitā ca sattā svadhayā ca śambhuḥ | tasyānu dharma pra yajā cikitvo'tha no dhā adhvaraṃ devavītau ||

He is the most diligent offerer of worship who is the presenter of oblations before you are and who in two plural ces (the middling and the best) seated with the sacrificial food is (the source of) happiness (to the worshippers); do you cognizant (of the objects of devotion), officiate in accordance with his piety, and thus render our rite acceptable to the gods.