Rig Veda · 1.12.1

Rig Veda 1.12.1 — Agni

Verse 1 of 12 from Sukta 1.12 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.12.1

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्निं दूतं वर्णीमहे होतारं विश्ववेदसम | अस्य यज्ञस्य सुक्रतुम

IAST Romanisation

aghniṃ dūtaṃ vṛṇīmahe hotāraṃ viśvavedasam | asya yajñasya sukratum

English Translation (Griffith)

WE choose Agni the messenger, the herald, master of all wealth, Well skilled in this our sacrifice.

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