Lord Agni

agni sūktam

(Agni suktam in English (IAST))

Also known as om agnimile purohitam yajnasya

The Agni Suktam, the opening hymn of the Rigveda: Agni is invoked as the priest of the sacrifice, the one praised by seers ancient and new, who brings the gods.

oṃ agnimīle purohitaṃ yajñasya
devamṛtvijama hotāraṃ ratnadhātamama || 1||
agni pūrvebhiṝṣibhiriḍyo nūtanairuta |
sa devā~ eha vakṣati || 2||
agninā rayimaśnvat poṣameva divedive|
yaśasaṃ vīravattamam || 3||
agne yaṃ yajñamadhvaraṃ viśvata paribhūrasi|
sa iddeveṣu gacchati || 4||
agnihortā kavikratu satyaścitraśravastama |
devi devebhirā gamat || 5||
yadagṅa dāśuṣe tvamagne bhadraṃ kariṣyasi |
tavettat satyamagṅira || 6||
upa tvāgne divedive doṣāvastardhiyā vayam |
namo bharanta emasi|| 7||
rājantamadhvarāṇāṃ gopāṃmṛtasya dīdivim |
vardhamānaṃ sve dame || 8||
sa na piteva sūnavegne sūpāyano bhava |
sacasvā na svastaye || 9||

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