Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 1 — Chapter 1

RV 1 1.1

अग्निम् ईऴे पुरोहितꣳ यज्ञस्य देवम् ऋत्विजम् । होतारꣳ रत्नधातमम्

agnim īḻe purohitaṁ yajñasya devam ṛtvijam | hotāraṁ ratnadhātamam

I invoke Agni, the one placed in front, the god of the sacrifice, the one who offers in season, the hotṛ, the greatest bestower of treasure.

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RV 1 1.2

अग्निः पूर्वेभिर् ऋषिभिर् ईड्यो नूतनैर् उत । स देवाꣳ एह वक्षति

agniḥ pūrvebhir ṛṣibhir īḍyo nūtanair uta | sa devām̐ eha vakṣati

Agni is to be invoked by the former seers and by the present ones too; may he convey the gods here.

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RV 1 1.3

अग्निना रयिम् अश्नवत् पोषम् एव दिवे-दिवे । यशसꣳ वीरवत्तमम्

agninā rayim aśnavat poṣam eva dive-dive | yaśasaṁ vīravattamam

Through Agni may (one) win wealth and increase day by day, glorious and richest in heroes.

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RV 1 1.4

अग्ने यꣳ यज्ञम् अध्वरꣳ विश्वतः परिभूर् असि । स इद् देवेषु गच्छति

agne yaṁ yajñam adhvaraṁ viśvataḥ paribhūr asi | sa id deveṣu gacchati

O Agni, the sacrifice, the rite, that you encompass on every side—that indeed goes among the gods.

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RV 1 1.5

अग्निर् होता कविक्रतुः सत्यश् चित्रश्रवस्तमः । देवो देवेभिर् आ गमत्

agnir hotā kavikratuḥ satyaś citraśravastamaḥ | devo devebhir ā gamat

May Agni, the hotṛ of poet's resolve, the true one, of most brilliant renown, come, a god with the gods.

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RV 1 1.6

यद् अङ्ग दाशुषे त्वम् अग्ने भद्रꣳ करिष्यसि । तवेत् तत् सत्यम् अङ्गिरः

yad aṅga dāśuṣe tvam agne bhadraṁ kariṣyasi | tavet tat satyam aṅgiraḥ

Whatever good you will do for the one who gives, O Agni, that of yours indeed comes true, O Aṅgiras.

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RV 1 1.7

उप त्वाग्ने दिवे-दिवे दोषावस्तर् धिया वयम् । नमो भरन्त एमसि

upa tvāgne dive-dive doṣāvastar dhiyā vayam | namo bharanta emasi

To you, Agni, day by day, you who light the darkness, we come with our thought, bringing homage—

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RV 1 1.8

राजन्तम् अध्वराणाꣳ गोपाम् ऋतस्य दीदिविम् । वर्धमानꣳ स्वे दमे

rājantam adhvarāṇāṁ gopām ṛtasya dīdivim | vardhamānaṁ sve dame

—(to you) ruling over the rites, guardian of ṛta, shining, growing strong in your own house.

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RV 1 1.9

स नः पितेव सूनवे ऽग्ने सूपायनो भव । सचस्वा नः स्वस्तये

sa naḥ piteva sūnave 'gne sūpāyano bhava | sacasvā naḥ svastaye

Be easy of access to us, Agni, as a father to a son; attend upon us for our well-being.

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