Rigveda 1.1

1.1.1

अ॒ग्निमी॑ळे पु॒रोहि॑तं य॒ज्ञस्य॑ दे॒वमृ॒त्विज॑म् | होता॑रं रत्न॒धात॑मम् ||

I Laud Agni, the chosen Priest, God, minister of sacrifice, The hotar, lavishest of wealth.

1.1.2

अ॒ग्निः पूर्वे॑भि॒र्ऋषि॑भि॒रीड्यो॒ नूत॑नैरु॒त | स दे॒वाँ एह व॑क्षति ||

Worthy is Agni to be praised by living as by ancient seers. He shall bring hitherward the Gods.

1.1.3

अ॒ग्निना॑ र॒यिम॑श्नव॒त् पोष॑मे॒व दि॒वेदि॑वे | य॒शसं॑ वी॒रव॑त्तमम् ||

Through Agni man obtaineth wealth, yea, plenty waxing day by day, Most rich in heroes, glorious.

1.1.4

अग्ने॒ यं य॒ज्ञम॑ध्व॒रं वि॒श्वत॑: परि॒भूरसि॑ | स इद् दे॒वेषु॑ गच्छति ||

Agni, the perfect sacrifice which thou encompassest about Verily goeth to the Gods.

1.1.5

अ॒ग्निर्होता॑ क॒विक्र॑तुः स॒त्यश्चि॒त्रश्र॑वस्तमः | दे॒वो दे॒वेभि॒रा ग॑मत् ||

May Agni, sapient-minded Priest, truthful, most gloriously great, The God, come hither with the Gods.

1.1.6

यद॒ङ्ग दा॒शुषे॒ त्वमग्ने॑ भ॒द्रं क॑रि॒ष्यसि॑ | तवेत् तत् स॒त्यम॑ङ्गिरः ||

Whatever blessing, Agni, thou wilt grant unto thy worshipper, That, Aṅgiras, is indeed thy truth.

1.1.7

उप॑ त्वाग्ने दि॒वेदि॑वे॒ दोषा॑वस्तर्धि॒या व॒यम् | नमो॒ भर॑न्त॒ एम॑सि ||

To thee, dispeller of the night, O Agni, day by day with prayer Bringing thee reverence, we come

1.1.8

राज॑न्तमध्व॒राणां॑ गो॒पामृ॒तस्य॒ दीदि॑विम् | वर्ध॑मानं॒ स्वे दमे॑ ||

Ruler of sacrifices, guard of Law eternal, radiant One, Increasing in thine own abode.

1.1.9

स न॑: पि॒तेव॑ सू॒नवे ऽग्ने॑ सूपाय॒नो भ॑व | सच॑स्वा नः स्व॒स्तये॑ ||

Be to us easy of approach, even as a father to his son: Agni, be with us for our weal.