Rig Veda
agnir hotā purohito 'dhvarasya vicarṣaṇiḥ sa veda yajñam ānuṣak
Agni is Priest, the great High Priest of sacrifice, most swift in act: He knows the rite in constant course.
sa havyavāﾱ amartya uśig dūtaś canohitaḥ agnir dhiyā sam ṛṇvati
Oblation-bearer, deathless, well inclined, an eager messenger, Agni comes nigh us with the thought.
agnir dhiyā sa cetati ketur yajñasya pūrvyaḥ arthaṃ hy asya taraṇi
Ensign of sacrifice from of old, Agni well knoweth with his thought To prosper this man's aim and hope.
agniṃ sūnuṃ sanaśrutaṃ sahaso jātavedasam vahniṃ devā akṛṇvata
Agni, illustrious from old time, the Son of Strength who knows all life, The Gods have made to their Priest.
adābhyaḥ puraetā viśām agnir mānuṣīṇām tūrṇī rathaḥ sadā navaḥ
Infallible is Agni, he who goes before the tribes of men, A chariot swift and ever new.
sāhvān viśvā abhiyujaḥ kratur devānām amṛktaḥ agnis tuviśravastamaḥ
Strength of the Gods which none may harm, subduing all his enemies, Agni is mightiest in fame.
abhi prayāṃsi vāhasā dāśvāṁ aśnoti martyaḥ kṣayam pāvakaśociṣaḥ
By offering sacred food to him the mortal worshipper obtains. A home from him whose light makes pure.
pari viśvāni sudhitāgner aśyāma manmabhiḥ viprāso jātavedasaḥ
From Agni, by our hymns, may we gain all things that bring happiness, Singers of him who knows all life.
agne viśvāni vāryā vājeṣu saniṣāmahe tve devāsa erire
O Agni, in our deeds of might may we obtain all precious things: The Gods are centred all in thee.