Rigveda 1.26

1.26.1

वसि॑ष्वा॒ हि मि॑येध्य॒ वस्त्रा॑ण्यूर्जां पते | सेमं नो॑ अध्व॒रं य॑ज ||

O WORTHY of oblation, Lord of prospering powers, assume thy robes, And offer this our sacrifice.

1.26.2

नि नो॒ होता॒ वरे॑ण्य॒: सदा॑ यविष्ठ॒ मन्म॑भिः | अग्ने॑ दि॒वित्म॑ता॒ वच॑: ||

Sit ever to be chosen, as our Priest, most youthful, through our hymns, O Agni, through our heavenly word.

1.26.3

आ हि ष्मा॑ सू॒नवे॑ पि॒तापिर्यज॑त्या॒पये॑ | सखा॒ सख्ये॒ वरे॑ण्यः ||

For here a Father for his son, Kinsman for kinsman worshippeth, And Friend, choice-worthy, for his friend.

1.26.4

आ नो॑ ब॒र्ही रि॒शाद॑सो॒ वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा | सीद॑न्तु॒ मनु॑षो यथा ||

Here let the foe-destroyers sit, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, Like men, upon our sacred grass.

1.26.5

पूर्व्य॑ होतर॒स्य नो॒ मन्द॑स्व स॒ख्यस्य॑ च | इ॒मा उ॒ षु श्रु॑धी॒ गिर॑: ||

O ancient Herald, be thou glad in this our rite and fellowship: Hearken thou well to these our songs.

1.26.6

यच्चि॒द्धि शश्व॑ता॒ तना॑ दे॒वंदे॑वं॒ यजा॑महे | त्वे इद्धू॑यते ह॒विः ||

Whate’er in this perpetual course we sacrifice to God and God, That gift is offered up in thee

1.26.7

प्रि॒यो नो॑ अस्तु वि॒श्पति॒र्होता॑ म॒न्द्रो वरे॑ण्यः | प्रि॒याः स्व॒ग्नयो॑ व॒यम् ||

May he be our dear household Lord, Priest, pleasant and, choice-worthy may We, with bright fires, be dear to him.

1.26.8

स्व॒ग्नयो॒ हि वार्यं॑ दे॒वासो॑ दधि॒रे च॑ नः | स्व॒ग्नयो॑ मनामहे ||

The Gods, adored with brilliant fires. have granted precious wealth to us So, with bright fires, we pray to thee.

1.26.9

अथा॑ न उ॒भये॑षा॒ममृ॑त॒ मर्त्या॑नाम् | मि॒थः स॑न्तु॒ प्रश॑स्तयः ||

And, O Immortal One, so may the eulogies of mortal men Belong to us and thee alike.

1.26.10

विश्वे॑भिरग्ने अ॒ग्निभि॑रि॒मं य॒ज्ञमि॒दं वच॑: | चनो॑ धाः सहसो यहो ||

With all thy fires, O Agni, find pleasure in this our sacrifice, And this our speech, O Son of Strength.