Ṛgveda · Sūkta 10.118

10.118.1

अग्ने॒ हंसि॒ न्य॑त्रिणं॒ दीद्य॒न्मर्त्ये॒ष्वा ।
स्वे क्षये॑ शुचिव्रत ॥

O Agni, shining among mortals, you strike down the Atri-demon; O you of pure vows, in your own dwelling.

उत्ति॑ष्ठसि॒ स्वा॑हुतो घृ॒तानि॒ प्रति॑ मोदसे ।
यत्त्वा॒ स्रुचः॑ स॒मस्थि॑रन् ॥

You rise up, well-offered; you rejoice in the ghee, since the ladles stood beside you.

स आहु॑तो॒ वि रो॑चते अ॒ग्निरी॒ळेन्यो॑ गि॒रा ।
स्रु॒चा प्रती॑कमज्यते ॥

That offered Agni shines forth, to be praised with songs; with the ladle his face is anointed.

घृ॒तेना॒ग्निः सम॑ज्यते॒ मधु॑प्रतीक॒ आहु॑तः ।
रोच॑मानो वि॒भाव॑सुः ॥

Agni is fully anointed with ghee, honey-drop-faced, offered, shining, possessing the wealth of light.

जर॑माणः॒ समि॑ध्यसे दे॒वेभ्यो॑ हव्यवाहन ।
तं त्वा॑ हवन्त॒ मर्त्याः॑ ॥

Praised, you are kindled together for the gods, O bearer of oblations; mortals invoke you.

तं म॑र्ता॒ अम॑र्त्यं घृ॒तेना॒ग्निं स॑पर्यत ।
अदा॑भ्यं गृ॒हप॑तिम् ॥

O mortals, honor that immortal Agni with ghee; the undecaying, the master of the household.

अदा॑भ्येन शो॒चिषाग्ने॒ रक्ष॒स्त्वं द॑ह ।
गो॒पा ऋ॒तस्य॑ दीदिहि ॥

With your unwearying flame, O Agni, burn the rakshas. Shine as the guardian of cosmic order.

स त्वम॑ग्ने॒ प्रती॑केन॒ प्रत्यो॑ष यातुधा॒न्यः॑ ।
उ॒रु॒क्षये॑षु॒ दीद्य॑त् ॥

You, O Agni, with the point of your flame, turn back the sorceresses; shine among the wide-dwelling peoples.

तं त्वा॑ गी॒र्भिरु॑रु॒क्षया॑ हव्य॒वाहं॒ समी॑धिरे ।
यजि॑ष्ठं॒ मानु॑षे॒ जने॑ ॥

Him, you, the carrier of oblations, the wide-dwelling singers have kindled together with songs, most worshipful among mortal people.