At the beginning: Agni
Rigveda 1.1.1
Sanskrit · Devanagari
अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम् । होतारं रत्नधातमम् ॥
IAST · Roman transliteration
agnim īḷe purohitaṃ yajñasya devam ṛtvijam | hotāraṃ ratnadhātamam ||
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I praise Agni, placed in front, the divine priest of sacrifice, the invoking priest, foremost bestower of treasures.
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