Ṛgveda · Sūkta 4.8

4.8.1

दू॒तं वो॑ वि॒श्ववे॑दसं हव्य॒वाह॒मम॑र्त्यं ।
यजि॑ष्ठमृञ्जसे गि॒रा ॥

I praise with song Agni, your messenger, all-knowing, carrier of the oblations, immortal, most worthy of worship.

स हि वेदा॒ वसु॑धितिं म॒हाँ आ॒रोध॑नं दि॒वः ।
स दे॒वाँ एह व॑क्षति ॥

Indeed he, the great one, knows the distribution of wealth and the raising up of heaven; he will bring the gods hither.

स वे॑द दे॒व आ॒नमं॑ दे॒वाँ ऋ॑ताय॒ते दमे॑ ।
दाति॑ प्रि॒याणि॑ चि॒द्वसु॑ ॥

That god knows the homage in the house of the one who follows the cosmic order, and gives dear goods too.

स होता॒ सेदु॑ दू॒त्यं॑ चिकि॒त्वाँ अ॒न्तरी॑यते ।
वि॒द्वाँ आ॒रोध॑नं दि॒वः ॥

He is the invoking priest; having fully understood the office of messenger, he moves between, knowing the raising up of heaven.

ते स्या॑म॒ ये अ॒ग्नये॑ ददा॒शुर्ह॒व्यदा॑तिभिः ।
य ईं॒ पुष्य॑न्त इन्ध॒ते ॥

May we be those who have given to Agni with oblatory gifts, who, prospering, kindle him.

ते रा॒या ते सु॒वीर्यैः॑ सस॒वांसो॒ वि शृ॑ण्विरे ।
ये अ॒ग्ना द॑धि॒रे दुवः॑ ॥

Those are renowned and heard, rich in wealth and in good heroic deeds, who have placed their offerings in Agni.

अ॒स्मे रायो॑ दि॒वेदि॑वे॒ सं च॑रन्तु पुरु॒स्पृहः॑ ।
अ॒स्मे वाजा॑स ईरताम् ॥

For us, day by day, may many riches move together; for us may strengths and prizes rise up.

स विप्र॑श्चर्षणी॒नां शव॑सा॒ मानु॑षाणाम् ।
अति॑ क्षि॒प्रेव॑ विध्यति ॥

That inspired sage, by his strength, pierces through the moving mortals as if with a swift arrow.