1.12.1
अ॒ग्निं दू॒तं वृ॑णीमहे॒ होता॑रं वि॒श्ववे॑दसम् | अ॒स्य य॒ज्ञस्य॑ सु॒क्रतु॑म् ||
WE choose Agni the messenger, the herald, master of all wealth, Well skilled in this our sacrifice.
Rigveda 1.12
HYMN XII. AGNI. · १२ मेधातिथिः काण्वः। अग्निः,६ प्रथमपादस्य (निर्मथ्याहवनीयौ) अग्नी। गायत्री।
1.12.1
अ॒ग्निं दू॒तं वृ॑णीमहे॒ होता॑रं वि॒श्ववे॑दसम् | अ॒स्य य॒ज्ञस्य॑ सु॒क्रतु॑म् ||
WE choose Agni the messenger, the herald, master of all wealth, Well skilled in this our sacrifice.
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1.12.2
अ॒ग्निम॑ग्निं॒ हवी॑मभि॒: सदा॑ हवन्त वि॒श्पति॑म् | ह॒व्य॒वाहं॑ पुरुप्रि॒यम् ||
With callings ever they invoke Agni, Agni, Lord of the House, Oblation-bearer, much beloved.
1.12.3
अग्ने॑ दे॒वाँ इ॒हा व॑ह जज्ञा॒नो वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषे | असि॒ होता॑ न॒ ईड्य॑: ||
Bring the Gods hither, Agni, born for him who strews the sacred grass: Thou art our herald, meet for praise.
1.12.4
ताँ उ॑श॒तो वि बो॑धय॒ यद॑ग्ने॒ यासि॑ दू॒त्य॑म् | दे॒वैरा स॑त्सि ब॒र्हिषि॑ ||
Wake up the willing Gods, since thou, Agni, performest embassage: Sit on the sacred grass with Gods.
1.12.5
घृता॑हवन दीदिव॒: प्रति॑ ष्म॒ रिष॑तो दह | अग्ने॒ त्वं र॑क्ष॒स्विन॑: ||
O Agni, radiant One, to whom the holy oil is poured, burn up Our enemies whom fiends protect.
1.12.6
अ॒ग्निना॒ग्निः समि॑ध्यते क॒विर्गृ॒हप॑ति॒र्युवा॑ | ह॒व्य॒वाड् जु॒ह्वा॑स्यः ||
By Agni Agni is inflamed, Lord of the House, wise, young, who bears The gift: the ladle is his mouth.
1.12.7
क॒विम॒ग्निमुप॑ स्तुहि स॒त्यध॑र्माणमध्व॒रे | दे॒वम॑मीव॒चात॑नम् ||
Praise Agni in the sacrifice, the Sage whose ways are ever true, The God who driveth grief away.
1.12.8
यस्त्वाम॑ग्ने ह॒विष्प॑तिर्दू॒तं दे॑व सप॒र्यति॑ | तस्य॑ स्म प्रावि॒ता भ॑व ||
God, Agni, be his strong defence who lord of sacrificial gifts, Worshippeth thee the messenger.
1.12.9
यो अ॒ग्निं दे॒ववी॑तये ह॒विष्माँ॑ आ॒विवा॑सति | तस्मै॑ पावक मृळय ||
Whoso with sacred gift would fain call Agni to the feast of Gods, O Purifier, favour him.
1.12.10
स न॑: पावक दीदि॒वो ऽग्ने॑ दे॒वाँ इ॒हा व॑ह | उप॑ य॒ज्ञं ह॒विश्च॑ नः ||
Such, Agni, Purifier, bright, bring hither to our sacrifice, To our oblation bring the Gods.
1.12.11
स न॒: स्तवा॑न॒ आ भ॑र गाय॒त्रेण॒ नवी॑यसा | र॒यिं वी॒रव॑ती॒मिष॑म् ||
So lauded by our newest song of praise bring opulence to us, And food, with heroes for our sons.
1.12.12
अग्ने॑ शु॒क्रेण॑ शो॒चिषा॒ विश्वा॑भिर्दे॒वहू॑तिभिः | इ॒मं स्तोमं॑ जुषस्व नः ||
O Agni, by effulgent flame, by all invokings of the Gods, Show pleasure in this laud of ours.