Rigveda 2.6

2.6.1

इ॒मां मे॑ अग्ने स॒मिध॑मि॒मामु॑प॒सदं॑ वनेः | इ॒मा उ॒ षु श्रु॑धी॒ गिर॑: ||

AGNI, accept this flaming brand, this waiting with my prayer on thee: Hear graciously these songs of praise.

2.6.2

अ॒या ते॑ अग्ने विधे॒मोर्जो॑ नपा॒दश्व॑मिष्टे | ए॒ना सू॒क्तेन॑ सुजात ||

With this hymn let us honour thee, seeker of horses, Son of Strength, With this fair hymn, thou nobly born.

2.6.3

तं त्वा॑ गी॒र्भिर्गिर्व॑णसं द्रविण॒स्युं द्र॑विणोदः | स॒प॒र्येम॑ सप॒र्यव॑: ||

As such, lover of song, with songs, wealth-lover, giver of our wealth! With reverence let us worship thee.

2.6.4

स बो॑धि सू॒रिर्म॒घवा॒ वसु॑पते॒ वसु॑दावन् | यु॒यो॒ध्य१स्मद् द्वेषां॑सि ||

Be thou for us a liberal Prince, giver and Lord of precious things. Drive those who hate us far away.

2.6.5

स नो॑ वृ॒ष्टिं दि॒वस्परि॒ स नो॒ वाज॑मन॒र्वाण॑म् | स न॑: सह॒स्रिणी॒रिष॑: ||

Such as thou art, give rain from heaven, give strength which no man may resist: Give food exceeding plentiful.

2.6.6

ईळा॑नायाव॒स्यवे॒ यवि॑ष्ठ दूत नो गि॒रा | यजि॑ष्ठ होत॒रा ग॑हि ||

To him who lauds thee, craving help, most youthful envoy! through our song, Most holy Herald! come thou nigh.

2.6.7

अ॒न्तर्ह्य॑ग्न॒ ईय॑से वि॒द्वान् जन्मो॒भया॑ कवे | दू॒तो जन्ये॑व॒ मित्र्य॑: ||

Between both races, Agni, Sage, well skilled thou passest to and fro, As envoy friendly to mankind.

2.6.8

स वि॒द्वाँ आ च॑ पिप्रयो॒ यक्षि॑ चिकित्व आनु॒षक् | आ चा॒स्मिन् त्स॑त्सि ब॒र्हिषि॑ ||

Befriend us thou as knowing all. Sage, duly worship thou the Gods, And seat thee on this sacred grass.