Rigveda 2.001.09
Rigveda · Mandala 2, Sukta 1 · Verse 2.1.9
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
त्वाम॑ग्ने पि॒तर॑मि॒ष्टिभि॒र्नर॒स्त्वां भ्रा॒त्राय॒ शम्या॑ तनू॒रुच॑म् । त्वं पु॒त्रो भ॑वसि॒ यस्तेऽवि॑ध॒त्त्वं सखा॑ सु॒शेवः॑ पास्या॒धृषः॑
tvāmagne pitaramiṣṭibhirnarastvāṃ bhrātrāya śamyā tanūrucam tvaṃ putro bhavasi yaste'vidhattvaṃ sakhā suśevaḥ pāsyādhṛṣaḥ
O Agni, you, father of desires for men, you appease your brother with kindly form. May you become the son who knows your nature; as a friend you who serve well keep hold of him.
(Devout) men (worship) you, Agni, as a father, with sacred rites; they (cherish) you, who are the illumination of the body, with acts (of kindness), as a brother; you are as a son to him who propitiates you; and you protect us, a faithful and firm friend.
Agni, men seek thee as a Father with their prayers, win thee, bright-formed, to brotherhood with holy act. Thou art a Son to him who duly worships thee, and as a trusty Friend thou guardest from attack.