Library·Atharvaveda Saṃhitā (Śaunaka)·20·20.101
अग्निं दूतं वृणीमहे होतारं विश्ववेदसम् । अस्य यज्ञस्य सुक्रतुम् ॥१॥
agniṃ dūtaṃ vṛṇīmahe hotāraṃ viśvavedasam | asya yajñasya sukratum ||1||
We choose Agni the messenger, the herald, master of all wealth, Well skilled in this our sacrifice.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.12.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.
अग्निमग्निं हवीमभिः सदा हवन्त विश्पतिम् । हव्यवाहं पुरुप्रियम् ॥२॥
agnimagniṃ havīmabhiḥ sadā havanta viśpatim | havyavāhaṃ purupriyam ||2||
With callings ever they invoke Agni, Agni, Lord of the House, Oblation-bearer, much beloved.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.12.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
अग्ने देवां इहा वह जज्ञानो वृक्तबर्हिषे । असि होता न ईड्यः ॥३॥
agne devāṃ ihā vaha jajñāno vṛktabarhiṣe | asi hotā na īḍyaḥ ||3||
Bring the Gods hither, Agni, born for him who strews the sacred grass: Thou art our herald, meet for praise.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.12.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.