Ṛgveda · Sūkta 3.11

3.11.1

अ॒ग्निर्होता॑ पु॒रोहि॑तो अध्व॒रस्य॒ विच॑र्षणिः ।
स वे॑द य॒ज्ञमा॑नु॒षक् ॥

Agní, the offering priest, the family chaplain of the rite, the all-seeing one, knows the sacrifice in its proper order.

स ह॑व्य॒वाळम॑र्त्य उ॒शिग्दू॒तश्चनो॑हितः ।
अ॒ग्निर्धि॒या समृ॑ण्वति ॥

He, the carrier of oblations, the immortal, the eager and dear messenger, Agní kindles the sacrifice well with devotion.

अ॒ग्निर्धि॒या स चे॑तति के॒तुर्य॒ज्ञस्य॑ पू॒र्व्यः ।
अर्थं॒ ह्य॑स्य त॒रणि॑ ॥

Agní perceives with devotion; he is the ancient banner of the sacrifice, for his very purpose is the crossings that carry us through.

अ॒ग्निं सू॒नुं सन॑श्रुतं॒ सह॑सो जा॒तवे॑दसम् ।
वह्निं॑ दे॒वा अ॑कृण्वत ॥

The gods established Agní, the son famed for his strength, the knower of all births, the bearer, as their messenger.

अदा॑भ्यः पुरए॒ता वि॒शाम॒ग्निर्मानु॑षीणाम् ।
तूर्णी॒ रथः॒ सदा॒ नवः॑ ॥

Unassailable, foremost leader of the clans of men, is Agní; he is the swift chariot, ever new.

सा॒ह्वान्विश्वा॑ अभि॒युजः॒ क्रतु॑र्दे॒वाना॒ममृ॑क्तः ।
अ॒ग्निस्तु॒विश्र॑वस्तमः ॥

Victorious, he overcomes all contests; the purpose of the gods, Agní the unvanquished, is the most widely renowned.

अ॒भि प्रयां॑सि॒ वाह॑सा दा॒श्वाँ अ॑श्नोति॒ मर्त्यः॑ ।
क्षयं॑ पाव॒कशो॑चिषः ॥

The mortal who gives reaches the dwelling of Agni of purifying flame, with greater offerings.

परि॒ विश्वा॑नि॒ सुधि॑ता॒ग्नेर॑श्याम॒ मन्म॑भिः ।
विप्रा॑सो जा॒तवे॑दसः ॥

May we attain all of Agni's well-established deeds through our hymns; we are inspired seers, O Jātavedas.

अग्ने॒ विश्वा॑नि॒ वार्या॒ वाजे॑षु सनिषामहे ।
त्वे दे॒वास॒ एरि॑रे ॥

O Agni, may we win all desirable treasures in the contests; in you the gods have come and settled here.