In many hymns the solar character of Agni is merged in his domestic character, as the fire on the domestic hearth, as the centre of each family. Thus we read, Rig-Veda X, 1:—
Hymn to Agni, Fire.
1.
High[[45]], at the head of Dawn, he stood, the mighty,
With light he came, emerging from the darkness,
Fair-bodied Agni with his radiant splendour
Has filled, when born, all human habitations.
2.
Thou, being born, art child of Earth and Heaven,
Agni, the fair one, spread among the flowers[[46]];