Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 1 — Chapter 12

RV 1 12.1

अग्निꣳ दूतꣳ वृणीमहे होतारꣳ विश्ववेदसम् । अस्य यज्ञस्य सुक्रतुम्

agniṁ dūtaṁ vṛṇīmahe hotāraṁ viśvavedasam | asya yajñasya sukratum

We choose Agni as messenger, as hotṛ, the all-knowing, the one of good kratu for this sacrifice.

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RV 1 12.2

अग्निम्-अग्निꣳ हवीमभिः सदा हवन्त विश्पतिम् । हव्यवाहम् पुरुप्रियम्

agnim-agniṁ havīmabhiḥ sadā havanta viśpatim | havyavāham purupriyam

Agni after Agni they have always called with their invocations, the lord of the clans, the conveyer of oblations, dear to many.

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RV 1 12.3

अग्ने देवाꣳ इहा वह जज्ञानो वृक्तबर्हिषे । असि होता न ईड्यः

agne devām̐ ihā vaha jajñāno vṛktabarhiṣe | asi hotā na īḍyaḥ

Agni, bring the gods here, having been born for (him who has) the barhis twisted (i.e. strewn); you are our hotṛ, to be invoked.

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RV 1 12.4

ताꣳ उशतो वि बोधय यद् अग्ने यासि दूत्यम् । देवैर् आ सत्सि बर्हिषि

tām̐ uśato vi bodhaya yad agne yāsi dūtyam | devair ā satsi barhiṣi

Awaken them, the eager ones, when, Agni, you go on your errand as messenger; with the gods sit down upon the barhis.

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RV 1 12.5

घृताहवन दीदिवः प्रति ष्म रिषतो दह । अग्ने त्वꣳ रक्षस्विनः

ghṛtāhavana dīdivaḥ prati ṣma riṣato daha | agne tvaṁ rakṣasvinaḥ

O you invoked with ghee, you shining one, burn against those who would harm (us) — Agni, (burn) you those possessed by demons.

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RV 1 12.6

अग्निनाग्निः सम् इध्यते कविर् गृहपतिर् युवा । हव्यवाड् जुह्वास्यः

agnināgniḥ sam idhyate kavir gṛhapatir yuvā | havyavāḍ juhvāsyaḥ

By Agni Agni is kindled, the poet, the master of the house, the youth, the conveyer of oblations, whose mouth is the ladle.

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RV 1 12.7

कविम् अग्निम् उप स्तुहि सत्यधर्माणम् अध्वरे । देवम् अमीवचातनम्

kavim agnim upa stuhi satyadharmāṇam adhvare | devam amīvacātanam

Praise the poet Agni, whose ordinances are true, at the rite, the god who drives away sickness.

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RV 1 12.8

यस् त्वाम् अग्ने हविष्पतिर् दूतꣳ देव सपर्यति । तस्य स्म प्राविता भव

yas tvām agne haviṣpatir dūtaṁ deva saparyati | tasya sma prāvitā bhava

Whatever lord of the oblation honours you, Agni, as messenger, O god — of him be the furtherer.

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RV 1 12.9

यो अग्निꣳ देववीतये हविष्माꣳ आविवासति । तस्मै पावक मृऴय

yo agniṁ devavītaye haviṣmām̐ āvivāsati | tasmai pāvaka mṛḻaya

He who, bringing oblation, seeks to win Agni for the gods' coming — to him, O purifier, be gracious.

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RV 1 12.10

स नः पावक दीदिवो ऽग्ने देवाꣳ इहा वह । उप यज्ञꣳ हविश् च नः

sa naḥ pāvaka dīdivo 'gne devām̐ ihā vaha | upa yajñaṁ haviś ca naḥ

So bring the gods here to us, O purifier, O shining Agni, to our sacrifice and our oblation.

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RV 1 12.11

स नः स्तवान आ भर गायत्रेण नवीयसा । रयिꣳ वीरवतीम् इषम्

sa naḥ stavāna ā bhara gāyatreṇa navīyasā | rayiṁ vīravatīm iṣam

Being praised, bring to us with a newer gāyatrī song wealth and refreshment rich in men.

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RV 1 12.12

अग्ने शुक्रेण शोचिषा विश्वाभिर् देवहूतिभिः । इमꣳ स्तोमꣳ जुषस्व नः

agne śukreṇa śociṣā viśvābhir devahūtibhiḥ | imaṁ stomaṁ juṣasva naḥ

Agni, with your bright flame, with all the invocations of the gods, take pleasure in this praise-song of ours.

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