Ṛgveda · Sūkta 8.38

8.38.1

य॒ज्ञस्य॒ हि स्थ ऋ॒त्विजा॒ सस्नी॒ वाजे॑षु॒ कर्म॑सु ।
इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ तस्य॑ बोधतम् ॥

You two are priests of the sacrifice and its companions, in the contests for prizes and in deeds. O Indra and Agni, take heed of this one.

तो॒शासा॑ रथ॒यावा॑ना वृत्र॒हणाप॑राजिता ।
इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ तस्य॑ बोधतम् ॥

Swift, riding in chariots, slayers of Vṛtra, unconquered are you. O Indra and Agni, take heed of this one.

इ॒दं वां॑ मदि॒रं मधु॒ अधु॑क्ष॒न्नद्रि॑भि॒र्नरः॑ ।
इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ तस्य॑ बोधतम् ॥

This intoxicating sweet drink has been pressed out for you two with stones, O men. O Indra and Agni, take heed of this one.

जु॒षेथां॑ य॒ज्ञमि॒ष्टये॑ सु॒तं सोमं॑ सधस्तुती ।
इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ आ ग॑तं नरा ॥

Accept the sacrifice and the pressed soma for obtaining what is desired, you two praised together. O Indra and Agni, come hither, O heroes.

इ॒मा जु॑षेथां॒ सव॑ना॒ येभि॑र्ह॒व्यान्यू॒हथुः॑ ।
इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ आ ग॑तं नरा ॥

Accept these pressings, by which you two have carried the oblations. O Indra and Agni, come hither, O heroes.

इ॒मां गा॑य॒त्रव॑र्तनिं जु॒षेथां॑ सुष्टु॒तिं मम॑ ।
इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ आ ग॑तं नरा ॥

Accept this hymn that carries the gāyatrī meter, my well-praised song. O Indra and Agni, come hither, O heroes.

प्रा॒त॒र्याव॑भि॒रा ग॑तं दे॒वेभि॑र्जेन्यावसू ।
इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ सोम॑पीतये ॥

Come hither with the dawn-bringers and with the gods, O you two winners of wealth — O Indra and Agni, to drink the Soma.

श्या॒वाश्व॑स्य सुन्व॒तो अत्री॑णां शृणुतं॒ हव॑म् ।
इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ सोम॑पीतये ॥

Hear the call of Syavashva's man, of the one pressing the Soma, of the Atris — O Indra and Agni, to drink the Soma.

ए॒वा वा॑मह्व ऊ॒तये॒ यथाहु॑वन्त॒ मेधि॑राः ।
इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ सोम॑पीतये ॥

Thus I call you two for help, as the wise seers called — O Indra and Agni, to drink the Soma.

आहं सर॑स्वतीवतोरिन्द्रा॒ग्न्योरवो॑ वृणे ।
याभ्यां॑ गाय॒त्रमृ॒च्यते॑ ॥

I choose the help of the two who possess Sarasvati, Indra and Agni, by whom the Gayatri is chanted.