Rig Veda 1.189

agne naya supathā rāye asmān viśvāni deva vayunāni vidvān yuyodhy asmaj juhurāṇam eno bhūyiṣṭhāṃ te namauktiṃ vidhema

By goodly paths lead us to riches, Agni, God who knowest every sacred duty. Remove the sin that makes us stray and wander. most ample adoration will we bring thee.

agne tvam pārayā navyo asmān svastibhir ati durgāṇi viśvā pūś ca pṛthvī bahulā na urvī bhavā tokāya tanayāya śaṃ yoḥ

Lead us anew to happiness, O Agni; lead us beyond all danger and affliction. Be unto us a wide broad ample castle bless, prosper on their way our sons and offspring.

agne tvam asmad yuyodhy amīvā anagnitrā abhy amanta kṛṣṭīḥ punar asmabhyaṃ suvitāya deva kṣāṃ viśvebhir amṛtebhir yajatra

Far from us, Agni, put thou all diseases let them strike lauds that have no saving Agni. God, make our home again to be a blessing, with all the Immortal Deities, O Holy.

pāhi no agne pāyubhir ajasrair uta priye sadana ā śuśukvān mā te bhayaṃ jaritāraṃ yaviṣṭha nūnaṃ vidan māparaṃ sahasvaḥ

Preserve us, Agni, with perpetual succour, refulgent in the dwelling which thou lovest. O Conqueror, most youthful, let no danger touch him who praises thee to-day or after.

mā no agne 'va sṛjo aghāyāviṣyave ripave ducchunāyai mā datvate daśate mādate no mā rīṣate sahasāvan parā dāḥ

Give not us up a prey to sin, O Agni, the greedy enemy that brings us trouble; Not to the fanged that bites, not to the toothless: give not us up, thou Conqueror, to the spoiler.

vi gha tvāvāṁ ṛtajāta yaṃsad gṛṇāno agne tanve varūtham viśvād ririkṣor uta vā ninitsor abhihrutām asi hi deva viṣpaṭ

Such as thou art, born after Law, O Agni when lauded give protection to our bodies, From whosoever would reproach or injure: for thou, God, rescuest from all oppression.

tvaṃ tāṁ agna ubhayān vi vidvān veṣi prapitve manuṣo yajatra abhipitve manave śāsyo bhūr marmṛjenya uśigbhir nākraḥ

Thou, well discerning both these classes, comest to men at early morn, O holy Agni. Be thou obedient unto man at evening, to be adorned, as keen, by eager suitors.

avocāma nivacanāny asmin mānasya sūnuḥ sahasāne agnau vayaṃ sahasram ṛṣibhiḥ sanema vidyāmeṣaṃ vṛjanaṃ jīradānum

To him have we addressed our pious speeches, I, Mana's son, to him victorious Agni. May we gain countless riches with the sages. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.