Ṛgveda · Sūkta 1.70

1.70.1

व॒नेम॑ पू॒र्वीर॒र्यो म॑नी॒षा ।
अ॒ग्निः सु॒शोको॒ विश्वा॑न्यश्याः ॥

May we win, through the ancient insights and prayers of the Āryas; may Agni of beautiful flame attain all things.

आ दैव्या॑नि व्र॒ता चि॑कि॒त्वान् ।
आ मानु॑षस्य॒ जन॑स्य॒ जन्म॑ ॥

Knowing fully the divine ordinances, you also know the birth of the human folk.

गर्भो॒ यो अ॒पां गर्भो॒ वना॑नां ।
गर्भ॑श्च स्था॒तां गर्भ॑श्च॒रथा॑म् ॥

He who is the womb of the waters, the womb of the forests, the womb of what stands and of what moves.

अद्रौ॑ चिदस्मा अ॒न्तर्दु॑रो॒णे ।
वि॒शां न विश्वो॑ अ॒मृतः॑ स्वा॒धीः ॥

Even in the stone, and within the house, for him—like among the clans—he is immortal and well established among all.

स हि क्ष॒पावाँ॑ अ॒ग्नी र॑यी॒णां ।
दाश॒द्यो अ॑स्मा॒ अरं॑ सू॒क्तैः ॥

Surely he is Agni, who has dwellings and grants riches; to whoever gives him offerings with good hymns, he gives abundantly.

ए॒ता चि॑कित्वो॒ भूमा॒ नि पा॑हि ।
दे॒वानां॒ जन्म॒ मर्तां॑श्च वि॒द्वान् ॥

O knowing one, protect these beings; knowing the birth of the gods and the mortals, guard them.

वर्धा॒न्यं पू॒र्वीः क्ष॒पो विरू॑पाः ।
स्था॒तुश्च॒रथ॑मृ॒तप्र॑वीतम् ॥

Whom the many earlier dawns of varied forms make grow — he is the chariot of the stationary one, led forward along the path of ṛta.

अरा॑धि॒ होता॒ स्व॑र्निष॑त्तः ।
कृ॒ण्वन्विश्वा॒न्यपां॑सि स॒त्या ॥

The invoking priest Agni was kindled, seated in the heavenly light, making all true works.

गोषु॒ प्रश॑स्तिं॒ वने॑षु धिषे ।
भर॑न्त॒ विश्वे॑ ब॒लिं स्व॑र्णः ॥

You have placed praise among the cows and in the forests; all peoples bring our offering-portion to the heavenly light.

वि त्वा॒ नरः॑ पुरु॒त्रा स॑पर्यन् ।
पि॒तुर्न जिव्रे॒र्वि वेदो॑ भरन्त ॥

Men serve you in many ways, as one serves a father, as one serves an old man; they bring forth the sacred knowledge.

सा॒धुर्न गृ॒ध्नुरस्ते॑व॒ शूरो॑ ।
याते॑व भी॒मस्त्वे॒षः स॒मत्सु॑ ॥

Like a good one, like an eager horse, like a hero; like a fearsome charger, blazing in battles, you shine forth.