Rig Veda
vi pājasā pṛthunā śośucāno bādhasva dviṣo rakṣaso amīvāḥ suśarmaṇo bṛhataḥ śarmaṇi syām agner ahaṃ suhavasya praṇītau
Resplendent with thy wide-extending lustre, dispel the terrors of the fiends who hate us May lofty Agni be my guide and shelter, the easily-invoked, the good Protector.
tvaṃ no asyā uṣaso vyuṣṭau tvaṃ sūra udite bodhi gopāḥ janmeva nityaṃ tanayaṃ juṣasva stomam me agne tanvā sujāta
Be thou To us, while now the morn is breaking, be thou a guardian when the Sun hath mounted.. Accept, as men accept a true-born infant, my laud, O Agni nobly born in body.
tvaṃ nṛcakṣā vṛṣabhānu pūrvīḥ kṛṣṇāsv agne aruṣo vi bhāhi vaso neṣi ca parṣi cāty aṃhaḥ kṛdhī no rāya uśijo yaviṣṭha
Bull, who beholdest men, through many mornings, among the dark ones shine forth red, O Agni. Lead us, good Lord, and bear us over trouble: Help us who long, Most Youthful God, to riches.
aṣāḍho agne vṛṣabho didīhi puro viśvāḥ saubhagā saṃjigīvān yajñasya netā prathamasya pāyor jātavedo bṛhataḥ supraṇīte
Shine forth, a Bull invincible, O Agni, winning by conquest all the forts and treasures, Thou Jatavedas who art skilled in guiding, the chief high saving sacrifice's Leader.
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Lighting Gods hither, Agni, wisest Singer, bring thou to us many and flawless shelters. Bring vigour, like a car that gathers booty: bring us, O Agni, beauteous Earth and Heaven.
pra pīpaya vṛṣabha jinva vājān agne tvaṃ rodasī naḥ sudoghe devebhir deva surucā rucāno mā no martasya durmatiḥ pari ṣṭhāt
Swell, O thou Bull and give those powers an impulse, e'en Earth and Heaven who yield their milk in plenty, Shining, O God, with Gods in clear effulgence. Let not a mortal's evil will obstruct us.
iḍām agne purudaṃsaṃ saniṃ goḥ śaśvattamaṃ havamānāya sādha syān naḥ sūnus tanayo vijāvāgne sā te sumatir bhūtv asme
Agni, as holy food to thine invoker, give wealth in cattle, lasting, rich in marvels. To us be born a son and spreading offspring. Agni, be this thy gracious will to us-ward.