A God like you, O Lord, born of truth, will furnish with armor the man who extols him, preserving him from those who would harm or slander, for you, O Lord, are the deliverer from ambush.

Rig Veda I, 189, 6

You alone can discern both the opposites. Before the sacrifice you seize on Man but during the sacrifice Man seizes you! Like a racehorse, you let yourself be reined by the priests!

Rig Veda I, 189, 7

To propitiate this God we have uttered these phrases. I, son of Man, have hailed Agni the strong. May we, by the help of innumerable seers, be surrounded on all sides by superabundance!

Rig Veda I, 189, 8

Forth flows the Soma-juice, pure, beneficent, producing visible fullness.

Rig Veda IX, 31, 1

Increase for us splendor from earth and heaven. Be the Lord of all might!

Rig Veda IX, 31, 2