अग्निं दूतं वृणीमहे होतारं विश्ववेदसम् । अस्य यज्ञस्य सुक्रतुम् ॥ ७९०
agniṃ dūtaṃ vṛṇīmahe hotāraṃ viśvavedasam . asya yajñasya sukratum .. 790
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
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.