Rig Veda
prāgnaye bṛhate yajñiyāya ṛtasya vṛṣṇe asurāya manma ghṛtaṃ na yajña āsye supūtaṃ giram bhare vṛṣabhāya pratīcīm
To Agni, lofty Asura, meet for worship, Steer of eternal Law, my prayer I offer; I bring my song directed to the Mighty like pure oil for his mouth at sacrifices.
ṛtaṃ cikitva ṛtam ic cikiddhy ṛtasya dhārā anu tṛndhi pūrvīḥ nāhaṃ yātuṃ sahasā na dvayena ṛtaṃ sapāmy aruṣasya vṛṣṇaḥ
Mark the Law, thou who knowest, yea, observe it: send forth the full streams of eternal Order. I use no sorcery with might or falsehood the sacred Law of the Red Steer I follow.
kayā no agna ṛtayann ṛtena bhuvo navedā ucathasya navyaḥ vedā me deva ṛtupā ṛtūnāṃ nāham patiṃ sanitur asya rāyaḥ
How hast thou, follower of the Law eternal, become the knower of a new song, Agni? The God, the Guardian of the seasons, knows me: the Lord of him who won this wealth I know not.
ke te agne ripave bandhanāsaḥ ke pāyavaḥ saniṣanta dyumantaḥ ke dhāsim agne anṛtasya pānti ka āsato vacasaḥ santi gopāḥ
Who, Agni, in alliance with thy foeman, what splendid helpers won for them their riches? Agni, who guard the dwelling-place of falsehood? Who are protectors of the speech of liars?
sakhāyas te viṣuṇā agna ete śivāsaḥ santo aśivā abhūvan adhūrṣata svayam ete vacobhir ṛjūyate vṛjināni bruvantaḥ
Agni, those friends of thine have turned them from thee: gracious of old, they have become ungracious. They have deceived themselves by their own speeches, uttering wicked words against the righteous.
yas te agne namasā yajñam īṭṭa ṛtaṃ sa pāty aruṣasya vṛṣṇaḥ tasya kṣayaḥ pṛthur ā sādhur etu prasarsrāṇasya nahuṣasya śeṣaḥ
He who pays sacrifice to thee with homage, O Agni, keeps the Red Steer's Law eternal; Wide is his dwelling. May the noble offspring of Nahusa who wandered forth come hither.