Ṛgveda · Sūkta 1.12

1.12.1

अ॒ग्निं दू॒तं वृ॑णीमहे॒ होता॑रं वि॒श्ववे॑दसम् ।
अ॒स्य य॒ज्ञस्य॑ सु॒क्रतु॑म् ॥

We choose Agni, the messenger and priest who knows all beings, for the skillful purpose of this sacrifice.

अ॒ग्निम॑ग्निं॒ हवी॑मभिः॒ सदा॑ हवन्त वि॒श्पति॑म् ।
ह॒व्य॒वाहं॑ पुरुप्रि॒यम् ॥

With their praises they have always called Agni, lord of the clans, bearer of oblations, dear to many.

अग्ने॑ दे॒वाँ इ॒हा व॑ह जज्ञा॒नो वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषे ।
असि॒ होता॑ न॒ ईड्यः॑ ॥

O Agni, born for the sacrificer who spreads the grass, bring the gods here. You are our priest, worthy of praise.

ताँ उ॑श॒तो वि बो॑धय॒ यद॑ग्ने॒ यासि॑ दू॒त्य॑म् ।
दे॒वैरा स॑त्सि ब॒र्हिषि॑ ॥

O Agni, when you go as messenger, awaken those devoted ones. Sit here on the sacred grass with the gods.

घृता॑हवन दीदिवः॒ प्रति॑ ष्म॒ रिष॑तो दह ।
अग्ने॒ त्वं र॑क्ष॒स्विनः॑ ॥

O ghee-invoked, shining Agni, burn indeed the hostile ones. O Agni, you burn the demons.

अ॒ग्निना॒ग्निः समि॑ध्यते क॒विर्गृ॒हप॑ति॒र्युवा॑ ।
ह॒व्य॒वाड्जु॒ह्वा॑स्यः ॥

Agni is kindled by Agni: the seer, the lord of the house, the youthful bearer of oblations, to whom offerings are poured.

क॒विम॒ग्निमुप॑ स्तुहि स॒त्यध॑र्माणमध्व॒रे ।
दे॒वम॑मीव॒चात॑नम् ॥

Praise the wise Agni at the sacrifice, whose laws are true, the god who wards off affliction.

यस्त्वाम॑ग्ने ह॒विष्प॑तिर्दू॒तं दे॑व सप॒र्यति॑ ।
तस्य॑ स्म प्रावि॒ता भ॑व ॥

O Agni, O god, be the helper of him who, the lord of oblations, serves you as messenger.

यो अ॒ग्निं दे॒ववी॑तये ह॒विष्माँ॑ आ॒विवा॑सति ।
तस्मै॑ पावक मृळय ॥

For him who, with offerings, seeks Agni for the favor of the gods, O purifier, be gracious.

स नः॑ पावक दीदिव॒ अग्ने॑ दे॒वाँ इ॒हा व॑ह ।
उप॑ य॒ज्ञं ह॒विश्च॑ नः ॥

O purifier, shining Agni, bring the gods here; come to our sacrifice and our oblation.

स न॒ स्तवा॑न॒ आ भ॑र गाय॒त्रेण॒ नवी॑यसा ।
र॒यिं वी॒रव॑ती॒मिष॑म् ॥

Praising us, may he bring with the new Gayatri chant wealth rich in heroes, and food.

अग्ने॑ शु॒क्रेण॑ शो॒चिषा॒ विश्वा॑भिर्दे॒वहू॑तिभिः ।
इ॒मं स्तोमं॑ जुषस्व नः ॥

O Agni, with your bright flame and with all the invocations of the gods, accept this praise-hymn of ours.