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Sūktam 143 — apā (8 mantras)

Sūkta 143

8 dīrghatamā aucathyaḥ| agniḥ| jagatī, 8 triṣṭup |

pra tavya̍sī̱ṃ navya̍sīṃ dhī̱tima̱gnaye̍ vā̱co ma̱tiṃ saha̍saḥ sū̱nave̍ bhare |

a̱pāṃ napā̱d yo vasu̍bhiḥ sa̱ha pri̱yo hotā̍ pṛthi̱vyāṃ nyasī̍dadṛ̱tviya̍:

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sa jāya̍mānaḥ para̱me vyo̍manyā̱vira̱gnira̍bhavanmāta̱riśva̍ne |

a̱sya kratvā̍ samidhā̱nasya̍ ma̱jmanā̱ pra dyāvā̍ śo̱ciḥ pṛ̍thi̱vī a̍rocayat

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a̱sya tve̱ṣā a̱jarā̍ a̱sya bhā̱nava̍: susa̱ṃdṛśa̍: su̱pratī̍kasya su̱dyuta̍: |

bhātva̍kṣaso̱ atya̱kturna sindha̍vo̱ 'gne re̍jante̱ asa̍santo a̱jarā̍:

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yame̍ri̱re bhṛga̍vo vi̱śvave̍dasa̱ṃ nābhā̍ pṛthi̱vyā bhuva̍nasya ma̱jmanā̍ |

a̱gniṃ taṃ gī̱rbhirhi̍nuhi̱ sva ā dame̱ ya eko̱ vasvo̱ varu̍ṇo̱ na rāja̍ti

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na yo varā̍ya ma̱rutā̍miva sva̱naḥ sene̍va sṛ̱ṣṭā di̱vyā yathā̱śani̍: |

a̱gnirjambhai̍stigi̱taira̍tti̱ bharva̍ti yo̱dho na śatrū̱n tsa vanā̱ nyṛ̍ñjate

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ku̱vinno̍ a̱gniru̱catha̍sya̱ vīrasa̱d vasu̍ṣku̱vid vasu̍bhi̱: kāma̍mā̱vara̍t |

co̱daḥ ku̱vit tu̍tu̱jyāt sā̱taye̱ dhiya̱: śuci̍pratīka̱ṃ tama̱yā dhi̱yā gṛ̍ṇe

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ghṛ̱tapra̍tīkaṃ va ṛ̱tasya̍ dhū̱rṣada̍ma̱gniṃ mi̱traṃ na sa̍midhā̱na ṛ̍ñjate |

indhā̍no a̱kro vi̱dathe̍ṣu̱ dīdya̍cchu̱krava̍rṇā̱mudu̍ no yaṃsate̱ dhiya̍m

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apra̍yuccha̱nnapra̍yucchadbhiragne śi̱vebhi̍rnaḥ pā̱yubhi̍: pāhi śa̱gmaiḥ |

ada̍bdhebhi̱radṛ̍pitebhiri̱ṣṭe 'ni̍miṣadbhi̱: pari̍ pāhi no̱ jāḥ

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