Rigveda 10.045.07
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 45 · Verse 10.45.7
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
उ॒शिक्पा॑व॒को अ॑र॒तिः सु॑मे॒धा मर्ते॑ष्व॒ग्निर॒मृतो॒ नि धा॑यि । इय॑र्ति धू॒मम॑रु॒षं भरि॑भ्र॒दुच्छु॒क्रेण॑ शो॒चिषा॒ द्यामिन॑क्षन्
uśikpāvako aratiḥ sumedhā marteṣvagniramṛto ni dhāyi iyarti dhūmamaruṣaṃ bharibhraducchukreṇa śociṣā dyāminakṣan
Agni, remover of pain, fairest of wisdom among mortals, you place immortality within men. You send forth smoke and the bright, pure radiance — the heavens looking on with pity.
Desiring (oblations), purifying, moving quickly, sagacious, immortal, Agni has been stationed amongmortals; he sends forth the smoke, and goes wearing a radiant (form), and percading the heaven with brilliantlustre.
So among mortals was Immortal Agni stablished as holy wise and willing envoy. He waves the red smoke that he lifts above him, striving to reach the heavens with radiant lustre.