dūtaṃ vo viśvavedasaṃ havyavāham amartyam yajiṣṭham ṛñjase girā
Your envoy who possesses all, Immortal, bearer of your gifts, Best worshipper, I woo with song.
Rig Veda
dūtaṃ vo viśvavedasaṃ havyavāham amartyam yajiṣṭham ṛñjase girā
Your envoy who possesses all, Immortal, bearer of your gifts, Best worshipper, I woo with song.
sa hi vedā vasudhitim mahāṁ ārodhanaṃ divaḥ sa devāṁ eha vakṣati
He, Mighty, knows the gift of wealth, he knows the deep recess of heaven: He shall bring hitherward the Gods.
sa veda deva ānamaṃ devāṁ ṛtāyate dame dāti priyāṇi cid vasu
He knows, a God himself, to guide Gods to the righteous in his home: He gives e'en treasures that we love.
sa hotā sed u dūtyaṃ cikitvāṁ antar īyate vidvāṁ ārodhanaṃ divaḥ
He is the Herald: well-informed, he doth his errand to and fro, Knowing the deep recess of heaven.
te syāma ye agnaye dadāśur havyadātibhiḥ ya īm puṣyanta indhate
May we be they who gratify Agni with sacrificial gifts, Who cherish and enkindle him.
te rāyā te suvīryaiḥ sasavāṃso vi śṛṇvire ye agnā dadhire duvaḥ
Illustrious for wealth are they, and hero deeds, victorious, Who have served Agni reverently.
asme rāyo dive dive saṃ carantu puruspṛhaḥ asme vājāsa īratām
So unto us, day after day, may riches craved by many come, And power and might spring up for us.
sa vipraś carṣaṇīnāṃ śavasā mānuṣāṇām ati kṣipreva vidhyati
That holy Singer in his strength shoots forth his arrows swifter than The swift shafts of the tribes of men.