Ṛgveda · Sūkta 8.11
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8.11.1
त्वम॑ग्ने व्रत॒पा अ॑सि दे॒व आ मर्त्ये॒ष्वा ।
त्वं य॒ज्ञेष्वीड्यः॑ ॥
You, Agni, are the keeper of sacred laws, a god among mortals; in the sacrifices you alone are to be praised.
8.11.2
त्वम॑सि प्र॒शस्यो॑ वि॒दथे॑षु सहन्त्य ।
अग्ने॑ र॒थीर॑ध्व॒राणा॑म् ॥
You are to be praised in the assemblies, O mighty one; O Agni, you are the charioteer of the non-violent sacrifices.
8.11.3
स त्वम॒स्मदप॒ द्विषो॑ युयो॒धि जा॑तवेदः ।
अदे॑वीरग्ने॒ अरा॑तीः ॥
So you, O Jātavedas, drive the hostile ones away from us; O Agni, drive off the ungodly enemies.
8.11.4
अन्ति॑ चि॒त्सन्त॒मह॑ य॒ज्ञं मर्त॑स्य रि॒पोः ।
नोप॑ वेषि जातवेदः ॥
Though you are near, O Jātavedas, you do not approach the sacrifice of the mortal, even of the enemy.
8.11.5
मर्ता॒ अम॑र्त्यस्य ते॒ भूरि॒ नाम॑ मनामहे ।
विप्रा॑सो जा॒तवे॑दसः ॥
We mortals, O immortal one, call to mind your many names, we wise ones of the all-knowing fire.
8.11.6
विप्रं॒ विप्रा॒सोऽव॑से दे॒वं मर्ता॑स ऊ॒तये॑ ।
अ॒ग्निं गी॒र्भिर्ह॑वामहे ॥
The wise ones and we mortals invoke the wise god Agni with songs, for protection.
8.11.7
आ ते॑ व॒त्सो मनो॑ यमत्पर॒माच्चि॑त्स॒धस्था॑त् ।
अग्ने॒ त्वांका॑मया गि॒रा ॥
O Agni, may the calf's mind draw you hither, even from afar, even from your dwelling place; desiring you, I call you with this song.
8.11.8
पु॒रु॒त्रा हि स॒दृङ्ङसि॒ विशो॒ विश्वा॒ अनु॑ प्र॒भुः ।
स॒मत्सु॑ त्वा हवामहे ॥
For you are friendly in many places, lord over all the peoples; in contests we invoke you.
8.11.9
स॒मत्स्व॒ग्निमव॑से वाज॒यन्तो॑ हवामहे ।
वाजे॑षु चि॒त्ररा॑धसम् ॥
In contests we invoke Agni for help, seeking strength; in battles, him who gives bright wealth.
8.11.10
प्र॒त्नो हि क॒मीड्यो॑ अध्व॒रेषु॑ स॒नाच्च॒ होता॒ नव्य॑श्च॒ सत्सि॑ ।
स्वां चा॑ग्ने त॒न्वं॑ पि॒प्रय॑स्वा॒स्मभ्यं॑ च॒ सौभ॑ग॒मा य॑जस्व ॥
You are ancient and worthy of praise in the sacrifices, both priest and ever new. Sit down, O Agni, and nourish your own body; grant us good fortune too, and sacrifice here.