Rig Veda
tvam agne varuṇo jāyase yat tvam mitro bhavasi yat samiddhaḥ tve viśve sahasas putra devās tvam indro dāśuṣe martyāya
Thou at thy birth art Varuna, O Agni; when thou art kindled thou becomest Mitra. In thee, O Son of Strength, all Gods are centred. Indra art thou to man who brings oblation.
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Aryaman art thou as regardeth maidens mysterious, is thy name, O Self-sustainer. As a kind friend with streams of milk they balm thee what time thou makest wife and lord one-minded.
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The Maruts deck their beauty for thy glory, yea, Rudra! for thy birth fair, brightly-coloured. That which was fixed as Vishnu's loftiest station-therewith the secret of the Cows thou guardest.
tava śriyā sudṛśo deva devāḥ purū dadhānā amṛtaṃ sapanta hotāram agnim manuṣo ni ṣedur daśasyanta uśijaḥ śaṃsam āyoḥ
Gods through thy glory, God who art so lovely! granting abundant gifts gained life immortal. As their own Priest have men established Agni; and serve him fain for praise from him who liveth.
na tvaddhotā pūrvo agne yajīyān na kāvyaiḥ paro asti svadhāvaḥ viśaś ca yasyā atithir bhavāsi sa yajñena vanavad deva martān
There is no priest more skilled than thou in worship; none Self-sustainer pass thee in wisdom. Ile man within whose house as guest thou dwellest, O God, by sacrifice shall conquer mortals.
vayam agne vanuyāma tvotā vasūyavo haviṣā budhyamānāḥ vayaṃ samarye vidatheṣv ahnāṃ vayaṃ rāyā sahasas putra martān
Aided by thee, O Agni may we conquer through our oblation, fain for wealth, awakened: May we in battle, in the days' assemblies, O Son of Strength, by riches conquer mortals.
yo na āgo abhy eno bharāty adhīd agham aghaśaṃse dadhāta jahī cikitvo abhiśastim etām agne yo no marcayati dvayena
He shall bring evil on the evil-plotter whoever turns against us sin and outrage. Destroy this calumny of him, O Agni, whoever injures us with double-dealing.
tvām asyā vyuṣi deva pūrve dūtaṃ kṛṇvānā ayajanta havyaiḥ saṃsthe yad agna īyase rayīṇāṃ devo martair vasubhir idhyamānaḥ
At this dawn's flushing, God! our ancient fathers served thee with offerings, making thee their envoy, When, Agni, to the store of wealth thou goest, a God enkindled with good things by mortals.
ava spṛdhi pitaraṃ yodhi vidvāṁ putro yas te sahasaḥ sūna ūhe kadā cikitvo abhi cakṣase no 'gne kadāṃ ṛtacid yātayāse
Save, thou who knowest, draw thy father near thee, who counts as thine own son, O Child of Power. O sapient Agni, when wilt thou regard us? When, skilled in holy Law, wilt thou direct us?
bhūri nāma vandamāno dadhāti pitā vaso yadi taj joṣayāse kuvid devasya sahasā cakānaḥ sumnam agnir vanate vāvṛdhānaḥ
Adoring thee he gives thee many a title, when thou, Good Lord! acceptest this as Father. And doth not Agni, glad in strength of Godhead, gain splendid bliss when he hath waxen mighty?
tvam aṅga jaritāraṃ yaviṣṭha viśvāny agne duritāti parṣi stenā adṛśran ripavo janāso 'jñātaketā vṛjinā abhūvan
Most Youthful Agni, verily thou bearest thy praiser safely over all his troubles. Thieves have been seen by us and open foemen: unknown have been the plottings of the wicked.
ime yāmāsas tvadrig abhūvan vasave vā tad id āgo avāci nāhāyam agnir abhiśastaye no na rīṣate vāvṛdhānaḥ parā dāt
To thee these eulogies have been directed: or to the Vasu hath this sin been spoken. But this our Agni, flaming high, shall never yield us to calumny, to him who wrongs us.