Sukta 11

Mantra 1

भद्रं ते अग्ने सहसिन्ननीकमुपाक आ रोचते सूर्यस्य । रुशद्दृशे ददृशे नक्तया चिदरूक्षितं दृश आ रूपे अन्नम् ॥

O Agni, mighty in force, your gracious face shines near like the Sun. It is seen as a radiant vision even by night; un-diminished, it comes to sight in form as the true nourishment of the being.

Mantra 2

वि षाह्यग्ने गृणते मनीषां खं वेपसा तुविजात स्तवानः । विश्वेभिर्यद्वावनः शुक्र देवैस्तन्नो रास्व सुमहो भूरि मन्म ॥

Conquer forth, O Agni, for the singer’s inspired thought; shake the wide space with your vibrant power, O widely-born, as we praise you. Whatever luminous plenitude you win with all the gods—give that to us: a vast and abundant vision-thought.

Mantra 3

त्वदग्ने काव्या त्वन्मनीषास्त्वदुक्था जायन्ते राध्यानि । त्वदेति द्रविणं वीरपेशा इत्थाधिये दाशुषे मर्त्याय ॥

From you, O Agni, come the poet’s inspired powers; from you the illumined insights; from you are born the hymns that accomplish. From you comes the wealth of heroic formation—thus to the mortal who offers, you give the right understanding for the work.

Mantra 4

त्वद्वाजी वाजम्भरो विहाया अभिष्टिकृज्जायते सत्यशुष्मः । त्वद्रयिर्देवजूतो मयोभुस्त्वदाशुर्जूजुवाँ अग्ने अर्वा ॥

From you is born the bringer of plenitude-force, moving in the wide spaces, a maker of victorious help, whose power is true. From you comes the bliss-giving wealth, impelled by the gods; from you the swift steed of energy, ever pressing forward, O Agni.

Mantra 5

त्वामग्ने प्रथमं देवयन्तो देवं मर्ता अमृत मन्द्रजिह्वम् । द्वेषोयुतमा विवासन्ति धीभिर्दमूनसं गृहपतिममूरम् ॥

You, O Agni, the seekers of the divine first choose and kindle—you the god, O immortal, with the rapturous tongue of flame. With their thoughts they make you dwell, the repeller of hostility, the lord of the house, unbewildered—guiding the inner home in right order.

Mantra 6

आरे अस्मदमतिमारे अंह आरे विश्वां दुर्मतिं यन्निपासि । दोषा शिवः सहसः सूनो अग्ने यं देव आ चित्सचसे स्वस्ति ॥

Drive far from us the crookedness of thought, drive far the constriction and the sin, drive far every perverse intention—since thou guardest and restrainest them. In the night be thou our benignant power, O Agni, son of Force; thou whom even the gods approach for the state of well-being.