Rigveda 10.004.01
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 4 · Verse 10.4.1
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
प्र ते॑ यक्षि॒ प्र त॑ इयर्मि॒ मन्म॒ भुवो॒ यथा॒ वन्द्यो॑ नो॒ हवे॑षु । धन्व॑न्निव प्र॒पा अ॑सि॒ त्वम॑ग्न इय॒क्षवे॑ पू॒रवे॑ प्रत्न राजन्
pra te yakṣi pra ta iyarmi manma bhuvo yathā vandyo no haveṣu dhanvanniva prapā asi tvamagna iyakṣave pūrave pratna rājan
You watch over and protect us; as a king worthy of worship in our rites, Agni, you appear like a wealth‑bestower. O firstborn, you secure the city and strive, O lord.
To you, Agni, I present the oblation; you repeat praise; that you, who are deserving of laudation maybe present at our invocations; ancient sovereign Agni, you are like a well of water in a desert, to the mandesirous of offering sacrifice.
To thee will send praise and bring oblation, as thou hast merited lauds when we invoked thee. A fountain in the desert art thou, Agni, O Ancient King, to man who fain would worship,