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Sukta 5.8
त्वामग्ने अतिथिं पूर्व्यं विशः शोचिष्केशं गृहपतिं नि षेदिरे । बृहत्केतुं पुरुरूपं धनस्पृतं सुशर्माणं स्ववसं जरद्विषम् ॥
tvā́m agne átithiṃ pū́rvyaṃ víśaḥ śocíṣ-keśaṃ gṛhá-patiṃ ní ṣedire | bṛhát-ketuṃ puru-rū́paṃ dhana-spṛ́taṃ su-śármāṇaṃ su-vávasaṃ jarad-víṣam ||
A ti, ó Agni, os povos assentaram como o Hóspede antigo —de cabelos de chama—, Senhor da casa. Com vasto estandarte de luz, de muitas formas, que toca as riquezas, que concede bom abrigo, generoso no dar, que consome o velho e o nocivo.
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