Rigveda 10.001.05
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 1 · Verse 10.1.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
होता॑रं चि॒त्रर॑थमध्व॒रस्य॑ य॒ज्ञस्य॑यज्ञस्य के॒तुं रुश॑न्तम् । प्रत्य॑र्धिं दे॒वस्य॑देवस्य म॒ह्ना श्रि॒या त्व१॒॑ग्निमति॑थिं॒ जना॑नाम्
hotāraṃ citrarathamadhvarasya yajñasyayajñasya ketuṃ ruśantam pratyardhiṃ devasyadevasya mahnā śriyā tva1gnimatithiṃ janānām
Praising the Hota, the radiant charioteer, you, Agni, are invoked as the banner of the sacrifice. You are the portion of the god among gods, the glory, the mighty Agni, the minister of men.
(We worship) Agni for prosperity, you, who are the invoker of the gods, the many-colouredconveyance of the saacrifice, the brilliant banner of every offering, the surpasser of every other deity in might, theguest of men.
Priest of the holy rite, with car that glitters, refulgent Banner of each act of worship, Sharinging every God through might and glory, even Agni Guest of men I summon hither.