Sanskrit (romanised) · Ṛgveda (Sanskrit, IAST)
agne tvaṃ no antama uta trātā śivo bhavā varūthyaḥ
English · Ralph T. H. Griffith
O Agni, be our nearest Friend, be thou a kind deliverer and a gracious Friend.
Rig Veda
agne tvaṃ no antama uta trātā śivo bhavā varūthyaḥ
O Agni, be our nearest Friend, be thou a kind deliverer and a gracious Friend.
vasur agnir vasuśravā acchā nakṣi dyumattamaṃ rayiṃ dāḥ
Excellent Agni, come thou nigh to us, and give us wealth most splendidly renowned.
sa no bodhi śrudhī havam uruṣyā ṇo aghāyataḥ samasmāt
So hear us, listen to this call of ours, and keep us far from every sinful man.
taṃ tvā śociṣṭha dīdivaḥ sumnāya nūnam īmahe sakhibhyaḥ
To thee then, O Most Bright, O Radiant God, we come with prayer for happiness for our friends.