Ṛgveda · Sūkta 10.176

10.176.1

प्र सू॒नव॑ ऋभू॒णां बृ॒हन्न॑वन्त वृ॒जना॑ ।
क्षामा॒ ये वि॒श्वधा॑य॒सोऽश्न॑न्धे॒नुं न मा॒तर॑म् ॥

The great sons of the Ṛbhus praise with might the all-bestowing one; they partake of the cow as of a mother.

प्र दे॒वं दे॒व्या धि॒या भर॑ता जा॒तवे॑दसम् ।
ह॒व्या नो॑ वक्षदानु॒षक् ॥

Bring forth the god Jātavedas with divine prayer; may he carry our oblations in due order.

अ॒यमु॒ ष्य प्र दे॑व॒युर्होता॑ य॒ज्ञाय॑ नीयते ।
रथो॒ न योर॒भीवृ॑तो॒ घृणी॑वाञ्चेतति॒ त्मना॑ ॥

This Hotar, desirous of the gods, is led forward for the sacrifice; like a chariot enclosed by reins, the flaming one shines by his own power.

अ॒यम॒ग्निरु॑रुष्यति अ॒मृता॑दिव॒ जन्म॑नः ।
सह॑सश्चि॒द्सही॑यान्दे॒वो जी॒वात॑वे कृ॒तः ॥

This Agni rises up as from immortality into birth; stronger even than might, the god has been made for life.