Rigveda 1.060.04
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 60 · Verse 1.60.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
उ॒शिक्पा॑व॒को वसु॒र्मानु॑षेषु॒ वरे॑ण्यो॒ होता॑धायि वि॒क्षु । दमू॑ना गृ॒हप॑ति॒र्दम॒ आँ अ॒ग्निर्भु॑वद्रयि॒पती॑ रयी॒णाम्
uśikpāvako vasurmānuṣeṣu vareṇyo hotādhāyi vikṣu damūnā gṛhapatirdama ām̐ agnirbhuvadrayipatī rayīṇām
O Ushikpa, protector among men, best of wealth, the priest placed the oblation and looked. By the household guardian, the agni (fire) is lord of the world, giver of wealth to the possessors.
Agni, the desirable, the purifying, the giver of dwellings, the excellent, the invoker (of the gods) has been plural ced (upon the altar) among men; may he be inimical (to our foes), the protector of (our) dwellings and the guardian of the treasures in (this) mansion.
Good to mankind, the yearning Purifier hath among men been placed as Priest choice-worthy. May Agni be our Friend, Lord of the Household, protector of the riches in the dwelling.
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