Journey of Purvarchika - CHAPTER-1 — Sāmaveda

Mantra 1

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

अग्न॒ आ या॑हि वी॒तये॑ गृणा॒नो ह॒व्यदा॑तये | नि होता॑ सत्सि ब॒र्हिषि॑ ||

Agna 4 yahi vitaye grnano havyadataye. Ni hota satsi barhisi.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Come Agni, sung and celebrated, to join our feast of enlightenment, accept our homage to create the gifts of life and yajnic performance, and take the honoured seat in the assembly. (Rg. 6-16-10)

Mantra 2

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

त्वम॑ग्ने य॒ज्ञानां॒ होता॒ विश्वे॑षां हि॒तः | दे॒वेभि॒र्मानु॑षे॒ जने॑ ||

Tvam agne yajnanam hota visvesam hitah.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Devebhir manuse jane. Agni, self-refulgent leading light of the universe, you are the chief highpriest of all yajnic developments of nature and of all creative and developmental 2 programmes of humanity for common universal good along with the brilliancies of nature and nobilities of humanity among the human community. (Rg. 6-16-1)

Mantra 3

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Kanva Medhatithi

अ॒ग्निं दू॒तं वृ॑णीमहे॒ होता॑रं वि॒श्ववे॑दसम् | अ॒स्य य॒ज्ञस्य॑ सु॒क्रतु॑म् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Kanva Medhatithi; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

We choose Agni visible and invisible, and invoke it with faith and holy action, Agni which is the protector of the people, carrier of yajnic fragrance, and favourite of the wise. (Rg. 1-12-1) 4.

Mantra 4

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

अ॒ग्निर्वृ॒त्राणि॑ जङ्घनद् द्रविण॒स्युर्वि॑प॒न्यया॑ | समि॑द्धः शु॒क्र आहु॑तः ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Agnir vrtrani jamghanad dravinasyur vipan- yaya. Samiddhah sukra ahutah. Agni, leading light and ruler of the world, bright, pure and purifying, invoked, invited and lighted in the seat of yajna, keen on wealth, honour and excellence with self-approbation and public exaltation, should destroy the evils and endeavour to raise the power and prosperity of the human nation. (Rg. 6-16-34)

Mantra 5

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Ushana Kavya

प्रेष्ठं॑ वो॒ अति॑थिं स्तु॒षे मि॒त्रमि॑व प्रि॒यम् | अ॒ग्निं रथं॒ न वेद्य॑म् ||

Prestham vo atithim stuse mitram iva priyam. Agne ratham na vedyam.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Ushana Kavya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

I sing and celebrate for you the glories of Agni, lord omniscient, light and leader of the world, dearest and most welcome as an enlightened guest, loving as a friend, who, like a divine harbinger, reveals the light of knowledge to us. (Rg. 8-84-1)

Mantra 6

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Rshi

त्वं नो॑ अग्ने॒ महो॑भिः पा॒हि विश्व॑स्या॒ अरा॑तेः | उ॒त द्वि॒षो मर्त्य॑स्य ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Rshi; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

anyatara Rshi Tvam no agne mahobhih pahi visvasya arateh. Uta dviso martyasya. Agni, leading light of life, with your mighty powers and grandeur, protect us against all material, moral and social adversity and all mortal jealousy and enmity. (Rg. 8-71-1)

Mantra 7

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

एह्यू॒ षु ब्रवा॑णि॒ ते ऽग्न॑ इ॒त्थेत॑रा॒ गिर॑: | ए॒भिर्व॑र्धास॒ इन्दु॑भिः ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Ebhir vardhasa indubhih. Agni, leading light and pioneer, come, listen, thus do I speak in honour of you, and listen further to higher words, and rise higher with these words sweet and soothing like rays of the moon and exciting as draughts of soma. (Rg. 6-16-16)

Mantra 8

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vatsa Kanva

आ ते॑ व॒त्सो मनो॑ यमत्पर॒माच्चि॑त्स॒धस्था॑त् | अग्ने॒ त्वांका॑मया गि॒रा

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vatsa Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

A te vatso mano yamat paramac cit sadhasthat. Agne tvam kamaye gira. The dear dedicated sage adores you, Agni, and with words of love and faith prays for your attention from the highest heaven of light. (Rg. 8-11-7) 9.

Mantra 9

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

त्वाम॑ग्ने॒ पुष्क॑रा॒दध्यथ॑र्वा॒ निर॑मन्थत | मू॒र्ध्नो विश्व॑स्य वा॒घत॑: ||

Tvam agne puskardad adhyatharva niraman- thata. Murdhno visvasya vaghatah.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Agni, light of life, the wise scholar and devotee, Atharva, dedicated to love and non-violence, discovers and churns you out without violence from the highest sphere above the skies which supports and sustains the entire universe. (Rg. 6-16-13) 10.

Mantra 10

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vamadeva

र, अग्ने विवस्वदा भरास्मभ्यमूतये महे । देवो ह्यसि नो ९०॥

Agne vivasvadabharasmabhyam utaye mahe.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vamadeva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Devo hyasi no drSe. Agni, lord omniscient and self-refulgent, for our protection, progress and perfection of the highest order, bring us the light so that we may see. For us, you are the light, prime benefactor, first giver.

Mantra 11

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Ayunksvahih

नम॑स्ते अग्न॒ ओज॑से गृ॒णन्ति॑ देव कृ॒ष्टय॑: | अमै॑र॒मित्र॑मर्दय ||

Namaste agna ojase grnanti deva krstayah. Amair amitram ardaya.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Ayunksvahih; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Salutations to you, Agni, refulgent lord of generosity. The people too adore and exalt you. Pray ward off and throw out the enemies and unfriendly forces by your laws and powers. (Rg. 8-75-10)

Mantra 12

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vamadeva Gautama

दू॒तं वो॑ वि॒श्ववे॑दसं हव्य॒वाह॒मम॑र्त्यम् | यजि॑ष्ठमृञ्जसे गि॒रा ||

Dutam vo visvavedasatn havyavaham amar-

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vamadeva Gautama; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

tyam. Yajistham rnjase gira. O scholar and master of the science of fire and energy, with your words and thought you study and develop the power of Agni, carrier of communications, all round operative in the universe, bearer of food and fragrances, imperishable, and most creative, productive, cooperative and valuable catalytic agent of the natural and human world. O men and women of the world, the scientist develops it for you all. (Rg. 4-8-1)

Mantra 13

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Prayoga Bhargava

उप॑ त्वा जा॒मयो॒ गिरो॒ देदि॑शतीर्हवि॒ष्कृत॑: | वा॒योरनी॑के अस्थिरन् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Prayoga Bhargava; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Upa tva jamayo giro dedisatir haviskrtah. Vayor anike asthiran. Moving and vibrant adorations of the enlightened celebrant reach you and stay by you in the movements of air in the middle regions. (Rg. 8-102-13)

Mantra 14

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Madhucchanda

उप॑ त्वाग्ने दि॒वेदि॑वे॒ दोषा॑वस्तर्धि॒या व॒यम् | नमो॒ भर॑न्त॒ एम॑सि ||

Upa tvagne dive-dive dosavastar dhiya vayam.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Madhucchanda; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Namo bharanta emasi. Agni, lord omniscient, day by day, night and day, with all our heart and soul we come to you bearing gifts of homage in faith and humility. (Rg. 1-1-7)

Mantra 15

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Ajigarti Shunahshepa

जरा॑बोध॒ तद् वि॑विड्ढि वि॒शेवि॑शे य॒ज्ञिया॑य | स्तोमं॑ रु॒द्राय॒ दृशी॑कम् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Ajigarti Shunahshepa; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Jarabodha tad vividdhi vise-vise yajniyaya. Stomam rudraya drsikam. Hero of high knowledge and wide fame, create and provide for every people and offer to adorable yajnic Rudra, brilliant lord of justice and power, that wealth, honour and celebration which is magnificent and worthy of praise. (Rg. 1-27-10)

Mantra 16

Devatā: Agni Marutah · Ṛṣi: Kanva Medhatithi

प्रति॒ त्यं चारु॑मध्व॒रं गो॑पी॒थाय॒ प्र हू॑यसे | म॒रुद्भि॑रग्न॒ आ ग॑हि ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Kanva Medhatithi; Devata: Agni Marutah).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Prati tyam carumadhvaram gopithaya pra huyase. Marudbhir agna 4G gahi. Agni, fire energy of nature, come with the winds, you are invoked and kindled for the preservation and promotion of the beautiful holy yajna (of the earth for her children). (Rg.1-19-1)

Mantra 17

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Ajigarti Shunahshepa

अश्वं॒ न त्वा॒ वार॑वन्तं व॒न्दध्या॑ अ॒ग्निं नमो॑भिः | स॒म्राज॑न्तमध्व॒राणा॑म् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Ajigarti Shunahshepa; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Asvam na tva varavantam vandadhya agnim namobhih. Samrajantamadhvaranam. Agni, brilliant and illuminating power and presence of yajnas from the homely agnihotra to the highest programmes of humanity, like a tempestuous horse of flying hair, we praise you and celebrate you with homage and offerings of food and oblations. (Rg. 1-27-1)

Mantra 18

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Prayoga Bhargava

औ॒र्व॒भृ॒गु॒वच्छुचि॑मप्नवान॒वदा हु॑वे | अ॒ग्निं स॑मु॒द्रवा॑ससम् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Prayoga Bhargava; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Aurvabhrguvacchucimapnavanavada huve. Agnim samudravasasam. Like a mature and self-disciplined sage and scholar of nature and spirit, I invoke and study Agni, the fire energy, concealed in the sea and the sky and the psychic energy abiding in the mind. (Rg. 8-102-4) 19.

Mantra 19

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Prayoga Bhargava

अ॒ग्निमिन्धा॑नो॒ मन॑सा॒ धियं॑ सचेत॒ मर्त्य॑: | अ॒ग्निमी॑धे वि॒वस्व॑भिः ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Prayoga Bhargava; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Agnim indhano manasa dhiyam saceta mar- tyah. Agnim indhe vivasvabhih. When the mortal starts lighting the fire in the vedi, let him, with his whole mind in concentration, call up all his faculties of perception, thought and action and say: I light the fire with the sun rays and, all my knowledge, will and awareness, awaken the divine in the soul. (Rg. 8-102-22) 20.

Mantra 20

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vatsa Kanva

आदित्प्र॒त्नस्य॒ रेत॑सो॒ ज्योति॑ष्पश्यन्ति वास॒रम् | प॒रो यदि॒ध्यते॑ दि॒वा ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vatsa Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Adit pratnasya retaso jyothih pasyanti vasaram. Paro yadidhyate divi. And then the devotees see like day light the self- refulgence of the eternal lord and source of life who shines above and beyond the day through the night of annihilation too. (Rg. 8-6-30) 21.

Mantra 21

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Prayoga Bhargava

अ॒ग्निं वो॑ वृ॒धन्त॑मध्व॒राणां॑ पुरू॒तम॑म् | अच्छा॒ नप्त्रे॒ सह॑स्वते ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Prayoga Bhargava; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Agnim vo vrdhantam adhvaranam purutamam. Accha naptre sahasvate. Well with joint action and yajna, serve Agni, most ancient power of the first order that leads you to advancement of strong familial unity and tolerant but powerful social cooperation for your coming generations for ages. (Rg. 8-102-7)

Mantra 22

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

अ॒ग्निस्ति॒ग्मेन॑ शो॒चिषा॒ यास॒द् विश्वं॒ न्य१त्रिण॑म् | अ॒ग्निर्नो॑ वनते र॒यिम् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Agnis tigmena Socisa yamsad 17517777 nyatrinam. Agnir no vamsate rayim. Agni, with the flaming light of pure refulgence, dries up and burns off all hostility of the world and brings the wealth of life for us, dedicated supplicants and celebrants. (Rg. 6-16-28)

Mantra 23

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vamadeva Gautama

अग्ने॑ मृ॒ळ म॒हाँ अ॑सि॒ य ई॒मा दे॑व॒युं जन॑म् | इ॒येथ॑ ब॒र्हिरा॒सद॑म् ||

Agne mrda mahain asyaya a devayum janam.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vamadeva Gautama; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Tyetha barhirasadam. Agni, be kind and gracious. Great you are as you come to these divinely dedicated people sitting round the fire of yajna and you bless them all round without reserve. (Rg. 4-9-1)

Mantra 24

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

अग्ने॒ रक्षा॑ णो॒ अंह॑स॒: प्रति॑ ष्म देव॒ रीष॑तः | तपि॑ष्ठैर॒जरो॑ दह ||

Agne raksa no amhasah prati sma deva risatah.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Tapisthairajaro daha. Agni, fiery ruler and generous lord of enlightenment, save us from sin, protect us from the sinful and the destroyers. Lord eternal and unaging, with your blazing law, justice and discipline, burn out evil, evil deeds and evil doers. (Rg. 7-15-13)

Mantra 25

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

अग्ने॑ यु॒क्ष्वा हि ये तवाऽश्वा॑सो देव सा॒धव॑: | अरं॒ वह॑न्ति म॒न्यवे॑ ||

Agne yunksva hi ye tavasvaso deva sadhavah.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Aram vahantyasavah. Agni, leading light of knowledge and power, generous creator and giver, yoke those motive powers of yours to the chariot which are best and fastest and which transport you to the destination of your love and passion gracefully without fail. (Rg. 6-16-43)

Mantra 26

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

नि त्वा॑ नक्ष्य विश्पते द्यु॒मन्तं॑ देव धीमहि | सु॒वीर॑मग्न आहुत ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Ni tva naksya vispate dyumantam dhimahe vayam. Suviram agna ahuta. Agni, loving and accessible protector and ruler of the people, brilliant and generous chief of heroic brave, universally honoured and invoked, we love and enshrine you in our heart and home with faith and reverence. (Rg. 7-15-7)

Mantra 27

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Virupa Angirasa

अ॒ग्निर्मू॒र्धा दि॒वः क॒कुत्पति॑: पृथि॒व्या अ॒यम् | अ॒पां रेतां॑सि जिन्वति ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Virupa Angirasa; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Agnirmurdha divah kakutpatih prthivya ayam. Apam retansi jinvati. This Agni is the highest lord and master of all on top of heaven and earth and gives energy and sustenance to the seeds of life in the waters of the universe. (Rg. 8- 44-16)

Mantra 28

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Ajigarti Shunahshepa

इ॒ममू॒ षु त्वम॒स्माकं॑ स॒निं गा॑य॒त्रं नव्यां॑सम् | अग्ने॑ दे॒वेषु॒ प्र वो॑चः ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Ajigarti Shunahshepa; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Imamu su tvam asmakam sanim gayatram navyainsam. Agne devesu pra vocah. Agni, eternal lord omniscient, this divine knowledge, blissful, sweet and musical in Gayatri and other musical metres, ever new and giver of new ideas, pray reveal it to the sages and whisper it into our soul. (Rg. 1-27-4)

Mantra 29

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Gopavana Atreya

यं त्वा॑ गो॒पव॑नो गि॒रा चनि॑ष्ठदग्ने अङ्गिरः | स पा॑वक श्रुधी॒ हव॑म् ||

Tam tva gopavano gira janisthad agne

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Gopavana Atreya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

amgirah. Sa pavaka $rudhi havam. Agni, light of the world, dear as breath of life, all purifier, whom the poet visionary of light and the Word celebrates, pray listen to our invocation and song of adoration. (Rg. 8-74-11) 12 30.

Mantra 30

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vamadeva Gautama

परि॒ वाज॑पतिः क॒विर॒ग्निर्ह॒व्यान्य॑क्रमीत् | दध॒द् रत्ना॑नि दा॒शुषे॑ ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vamadeva Gautama; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Pari vajapatih kavir agnir havyanyakramit. Dadhad ratnani dasuse. Agni, lord of food, energy and the dynamics of life and society, commanding a full poetic vision of corporate life, comprehends the gifts and oblations of the holy fire of the nation, bearing the jewels of life's wealth for the generous giver. (Rg. 4-15-3) 31.

Mantra 31

Devatā: Surya · Ṛṣi: Praskanva

उदु॒ त्यं जा॒तवे॑दसं दे॒वं व॑हन्ति के॒तव॑: | दृ॒शे विश्वा॑य॒ सूर्य॑म् ||

The Visvedevas and cosmic principles reflect the holistic interrelatedness (Rta) of the cosmos where macrocosm and microcosm mutually sustain life. (Rishi: Praskanva; Devata: Surya).

Employed in Sarvadeva puja, Vaisvadeva offerings, and daily Santi-patha mantras to invoke universal peace.

Udu tyam jatavedasam devam vahanti ketavah. Drse visvaya suryam. The rays of the sun (like banners of a mighty monarch) carry the brilliance of light, revealing the omnipresence of the omniscient Lord Supreme of the universe. (Rg. 1-50-1) 32.

Mantra 32

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Kanva Medhatithi

क॒विम॒ग्निमुप॑ स्तुहि स॒त्यध॑र्माणमध्व॒रे | दे॒वम॑मीव॒चात॑नम् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Kanva Medhatithi; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Kavim agnim upa stuhi satyadharmanam adhvare. Devam amivacatanam. In the holy acts of yajna, light, serve and adore Agni, brilliant creator of new things of beauty, prosperity and joy, illuminator and observer of the eternal laws, generous giver, and destroyer of evil and disease. (Rg. 1-12-7)

Mantra 33

Devatā: Apah · Ṛṣi: Rshi

शं नो॑ दे॒वीर॒भिष्ट॑य॒ आपो॑ भवन्तु पी॒तये॑ | शं योर॒भि स्र॑वन्तु नः ||

The Visvedevas and cosmic principles reflect the holistic interrelatedness (Rta) of the cosmos where macrocosm and microcosm mutually sustain life. (Rishi: Rshi; Devata: Apah).

Employed in Sarvadeva puja, Vaisvadeva offerings, and daily Santi-patha mantras to invoke universal peace.

Ambarisha Rshi Sam no devir abhistaye sam no bhavantu pitaye. Sam yor abhi sravantu nah. May the divine waters be for our peace and bliss for body, mind and soul and bring us showers of peace, protection and blessedness. (Rg. 10-9-4)

Mantra 34

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Ushana Kavya

कस्य॑ नू॒नं परी॑णसो॒ धियो॑ जिन्वसि दम्पते | गोषा॑ता॒ यस्य॑ ते॒ गिर॑: ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Ushana Kavya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Kasya nunam parinasi dhiyo jinvasi satpate. Gasata yasya te girah. O lord protector of the world of truth as a happy home and shelter for the people, whose sincere and abundant prayers do you accept and fulfil? His, whose prayers to you are enlightened and inspired by knowledge, wisdom and sincere awareness of divinity. (Rg. 8-84-7)

Mantra 35

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Shamyu Barhaspatya

य॒ज्ञाय॑ज्ञा वो अ॒ग्नये॑ गि॒रागि॑रा च॒ दक्ष॑से | प्रप्र॑ व॒यम॒मृतं॑ जा॒तवे॑दसं प्रि॒यं मि॒त्रं न शं॑सिषम्

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Shamyu Barhaspatya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Yajnayajna vo agnaye giragira ca daksase. Prapra vayam amrtam jatavedasam priyam mitram na Samsisam. In every yajnic programme of your creative and constructive work, in every word of our voice, join and let us honour, appraise and develop agni, imperishable energy pervasive in all things of existence, and adore Agni, omniscient and omnipresent lord giver of knowledge and enlightenment. (Rg. 6-48-1)

Mantra 36

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharga Pragatha

पा॒हि नो॑ अग्न॒ एक॑या पा॒ह्यु१त द्वि॒तीय॑या | पा॒हि गी॒र्भिस्ति॒सृभि॑रूर्जां पते पा॒हि च॑त॒सृभि॑र्वसो ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharga Pragatha; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Pahi no agna ekaya pahyuta dvitiyaya. Pahi girbhis tisrbhir urjam pate pahi catasrbhir vaso. Agni, save us by the first voice, and by the second, by three voices, and, O lord of cosmic power, ultimate haven and home of existence, save and promote us by the four. (Rg. 8-60-9) (This is a very simple and yet a most comprehensive verse. The first voice could be the voice of average humanity; second, words of the sages; third, voice of the soul; fourth, the voice of divinity. Another way to understand: One, two, three or all the four Veda's voice. Yet another: voice of the soul in the rising sequence of the four matras of Aum as described in the Upanishads. And then the four stages of language in the descending order from divine to the human: Para, pashyanti, madhyama and Vaikhari)

Mantra 37

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Shamyu Barhaspatya

बृ॒हद्भि॑रग्ने अ॒र्चिभि॑: शु॒क्रेण॑ देव शो॒चिषा॑ | भ॒रद्वा॑जे समिधा॒नो य॑विष्ठ्य रे॒वन्न॑: शुक्र दीदिहि द्यु॒मत्पा॑वक दीदिहि

Brhadbhir agne arcibhih sukrena deva Socisa.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Shamyu Barhaspatya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Bharadvaje samidhano yavisthya revat pavaka didihi. O resplendent Agni, most youthful unaging power, bright and pure, kindled and rising in the mind and soul of sagely scholars in pursuit of science, energy and progress, shine with mighty flames of light, purity and power, and bring us the wealth of life replete with light and enlightenment. O generous light and fire of life, shine and enlighten us. (Rg. 6-48-7)

Mantra 38

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

त्वे अ॑ग्ने स्वाहुत प्रि॒यास॑: सन्तु सू॒रय॑: | य॒न्तारो॒ ये म॒घवा॑नो॒ जना॑नामू॒र्वान्दय॑न्त॒ गोना॑म् ||

Tve agne svahuta priyasah santu surayah.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Yantaro ye maghavano jananamurvam dayanta gonam. Agni, ruling light of the world, invoked with reverence and adored, let those brave leaders and eminent scholars commanding wealth and power be dear and closer to you who move forward, and lead, control and protect the defenders and promoters of the people, lands and cows. (Rg. 7-16-7)

Mantra 39

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bhardvaja

अग्ने॒ जरि॑तर्वि॒श्पति॑स्तेपा॒नो दे॑व र॒क्षस॑: | अप्रो॑षिवान्गृ॒हप॑तिर्म॒हाँ अ॑सि दि॒वस्पा॒युर्दु॑रोण॒युः ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bhardvaja; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

16 Agne jaritar viSpatistapano dava raksasah. Aprosivan grhapate mahan asi divaspayur duronayuh. Agni, universally adored, master ruler and protector of the people, scourge of the selfish and wicked, refulgent and generous, supreme protective presence of the home, who never neglect or forsake the inmates, you are great protector of happiness and heavens too, and abide in the heart and home of humanity. (Rg. 8-60-19) 40.

Mantra 40

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Praskanva Kanva

अग्ने॒ विव॑स्वदु॒षस॑श् चि॒त्रं राधो॑ अमर्त्य | आ दा॒शुषे॑ जातवेदो वहा॒ त्वम॒द्या दे॒वाँ उ॑ष॒र्बुध॑: ||

Agne vivasvadusasaScitram radho amartya.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Praskanva Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

A daSsuse jatavedo vaha tvamadya devan usarbudhah. Agni, lord of life, blazing as the sun, immortal, omniscient of things born, for the man of charity who has surrendered himself to you, you bring today wonderful wealth of the dawn, and, with yogis and blessings of nature, awake at the dawn. (Rg. 1-44-1) 41.

Mantra 41

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Shamyu Trinapani

त्वं न॑श्चि॒त्र ऊ॒त्या वसो॒ राधां॑सि चोदय | अ॒स्य रा॒यस्त्वम॑ग्ने र॒थीर॑सि वि॒दा गा॒धं तु॒चे तु न॑:

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Shamyu Trinapani; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Tvam nascitra utya vaso radhamsi codaya. Asya rayas tvam agne rathirasi vida gadham tuce tu nah. Agni, wonderful lord of versatile action, giver of shelter and security of the home, with protection and advancement, inspire and raise our means and materials for success and achievement. O lord of knowledge and vision, you are the guide and pilot of the chariot and wealth and honours of this generation. Give us the message and inspiration of peace, progress and security for our children. (Rg. 6-48-9)

Mantra 42

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharga Pragatha

त्वमित्स॒प्रथा॑ अ॒स्यग्ने॑ त्रातॠ॒तस्क॒विः | त्वां विप्रा॑सः समिधान दीदिव॒ आ वि॑वासन्ति वे॒धस॑: ||

Tvam it sapratha asyagne tratar rtah kavih.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharga Pragatha; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Tvam viprasah samidhana didiva 4 vivasanti vedhasah. Agni, you are infinitely expansive, boundless, all saviour, eternally right poet of cosmic rectitude, omniscient creator. Self-refulgent ever, light of the universe, the wise sages and masters of law and right action glorify you as the Lord Supreme. (Rg. 8-60-5)

Mantra 43

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharga Pragatha

आ नो॑ अग्ने वयो॒वृधं॑ र॒यिं पा॑वक॒ शंस्य॑म् | रास्वा॑ च न उपमाते पुरु॒स्पृहं॒ सुनी॑ती॒ स्वय॑शस्तरम् ||

A no agne vayovrdham rayim pavaka Samsyam.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharga Pragatha; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Rasva cana upamate purusprham suniti suya- Sastaram. Agni, saviour and purifier of life, closest and friendly, give us wealth which is admirable and leads to progress in food, health and age and cattle wealth. Give us the way of life leading to universally loved wealth, honour and excellence, renowned and rising. (Rg. 8-60- 11)

Mantra 44

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Saubahri Kanva

यो विश्वा॒ दय॑ते॒ वसु॒ होता॑ म॒न्द्रो जना॑नाम् | मधो॒र्न पात्रा॑ प्रथ॒मान्य॑स्मै॒ प्र स्तोमा॑ यन्त्य॒ग्नये॑ ||

Yo visva dayate vasu hota mandro jananam.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Saubahri Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Madhor na patra prathamdanyasmai pra stoma yantvagnaye. Like bowls of honey, let our prime songs of adoration reach this Agni who, blissful high priest of existence, gives all the wealths and joys of the world to humanity. (Rg. 8-103-6)

Mantra 45

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

ए॒ना वो॑ अ॒ग्निं नम॑सो॒र्जो नपा॑त॒मा हु॑वे | प्रि॒यं चेति॑ष्ठमर॒तिं स्व॑ध्व॒रं विश्व॑स्य दू॒तम॒मृत॑म् ||

Ena vo agnim namasorjo napatam a huve.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Priyam cetistham aratim svadhvaram visSvasya dutam amrtam. O people, for your sake, with food, homage and self-surrender, I invoke and serve Agni, giver of light and fire of life, product as well as the source of unfailing energy, strength and power, cherished and valuable friend, most enlightened and constant agent of the holiest programmes of love and non-violent development, and imperishable carrier and messenger of universal communication. (Rg. 7-16-1)

Mantra 46

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharga Pragatha

शेषे॒ वने॑षु मा॒त्रोः सं त्वा॒ मर्ता॑स इन्धते | अत॑न्द्रो ह॒व्या व॑हसि हवि॒ष्कृत॒ आदिद्दे॒वेषु॑ राजसि ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharga Pragatha; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Sese vanesu matrsu sam tva marttasa indhate. Atandro havyam vahasi haviskrta adid devesu rajasi. You pervade in the forests and in the earth upto heaven. The mortals light and raise you holily, and, without sloth or delay, you carry the sacred offerings of the devoted celebrants to the divinities over earth and heaven and shine among them. (Rg. 8-60-15)

Mantra 47

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Saubahri Kanva

अद॑र्शि गातु॒वित्त॑मो॒ यस्मि॑न्व्र॒तान्या॑द॒धुः | उपो॒ षु जा॒तमार्य॑स्य॒ वर्ध॑नम॒ग्निं न॑क्षन्त नो॒ गिर॑: ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Saubahri Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Adarsi gatuvittamo yasmin vratanyadadhuh. Upo su jatamaryasya vardhanamagnim naksantu no girah. There is seen the light of Agni, best knower of the ways of life, where people concentrate their vows of piety and discipline. Let our songs of adoration rise and reach Agni, self-revealed, who opens the paths of progress and urges us on to reach the goal of rectitude for noble people. (Rg. 8-103-1)

Mantra 48

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Manu Vaivasvata

अ॒ग्निरु॒क्थे पु॒रोहि॑तो॒ ग्रावा॑णो ब॒र्हिर॑ध्व॒रे | ऋ॒चा या॑मि म॒रुतो॒ ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पतिं॑ दे॒वाँ अवो॒ वरे॑ण्यम् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Manu Vaivasvata; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Agnirukthe purohito gravano barhiradhvare. Rca yami maruto brahmanaspate deva avo varenyam. In the yajna of love and non-violence, Agni, prime light of life, is the first adorable, then the holy fire, the priest, the soma stone and the holy grass are cherished. Therefore with the chants of Rks, I invoke the Maruts, cosmic energies, Brahmanaspati, giver of the Veda and the vedic scholar, and other venerable divinities for protection and promotion of our choice. (Rg. 8-27-1)

Mantra 49

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Suditi - Purumidhau Angirasau

अ॒ग्निमी॑ळि॒ष्वाव॑से॒ गाथा॑भिः शी॒रशो॑चिषम् | अ॒ग्निं रा॒ये पु॑रुमीळ्ह श्रु॒तं नरो॒ऽग्निं सु॑दी॒तये॑ छ॒र्दिः ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Suditi - Purumidhau Angirasau; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Agnim idisvavase gathabhih strasocisam. Agnim raye purumidha srutam naro’gnih suditaye chardih. Pray to Agni of bright flames with songs and praise for protection and progress. O generous scholar, study and serve Agni for wealth, famous among people, Agni who provides home and happiness for the man of brilliance. (Rg. 8-71-14)

Mantra 50

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Praskanva Kanva

श्रु॒धि श्रु॑त्कर्ण॒ वह्नि॑भिर्दे॒वैर॑ग्ने स॒याव॑भिः | आ सी॑दन्तु ब॒र्हिषि॑ मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा प्रा॑त॒र्यावा॑णो अध्व॒रम् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Praskanva Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

vabhih. A sidatu barhisi mitro aryama pra- taryavabhir adhvare. Listen lord, you have the ear, listen to the constant crackle of the blazing flames of fire within. Come Mitra, friends of humanity, come Aryama, powers of justice, come moving travelers, to the house of yajna, join the sacred cause of love and non-violence and sit on the holy grass around the vedi-fire. (Rg. 1-44-13)

Mantra 51

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Saubahri Kanva

प्र दैवो॑दासो अ॒ग्निर्दे॒वाँ अच्छा॒ न म॒ज्मना॑ | अनु॑ मा॒तरं॑ पृथि॒वीं वि वा॑वृते त॒स्थौ नाक॑स्य॒ सान॑वि ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Saubahri Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Pra daivodaso agnir deva indro na majmana. Anu mataram prthivim vi vavrte tasthau naka- sya Sarmani. Agni, the sun, lover of holy admirers, sitting as if on top of heaven in glory, turns his rays of light in circuit to the mother earth for her children. (Rg. 8-103-2)

Mantra 52

Devatā: Indra · Ṛṣi: Medhatithi and medhyathithi

अध॒ ज्मो अध॑ वा दि॒वो बृ॑ह॒तो रो॑च॒नादधि॑ | अ॒या व॑र्धस्व त॒न्वा॑ गि॒रा ममा ऽऽजा॒ता सु॑क्रतो पृण ||

Indra represents the supreme cosmic soul (Paramatman) and the luminous intellect (Buddhi) destroying Vritra (ignorance, darkness, and psychological inertia). (Rishi: Medhatithi and medhyathithi; Devata: Indra).

Invoked with the pressing and offering of the sacred Soma draught during morning and midday savanas of the Somayajna.

Adha jmo adha va divo brhato rocandad adhi. Aya vardhasva tanva gird mama jata sukrato prna O lord refulgent and omnipotent, whether on earth or in the regions of light or even beyond the expansive light of heaven, be pleased and exalted by this refined and radiating voice of adoration and, O lord presiding spirit of yajna, bless us and our children with perfect fulfilment. (Rg. 8-1-18) 22 353.

Mantra 53

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vishvamitra Gathina

काय॑मानो व॒ना त्वं यन्मा॒तॄरज॑गन्न॒पः | न तत् ते॑ अग्ने प्र॒मृषे॑ नि॒वर्त॑नं॒ यद् दू॒रे सन्नि॒हाभ॑वः ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vishvamitra Gathina; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Kayamano vana tvam tyan matrrajagann apah. Na tatte agne pramrse nivarttanam yad dure sann thabhuvah. Agni, lord and lover of light and knowledge, giver of light and knowledge, when you go to the waters, vibrant mother sources of light and energy, that going away is not to be endured, nor to be forgotten or neglected, because while you are away, you are still near at hand with your light. Hence I have the best that is worthy of love and value from you. (Rg. 3-9-2) 54.

Mantra 54

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Ghaura Kanva

नि त्वाम॑ग्ने॒ मनु॑र्दधे॒ ज्योति॒र्जना॑य॒ शश्व॑ते | दी॒देथ॒ कण्व॑ ऋ॒तजा॑त उक्षि॒तो यं न॑म॒स्यन्ति॑ कृ॒ष्टय॑: ||

Ni tvam agne manur dadhe jyotirjanaya

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Ghaura Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Sasvate. Didetha kanva rtajata uksito yam namasyanti krstayah. Agni, lord of universal light and power, I, Manu, man of thought and intelligence, enlightened in truth and divine Law, consecrated in the joy of piety, hold on to you in the heart. Shine, eternal light, in the heart of Kanva, man of knowledge, for the sake of humanity. The devotees bow to you in obedience and obeisance. (Rg. 1-36-19)

Mantra 55

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

दे॒वो वो॑ द्रविणो॒दाः पू॒र्णां वि॑वष्ट्या॒सिच॑म् | उद्वा॑ सि॒ञ्चध्व॒मुप॑ वा पृणध्व॒मादिद्वो॑ दे॒व ओ॑हते ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Devo vo Dravinodah purnam vivastvasicam. Udva sincadhvam upa va prnadhvam adid vo deva ohate. Agni, self-refulgent lord giver of wealth, honour and excellence, loves to have your fire of yajnic action sprinkled with overflowing ladle of ghrta and the highest refined action. Serve him closely, feed the fire to the full, let the flames rise, and the generous lord refulgent would lead you to the heights of prosperity and excellence. (Rg. 7-16-11)

Mantra 56

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Ghora Kanva

मतं ब्रह्मणस्पततिः प्र देव्येतु प्रैतु ब्रह्मणस्पतिः प्र सूनृता | र t दे अच्छा वीरं न्यं प्धिराधसं देवा यज्ञं नयन्तु नः ॥ ॥

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Ghora Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Praitu brahmanaspatih pra devyetu sunrta. Accha viram naryam panktiradhasam deva yajnam nayantu nah. May the lord of divine knowledge move forward. May the lady scholar of divine truth and law move forward. May the generous and brilliant men of yajna carry and conduct our yajnas of the achievement of manly heroes for five-fold gifts of wealth and well- being. (Rg. 1-40-3)

Mantra 57

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Ghora Kanva

ऊ॒र्ध्व ऊ॒ षु ण॑ ऊ॒तये॒ तिष्ठा॑ दे॒वो न स॑वि॒ता | ऊ॒र्ध्वो वाज॑स्य॒ सनि॑ता॒ यद॒ञ्जिभि॑र्वा॒घद्भि॑र्वि॒ह्वया॑महे ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Ghora Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Udhva u su na utaye tistha devo na savita. Urdhvo vajasya sanita yadanjibhir vaghadbhir vihvayamahe. Agni, lord of light and life, brilliant as the sun, stay high with grace in glory for our protection and progress. Rise high as the hero of life's battles of honour and prosperity. It is for the reason of your glory and generosity that we invoke and pray to you alongwith the scholars with holy offers of yajna and celebration. (Rg. 1-36-13)

Mantra 58

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Saubahri Kanva

प्र यं रा॒ये निनी॑षसि॒ मर्तो॒ यस्ते॑ वसो॒ दाश॑त् | स वी॒रं ध॑त्ते अग्न उक्थशं॒सिनं॒ त्मना॑ सहस्रपो॒षिण॑म् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Saubahri Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Pra yo raye ninisati marto yaste vaso daSsat. Sa viram dhatte agna ukthasSamsinam tmana sahasraposinam. O Giver of light, wealth and power of life, Agni, the mortal who offers to serve you with self-surrender and gives in charity and whom you lead on the path of prosperity and rectitude is blest with progeny celebrated in song for his thousandfold generosity. (Rg. 8-103-4)

Mantra 59

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Ghora Kanva

प्र वो॑ य॒ह्वं पु॑रू॒णां वि॒शां दे॑वय॒तीना॑म् | अ॒ग्निं सू॒क्तेभि॒र्वचो॑भिरीमहे॒ यं सी॒मिद॒न्य ईळ॑ते ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Ghora Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Pra vo yahvam purunam visam devayatinam. Agnim suktebhir vacobhir vrnimahe yam samidanya indhate. With songs of praise and words of worship we adore Agni, Lord and light of the universe, whom other devotees too adore in many ways, and we pray to the lord of light and power and instant action, worthy of the love and devotion of many people far and wide who are seekers of divine knowledge and bliss for themselves. (Rg. 1-36-1)

Mantra 60

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Utkeela Katya

अ॒यम॒ग्निः सु॒वीर्य॒स्येशे॑ म॒हः सौभ॑गस्य | रा॒य ई॑शे स्वप॒त्यस्य॒ गोम॑त॒ ईशे॑ वृत्र॒हथा॑नाम् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Utkeela Katya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Ayam agnh suviryasyese hi saubhagasya. Raya ise svapatyasya gomata ise vrtrahathanam. Agni, the ruler, rules strength and power, heroes and warriors of the world, rules the greatness and grandeur of good fortune, rules the wealth of nations, rules the families blest with children of noble character, rules the master of cows, land, and knowledge and language, and rules and controls those who destroy the darkness of ignorance and hoarders of wealth. (Rg. 3- 16-1)

Mantra 61

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

त्वम॑ग्ने गृ॒हप॑ति॒स्त्वं होता॑ नो अध्व॒रे | त्वं पोता॑ विश्ववार॒ प्रचे॑ता॒ यक्षि॒ वेषि॑ च॒ वार्य॑म् ||

Tvam agne grhapatis tvam hota no adhvare. Tvam pota visvavara praceta yaksi yasi ca

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

varyam. Agni, fiery and enlightened ruling power of nature and humanity, you are the protective and promotive head of the family and the home land. You are the receiver and giver of every thing in the loving and non-violent business of the nation's governance and administration. You are the purifier, sanctifier and giver of enlightenment universally adored. You organise, accomplish and pervade the yajnic business of life and living together by choice and common will. (Rg. 7-16-5)

Mantra 62

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vishvamitra Gathina

सखा॑यस्त्वा ववृमहे दे॒वं मर्ता॑स ऊ॒तये॑ | अ॒पां नपा॑तं सु॒भगं॑ सु॒दीदि॑तिं सु॒प्रतू॑र्तिमने॒हस॑म् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vishvamitra Gathina; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Sakhayas tva vavrmahe devam martasa utaye. Apam napatam subhagam sudamsasam supraturtimanehasam. Agni, lord of brilliance, friends we are, human, mortals all. We choose you as our guide and leader for the sake of protection and victory. You are immortal, imperishable in the flow of existence and the flux of karma, treasure home of good fortune, auspicious flame of inspiration, faster than light and free from sin and violence. (Rg. 3-9-1)

Mantra 63

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Shyavashva or Vamadeva Gautama

आ जुहोता हविषा मर्जयध्वं नि होतारं गृहपतिं दधिध्वम्‌ । = र इडस्पदे नमसा रातहव्यं सपर्यता यजतं पस्त्यानाम्‌ ॥ ॥

A juhota havisa marjayadhvam ni hotaram grhapatim dadhidhvam. Idaspade namasa

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Shyavashva or Vamadeva Gautama; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

ratahavyam saparyata yajatam pastyanam. Honour and adore Agni with havi, adorn embellish and develop this power of yajna, establish this chief of yajna and presiding spirit of the home in place, and serve this receiver and giver of the gifts of yajna on the vedi with humble submission as the most honoured member of the family.

Mantra 64

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Upastuta Varshtihavya

चि॒त्र इच्छिशो॒स्तरु॑णस्य व॒क्षथो॒ न यो मा॒तरा॑व॒प्येति॒ धात॑वे | अ॒नू॒धा यदि॒ जीज॑न॒दधा॑ च॒ नु व॒वक्ष॑ स॒द्यो महि॑ दू॒त्यं१ चर॑न् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Upastuta Varshtihavya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Citra icchisostarunasya vaksatho na yo mata- ravanveti dhatave. Anudha yadaji janadadha cida vavaksat sadyo mahi dutyam caran. Wondrous is the invigorating and sustaining power of the newly risen youthful Agni which never goes to its parental source for food and energy replenishment. And if you say that the udderless creator has given it birth, even so, going on its great ambassadorial mission, it carries the fragrant message of yajna to the divinities immediately on its birth. (Rg. 10-115-1)

Mantra 65

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Brhaduktha

इ॒दं त॒ एकं॑ प॒र ऊ॑ त॒ एकं॑ तृ॒तीये॑न॒ ज्योति॑षा॒ सं वि॑शस्व | सं॒वेश॑ने त॒न्व१श्चारु॑रेधि प्रि॒यो दे॒वानां॑ पर॒मे ज॒नित्रे॑ ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Brhaduktha; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

sam visasva. Samvesanastanve caruredhi priyo devanam parame janitre. This (body, this life time) is one mode of your existence. The one next (mind and karma) is another such. By the third (spiritual and meditative life), O man, join you with life eternal. On merging of the soul, happy and darling of the divinities, be free in the presence of the supreme creator of the world. (Rg. 10-56-1) Another interpretation is that one manifestation of Agni is as fire on the earth, the second is as vayu or electric energy in the middle region, and the third is as light in the solar region.

Mantra 66

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Angirasa Kutsa

इ॒मं स्तोम॒मर्ह॑ते जा॒तवे॑दसे॒ रथ॑मिव॒ सं म॑हेमा मनी॒षया॑ | भ॒द्रा हि न॒: प्रम॑तिरस्य सं॒सद्यग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Angirasa Kutsa; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Bw Imam stomamarhate jatavedase ratham iva sam mahema manisaya. Bhadra hi nah pramatir asya sam sadyagne sakhye ma risama vayam tava. This song of celebration and worship in honour of venerable Jataveda, Agni, omnipresent in the created world and lord omniscient, we sing in praise of his glory with our mind and soul in sincerity and offer it to him as a joyous holiday chariot fit for his majesty. Blessed is our mind in his company, while we sit in the assembly of devotees. Agni, lord of light and knowledge, we pray, may we never come to suffering while we enjoy your company and friendship. (Rg. 1-94-1)

Mantra 67

Devatā: Vaishvanara Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

मू॒र्धानं॑ दि॒वो अ॑र॒तिं पृ॑थि॒व्या वै॑श्वान॒रमृ॒त आ जा॒तम॒ग्निम् | क॒विं स॒म्राज॒मति॑थिं॒ जना॑नामा॒सन्ना पात्रं॑ जनयन्त दे॒वाः ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya; Devata: Vaishvanara Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Murdhanam divo aratim prthivya vaisva- naram-rta a jJatamagnim. Kavim samrajam atithim jananam asannah patram janayanta devah. The divinities of nature and humanity light the sacred fire: supreme light of heaven, vital fire of life of the earth, Vaishvanara, leader and energiser of the world, born of cosmic law and the fire of cosmic yajna. It is the visionary, even the revolutionary, poet, ruler of the world, sacred as a chance visitor, voice of the people, sustainer of life and its order. (Rg. 6-7-1)

Mantra 68

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

वि त्वदापो॒ न पर्व॑तस्य पृ॒ष्ठादु॒क्थेभि॑रिन्द्रानयन्त य॒ज्ञैः | तं त्वा॒भिः सु॑ष्टु॒तिभि॑र्वा॒जय॑न्त आ॒जिं न ज॑ग्मुर्गिर्वाहो॒ अश्वा॑: ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Vi tvadapo na parvatasya prsthadukthebhi- ragnejanayanta devah. Tam tva girah sustutayo vajayantyajim na girvavaho jigyurasvah. Agni, lord of beneficence sung and celebrated in hymns of holiness, just as warriors rush to battle for victory, so do joyous holy yajakas and celebrants eager for karmic action and life's victory hasten to you with homage and yajnas performed with these hymns of praise and songs of adoration, and then, just as rain showers pour from the heights of clouds and streams flow down from the top of mountains, so do fruits of piety and gifts of divine grace shower down and flow, from you. (Rg. 6-24-6)

Mantra 69

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vamadeva Gautama

आ वो॒ राजा॑नमध्व॒रस्य॑ रु॒द्रं होता॑रं सत्य॒यजं॒ रोद॑स्योः | अ॒ग्निं पु॒रा त॑नयि॒त्नोर॒चित्ता॒द्धिर॑ण्यरूप॒मव॑से कृणुध्वम् ||

A vo rajanam adhvarasva rudram hotaram

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vamadeva Gautama; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

satyayajam rodasyoh. Agnim pura tanayitnora cittaddhiranyarupamavase krnudhvam. All ye people of the land, before the unexpected and inconceivable thunder and lightning, light the fire and, for the protection and advancement of your peaceful, non-violent yajnic social order in the midst of heaven and earth, appoint the golden gloried ruler, a very Rudra, saviour of the good, a terror for the evil, hota, a yajaka and not a grabber or hoarder, but one inviolably dedicated to truth and Dharma. (Rg. 4-3-1)

Mantra 70

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

इ॒न्धे राजा॒ सम॒र्यो नमो॑भि॒र्यस्य॒ प्रती॑क॒माहु॑तं घृ॒तेन॑ | नरो॑ ह॒व्येभि॑रीळते स॒बाध॒ आग्निरग्र॑ उ॒षसा॑मशोचि ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Indhe raja samaryo namobhir yasya pratikam- ahutam ghrtena. Naro havyebhiridate sabadha agniragram usasam asoci. The spirit of life, Agni, which the ruling leader challenging the battle of life kindles with faith, reverence and fragrant oblations, feeding its physical symbol, the yajnic fire, with ghrta, honour and dignity of life, the leading lights of the nation take over, augment it and celebrate it with the best offers of yajna, and then, just as the light of the sun earlier obstructed by nightly darkness rises and shines with the dawns in advance of the day, so does the spirit of the nation earlier suppressed arise on the clarion call of yajna. (Rg. 7-8-1)

Mantra 71

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Trishiras Tvashtra

प्र के॒तुना॑ बृह॒ता या॑त्य॒ग्निरा रोद॑सी वृष॒भो रो॑रवीति | दि॒वश्चि॒दन्ताँ॑ उप॒माँ उदा॑नळ॒पामु॒पस्थे॑ महि॒षो व॑वर्ध ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Trishiras Tvashtra; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Pra ketuna brhata yatyagnir a rodasi vrsabho roraviti. Divascidantadupamamudanadapam- upasthe mahiso vavardha. Agni, mighty abundant power and presence, goes forward with lofty lightning force and banner roaring over heaven and earth. It goes to the very heights and bounds of heaven in all directions and sub-directions and pervades in the middle regions in the depth of vapours and the mighty one grows mightier there at the heart of clouds. (Rg. 10-8-1)

Mantra 72

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

fy सयं तचल र अगिं नरो दीधिति जनयत प्रशास्तम्‌। दूरेदुशं गृहपतिमथव्युम्‌ ॥ ॥

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Agnim naro didhitibhiraranyor hastacyutam Janayata prasastam. Duredrsam grhapatim- athavyum. O leading lights of yajna, let the people produce fire by the heated friction of arani woods done with the manual motion of hands. Fire is an admirable power seen from afar and shining far and wide, sustaining home life like a guardian but otherwise silent, implicit in nature and non-violent. Further create this domestic energy by your acts of research and intelligence. (Rg. 7-1-1)

Mantra 73

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Budha-Gavishthirau of Atreyau

अबो॑ध्य॒ग्निः स॒मिधा॒ जना॑नां॒ प्रति॑ धे॒नुमि॑वाय॒तीमु॒षास॑म् | य॒ह्वा इ॑व॒ प्र व॒यामु॒ज्जिहा॑ना॒: प्र भा॒नव॑: सिस्रते॒ नाक॒मच्छ॑ ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Budha-Gavishthirau of Atreyau; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Abodhyagnih samidha jananam prati dhenumivayatim usasam. Yahva iva pra vayam ujjthanah pra bhanavah sasrate nakam accha. Agni is seen and known while rising by the burning samidhas lighted by the yajakas at dawn coming up like a cow early in the morning, and the flames, like branches of a mighty tree, rise brilliantly and touch the sky where there is no pain, no darkness. (Rg. 5-1-1)

Mantra 74

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vatsapri Bhalandana

प्र भू॒र्जय॑न्तं म॒हां वि॑पो॒धां मू॒रा अमू॑रं पु॒रां द॒र्माण॑म् | नय॑न्तो॒ गर्भं॑ व॒नां धियं॑ धु॒र्हिरि॑श्मश्रुं॒ नार्वा॑णं॒ धन॑र्चम् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vatsapri Bhalandana; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Pra bhurjayantam maham vipodham murair amuram darmanam. Nayantam girbhir vana dhiyam dha harismasrum na varmana dhanarcim. Earnest men of love, passion and faith, but, being human, limited in intelligence, hold at heart, worship and serve Agni pervading and dominating the world of existence, great, sustainer of the vibrant wise, all knowing and wise, breaker of the strongholds of negativity and darkness, the original seed and source of life, beatific, supremely intelligent, golden flamed and divinely adorable. Men hold at heart, worship and serve this omnipresent Agni being more dynamic than the dynamics of nature, the instant presence that it is. (Rg. 10-46-5)

Mantra 75

Devatā: Pusha · Ṛṣi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

शु॒क्रं ते॑ अ॒न्यद्य॑ज॒तं ते॑ अ॒न्यद्विषु॑रूपे॒ अह॑नी॒ द्यौरि॑वासि | विश्वा॒ हि मा॒या अव॑सि स्वधावो भ॒द्रा ते॑ पूषन्नि॒ह रा॒तिर॑स्तु ||

Sukram te anyad yajatam te anyad visurupe ahani dyaur ivasi. Visva hi maya avasi

The Visvedevas and cosmic principles reflect the holistic interrelatedness (Rta) of the cosmos where macrocosm and microcosm mutually sustain life. (Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya; Devata: Pusha).

Employed in Sarvadeva puja, Vaisvadeva offerings, and daily Santi-patha mantras to invoke universal peace.

O Pusha, giver of nourishment for body, mind and soul, you are the light of the world as the sun. Two are the forms of your beauty and glory, both different yet alike like the twin forms of the day: one is bright and inspiring, the other is soothing sweet adorable as the night. Lord of your own essential might, you animate, inspire, preserve and promote all intelligence, energy and powers of the world community. We pray, may your gifts of generosity be good for all in this world. (Rg. 6-58-1)

Mantra 76

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vishvamitra Gathina

इळा॑मग्ने पुरु॒दंसं॑ स॒निं गोः श॑श्वत्त॒मं हव॑मानाय साध | स्यान्न॑: सू॒नुस्तन॑यो वि॒जावा ऽग्ने॒ सा ते॑ सुम॒तिर्भू॑त्व॒स्मे ||

Idam agne purudamsam sanim goh Sasva-

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vishvamitra Gathina; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

ttamam havamanaya sadha. Syannah sunus tanayo vijavagne sa te sumatir bhutvasme. Agni, lord of heaven and earth, give us, we pray, the abundance of mother earth which overflows with possibilities of action and achievement. Give us liberal gifts of cows and the universal form of speech and knowledge and lasting wealth. Make it possible for the performer of yajna. Bless us with brave and heroic children and grand children. Bless us with the favour of your kindness and benevolence under your benign eye. (Rg. 3-6-11)

Mantra 77

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vatsapri Bhalandana

प्र होता॑ जा॒तो म॒हान्न॑भो॒विन्नृ॒षद्वा॑ सीदद॒पामु॒पस्थे॑ | दधि॒र्यो धायि॒ स ते॒ वयां॑सि य॒न्ता वसू॑नि विध॒ते त॑नू॒पाः ||

Pra hota jato mahan nabhovin nrsadma

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vatsapri Bhalandana; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

stidadapam vivarte. Dadhadyo dhayi sute vayamsi yanta vasuni vidhate tanupah. High priest of the cosmic yajna of creation, universally self-manifested, great and glorious, pervasive in space and things even beyond the senses, abiding in the heart and soul of humanity, Agni rolls at the heart of the dynamics of existence. O man, the omnipresent light of the universe which holds, controls and sustains everything is celebrated in the Vedas and worshipped at heart. It is Agni, sustainer of the individual body and the cosmic form, ruler and controller of everything, that bears and brings you all food and energies and blesses you with all wealth, honour and excellence of life. (Rg. 10-46-1)

Mantra 78

Devatā: Vaishvanara Agni · Ṛṣi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni

प्र स॒म्राजो॒ असु॑रस्य॒ प्रश॑स्तिं पुं॒सः कृ॑ष्टी॒नाम॑नु॒माद्य॑स्य | इन्द्र॑स्येव॒ प्र त॒वस॑स्कृ॒तानि॒ वन्दे॑ दा॒रुं वन्द॑मानो विवक्मि ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni; Devata: Vaishvanara Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Pra samrajam asurasya prasastam pumsah krstinam anumddyasya. Indrasyeva pra tavasas- krtani vandadvara vandamana vivastu. Let us speak in honour of the universal Vaishvanara, leading artist and light of the world: I honour and celebrate the glory of the self-refulgent, generous, virile, beloved hero of the nations like Indra of mighty exploits, the sun, joy of the world. (Rg. 7-6-1)

Mantra 79

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vishvamitra Gathina

न्वसिता द ग्भिंणीधि जातवेदा सुभृतो गर्भिंणीभिः। जागवद्धिर्दविष्मद्धिर्मनुष्यैभिरग्नि र्‌ रेक दिवेदिव : ॥ ॥

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vishvamitra Gathina; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Aranyor nihito jataveda garbha ivet subhrto garbhinibhih. Divedive idyo jagrvadbhir havismadbhir manusyebhir agnih. Agni, immanent in everything in existence, it is hidden in the two arani woods (the lower base and the upper churner), like the embryo neatly nestled in the womb of pregnant mothers. Agni is worthy of love and reverence, and it ought to be generated by people who are alert and awake and possess the right inputs and apparatuses in plenty. (Rg. 3-29-2)

Mantra 80

Devatā: Agni Rakshoha · Ṛṣi: Payu Bharadvaja

स॒नाद॑ग्ने मृणसि यातु॒धाना॒न्न त्वा॒ रक्षां॑सि॒ पृत॑नासु जिग्युः | अनु॑ दह स॒हमू॑रान्क्र॒व्यादो॒ मा ते॑ हे॒त्या मु॑क्षत॒ दैव्या॑याः ||

Sanad agne mrnasi yatudhanan na tva raksamsi

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Payu Bharadvaja; Devata: Agni Rakshoha).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

pranasu jigyuh. Anu daha sahamuran kayado ma te hetya muksata daivyayah. Agni, you destroy the oppressors since time immorial. Never can the evil dominate over you in their battles against the good. Let the flesh eaters alongwith the cruel and wicked be destroyed, and may they never 36 escape the strike of your divine punishment and natural retribution. (Rg. 10-87-19) 81.

Mantra 81

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Gaya Atreya

अग्न॒ ओजि॑ष्ठ॒मा भ॑र द्यु॒म्नम॒स्मभ्य॑मध्रिगो | प्र नो॑ रा॒या परी॑णसा॒ रत्सि॒ वाजा॑य॒ पन्था॑म् ||

Agna ojisthama bhara dyumnamasmabhyam

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Gaya Atreya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

adhrigo. Pra no radye pantyase ratsi vajaya pantham. Agni, irresistible power of motion and advancement for the aspirants, bring us the most brilliant honour and excellence of life. Bless us with abundant wealth, open the path of progress and guide us on the way. (Rg. 5-10-1) 82.

Mantra 82

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vamadeva

चा ड र यदि अनु ष्यादगरिमिन्धीत । आजुह्छन्दव्यमानुषक्‌ शर्म भक्षीत दैव्यम्‌॥ ॥

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vamadeva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Yadi viro anu syad agnim indhita martyah. Ajuhvaddhavyam anusak Sarma bhaksita daivyam. If a person is brave and zealous, lights the fire, then offers havi into the vedi with surrender, the mortal would have the lasting gift of divine peace and prosperity. 83.

Mantra 83

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

त्वे॒षस्ते॑ धू॒म ऋ॑ण्वति दि॒वि षञ्छु॒क्र आत॑तः | सूरो॒ न हि द्यु॒ता त्वं कृ॒पा पा॑वक॒ रोच॑से ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

R Bw Tvesaste dhuma rnvati divi samcchukra atatah. Suro na hi dyuta tvam krpa pavaka rocase. Shining bright and rising high, your flames and fragrance reach unto the height of heaven. O pure and purifying fire, with light and splendour you shine like the sun. (Rg. 6-2-6)

Mantra 84

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya

त्वं हि क्षैत॑व॒द् यशो ऽग्ने॑ मि॒त्रो न पत्य॑से | त्वं वि॑चर्षणे॒ श्रवो॒ वसो॑ पु॒ष्टिं न पु॑ष्यसि ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharadvaja Barhaspatya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Tvam hi ksaitavad yaSo’gne mitro na patyase. Tvam vicarsane $ravo vaso pustim na pusyasi. Agni, leading light of life, like an inmate of our earthly home, like a friend for sure you protect, promote and sustain our honour and excellence. O watchful observer of all, our haven and home, you preserve and advance our food and energy, honour and fame, like our body's vitality. (Rg. 6-2-1)

Mantra 85

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Dvita Mrktavaha Atreya

प्रा॒तर॒ग्निः पु॑रुप्रि॒यो वि॒शः स्त॑वे॒ताति॑थिः | विश्वा॑नि॒ यो अम॑र्त्यो ह॒व्या मर्ते॑षु॒ रण्य॑ति ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Dvita Mrktavaha Atreya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Pratar agnih purupriyo visa stavetatithih. Visve yasminnamartye havyam martasa indhate. Let Agni, beloved of all people, freely roaming around as a visitor, be welcomed and honoured early morning, immortal power into which all the mortals, people of the world, offer homage of fragrant havi. (Rg. 5-18-1) 38 86.

Mantra 86

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vasuyavah Atreya

यद् वाहि॑ष्ठं॒ तद॒ग्नये॑ बृ॒हद॑र्च विभावसो | महि॑षीव॒ त्वद् र॒यिस्त्वद् वाजा॒ उदी॑रते ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vasuyavah Atreya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

RR IR Yad vahisthm tad agnaye brhadarca vibhavaso. Mahisiva tvad rayis tvad vaja udirate. The fastest transport, fastest communication, lightning adoration is for Agni, lord of light and power. Shine high and wide and intense, blazing power, and as all greatness and grandeur flows from you, so do all wealth, all energy and all victories flow from you. (Rg. 5-25-7) 87.

Mantra 87

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Gopavana Atreya

वि॒शोवि॑शो वो॒ अति॑थिं वाज॒यन्त॑: पुरुप्रि॒यम् | अ॒ग्निं वो॒ दुर्यं॒ वच॑: स्तु॒षे शू॒षस्य॒ मन्म॑भिः ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Gopavana Atreya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

17501775 vo atithim vajayantah purupriyam. Agnim vo duryam vacah stuse Susasya manma- bhih. O people of the world, seekers of light and advancement by every community for every community, for the sake of you all, with sincere thoughts and resounding words, I adore Agni, holy power, your homely friend loved by all for the common good. (Rg. 8-74-1) 88.

Mantra 88

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Puru Atreya

बृ॒हद् वयो॒ हि भा॒नवेऽर्चा॑ दे॒वाया॒ग्नये॑ | यं मि॒त्रं न प्रश॑स्तिभि॒र्मर्ता॑सो दधि॒रे पु॒रः ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Puru Atreya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Brhad vayo hi bhanave’rca devayagnaye. Yam mitram na prasastaye marttaso dadhire purah. For heat and light, energy and power, and for vision and excellence in life, study, develop and revere that mighty inexhaustible Agni with vast and rich inputs, which, like a friend, people have lighted and instituted as a prime and divine power with high praise and celebrations since the earliest times. (Rg. 5-16-1)

Mantra 89

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Gopavana Atreya

आग॑न्म वृत्र॒हन्त॑मं॒ ज्येष्ठ॑म॒ग्निमान॑वम् | यस्य॑ श्रु॒तर्वा॑ बृ॒हन्ना॒र्क्षो अनी॑क॒ एध॑ते ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Gopavana Atreya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Aganma vrtrahantamam jyestham agnim anavam. Yah sma srutarvann arkse brhad anika idhyate. Let us rise and reach Agni, highest divinity, greatest destroyer of evil and darkness and friend of humanity, which shines with mighty blaze in the universal sun in the midst of the stars. (Rg. 8-74-4)

Mantra 90

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vamadeva Kashyapo va Maruchah

दे जातः परेण ध यत्‌ सवृद्धिः सहाभुवः। द र्‌ पिता यत्कश्यपस्यागिः श्रद्धा माता मनुः कविः॥ ९०॥

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vamadeva Kashyapo va Maruchah; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Manuh va Vaivasvatah Jatah parena dharmana yat savrdbhih sahabhuvah. Pita yat kaSsyapasyagnih sraddha mata manuh kavih. Manifested in existence by supreme law of Dharma, coexistent with its highest concomitant natural powers, Agni, father protector of the soul and pranic energy, omniscient visionary and law giver, emerges in human consciousness from Shraddha, inviolable faith, which is the genitor of divine consciousness.

Mantra 91

Devatā: Vishvedeva · Ṛṣi: Agni Tapasa

सोमं॒ राजा॑न॒मव॑से॒ऽग्निं गी॒र्भिर्ह॑वामहे | आ॒दि॒त्यान्विष्णुं॒ सूर्यं॑ ब्र॒ह्माणं॑ च॒ बृह॒स्पति॑म् ||

Somam rajanam varunam agnim anvarabha-

The Visvedevas and cosmic principles reflect the holistic interrelatedness (Rta) of the cosmos where macrocosm and microcosm mutually sustain life. (Rishi: Agni Tapasa; Devata: Vishvedeva).

Employed in Sarvadeva puja, Vaisvadeva offerings, and daily Santi-patha mantras to invoke universal peace.

mahe. Adityam visnum suryam brahmanam ca brhaspatim. We invoke adore brilliant Soma, Varuna, exhilarating spirit of peace and justice for protection and progress, Agni, spirit of light and warmth of life, with holy words and songs of devotion. We invoke and adore the Adityas, brilliant powers of enlightenment, Vishnu, lord omniscient and omnipresent awareness, Surya, self-refulgent divine source of light, Brahma, Divine and the sage of divinity, and Brhaspati, Lord Infinite and the scholar visionary of divinity. (Rg. 10- 141-3)

Mantra 92

Devatā: Angirah · Ṛṣi: Vamadeva

इत एत दिवः पृष्ठान्या रुहन्‌। प्र भूर्जयो यथा पथोद्‌ ययुः ॥ ९२॥

The Visvedevas and cosmic principles reflect the holistic interrelatedness (Rta) of the cosmos where macrocosm and microcosm mutually sustain life. (Rishi: Vamadeva; Devata: Angirah).

Employed in Sarvadeva puja, Vaisvadeva offerings, and daily Santi-patha mantras to invoke universal peace.

Ita eta udaruhan divah prsthanya ruhan. Pra bhurjayo yatha pathoddyam angiraso yayuh. Just as winners of the earth march forward by paths of freedom so do these adventurers of the spirit rise from here by stages to the heights of heaven and reach the realm of freedom and divine bliss in Moksha.

Mantra 93

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vamadeva Kashyapa Asito Devalova

र्‌ द राये अग्रे महे त्वा दानाय समिधीमदहि। हि महै दषं हतर ईडिष्वा हि महे वृषं द्यावा होत्राय पृथिवी ॥ ॥

Raye agne mahe tva danaya samidhimahi.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vamadeva Kashyapa Asito Devalova; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Idisva hi mahe vrsan dyava hotraya prthivi. Agni, divinity self-refulgent and omnificent, we kindle the yajna fire together for the gift of great wealth, power and excellence. O generous lord of showers, pray inspire, energise and fertilise heaven and earth with abundance of food and energy so that we may continue the yajnic process of creation and production.

Mantra 94

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Somahuti Bhargava

द॒ध॒न्वे वा॒ यदी॒मनु॒ वोच॒द् ब्रह्मा॑णि॒ वेरु॒ तत् | परि॒ विश्वा॑नि॒ काव्या॑ ने॒मिश्च॒क्रमि॑वाभवत् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Somahuti Bhargava; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Dadhanve va yadimanu vocad brahmeti veru tat. Pari visvani kavya nemiscakramivabhuvat. He holds and controls the waters of life, and He reveals the universal knowledge of existence, the Veda. And He knows that world of existence and comprehends the cosmic system and its working. Thus He holds and controls its working just as the centre-hold of the wheel and the rim hold the structure and control the movement of the wheel. (Rg. 2-5-3)

Mantra 95

Devatā: Agni Rakshoha · Ṛṣi: Bharadvaja Payu

प्रत्य॑ग्ने॒ हर॑सा॒ हर॑: शृणी॒हि वि॒श्वत॒: प्रति॑ | या॒तु॒धान॑स्य र॒क्षसो॒ बलं॒ वि रु॑ज वी॒र्य॑म् ||

Pratyagne harasa harah srnahi visvatas pari.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Bharadvaja Payu; Devata: Agni Rakshoha).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Yatudhanasya raksaso balam nyubja viryam. Agni, universal spirit of light and fire, creator, protector and destroyer, refulgent ruler of nature, life and society, with your love and passion for life and goodness and with your wrath against evil, sabotage and negativity, seize, cripple and all round destroy the strength, vigour, valour and resistance of the negative and destructive forces of evil and wickedness, lurking, working and persisting in nature, life and society. Save the good and destroy the demons. (Rg. 10-87-25)

Mantra 96

Devatā: Devah · Ṛṣi: Devah Devatah, Praskanva Kanva

त्वम॑ग्ने॒ वसूँ॑रि॒ह रु॒द्राँ आ॑दि॒त्याँ उ॒त | यजा॑ स्वध्व॒रं जनं॒ मनु॑जातं घृत॒प्रुष॑म् ||

Tvam agne vasum riha rudram ddityam uta.

The Visvedevas and cosmic principles reflect the holistic interrelatedness (Rta) of the cosmos where macrocosm and microcosm mutually sustain life. (Rishi: Devah Devatah, Praskanva Kanva; Devata: Devah).

Employed in Sarvadeva puja, Vaisvadeva offerings, and daily Santi-patha mantras to invoke universal peace.

Yaja svadhvaram janam manujatam ghrta- prusam. Agni, lord of light and knowledge, sagely scholar of wisdom and piety, bring together into this yajna of love and non-violence the people, children of reflective humanity, who sprinkle the vedi with holy water and offer ghee into the fire. Bring together the celibate scholars of twenty four, thirty six and forty eight years discipline and perform yajna in honour of the Vasus, eight abodes of life in nature, Rudras, eleven vitalities of life, and Adityas, twelve phases of the yearly round of the sun. (Rg. 1-45-1)

Mantra 97

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Dirghatama Auchathya

पु॒रु त्वा॑ दा॒श्वान् वो॑चे॒ ऽरिर॑ग्ने॒ तव॑ स्वि॒दा | तो॒दस्ये॑व शर॒ण आ म॒हस्य॑ ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Dirghatama Auchathya; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

-- ^ ° -- ~ Todasyeva Sarana a mahasya. Faithful and dedicated, giving in homage, I sing profusely in honour and celebration of you, and come in to you for shelter and protection, Agni, lord of light as the sun, great and glorious. (Rg. 1-150-1)

Mantra 98

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vishvamitra Gathina

प्र होत्रे॑ पू॒र्व्यं वचो॒ऽग्नये॑ भरता बृ॒हत् | वि॒पां ज्योतीं॑षि॒ बिभ्र॑ते॒ न वे॒धसे॑ ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vishvamitra Gathina; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Pra hotre purvyam vaco’ gnaye bharata brhat. Vipam jyotimsi bibhrate na vedhase. O wise saints and scholars, just as you offer fragrant oblations to Agni, lord ordainer of the world who wields the wide spaces and bears the lights of brilliant stars inspired with the spirit of divinity, so offer the gift of the supreme eternal voice of Divinity to the yajamana performer who bears in faith the lights of inspired sages. (Rg. 3-10-5)

Mantra 99

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Gotama Rahugana

अग्ने॒ वाज॑स्य॒ गोम॑त॒ ईशा॑नः सहसो यहो | अ॒स्मे धे॑हि जातवेदो॒ महि॒ श्रव॑: ||

Agne vajasya gomata tsanah sahaso yaho.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Gotama Rahugana; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Asme dehi jatavedo mahi Sravah. Agni, lord of the knowledge of existence, creator and ruler of food, energy and wealths of life and lord of cows and sunbeams, child of omnipotence, bring us the brilliance of knowledge and great splendour of life's victories. (Rg. 1-79-4)

Mantra 100

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vishvamitra Gathina

अग्ने॒ यजि॑ष्ठो अध्व॒रे दे॒वान् दे॑वय॒ते य॑ज | होता॑ म॒न्द्रो वि रा॑ज॒स्यति॒ स्रिध॑: ||

Agne yajistho adhvare devan devayate yaja. Hota mandro vi rajasyati sridhah.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vishvamitra Gathina; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Agni, in the yajna, creative programme of love and non-violence, you are the most adorable. Bring the devas, holy divinities, for the yajamana who loves to be with the divinities. You are the giver and performer, happy giver of happiness, over-shining and over- winning the stingy and selfish uncreators. (Rg. 3-10-7)

Mantra 101

Devatā: Pavamana Soma · Ṛṣi: Trita Aptya

ज॒ज्ञा॒नं स॒प्त मा॒तरो॑ वे॒धाम॑शासत श्रि॒ये | अ॒यं ध्रु॒वो र॑यी॒णां चिके॑त॒ यत् ||

Pavamana Soma is the divine delight of existence (Ananda), the flow of pure spiritual essence purified through the sieve of discernment (Pavitra). (Rishi: Trita Aptya; Devata: Pavamana Soma).

Recited continuously during the Pavamana purification and filtration of the Soma juice through sheep's wool in the Somayajna.

Jajnanah sapta matrbhir medham asasata Sriye. Ayam dhruvo rayinam ciketada. Seven measured motherly orders of existence at the material, pranic and psychic level join, reveal and celebrate Soma manifesting in beauty and glory, this constant unmoved mover who, being omnipresent and pervasive, knows of the wealth and sublimity of the universe. (Rg. 9-102-4)

Mantra 102

Devatā: Aditi · Ṛṣi: Irimbithi Kanva

उ॒त स्या नो॒ दिवा॑ म॒तिरदि॑तिरू॒त्या ग॑मत् | सा शंता॑ति॒ मय॑स्कर॒दप॒ स्रिध॑: ||

The Visvedevas and cosmic principles reflect the holistic interrelatedness (Rta) of the cosmos where macrocosm and microcosm mutually sustain life. (Rishi: Irimbithi Kanva; Devata: Aditi).

Employed in Sarvadeva puja, Vaisvadeva offerings, and daily Santi-patha mantras to invoke universal peace.

Rew Uta sya no diva matir aditir utyagamat. Sa santata mayaskarad apa sridhah. May that beneficent intelligence of the light of divine Mother Nature come to us day by day with her protective faculties, do us good and ward off errors, obstructions, negative values and misbeliefs. (Rg. 8- 18-7)

Mantra 103

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vishvamana Vaiyashva

ईळि॑ष्वा॒ हि प्र॑ती॒व्यं१ यज॑स्व जा॒तवे॑दसम् | च॒रि॒ष्णुधू॑म॒मगृ॑भीतशोचिषम् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vishvamana Vaiyashva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Idisva hi prativyam yajasva jatavedasam. Carisnudhumam agrbhitasocisam. Study, celebrate and by yajna develop the fire divine, direct, immanent and omnipresent energy, versatile power whose smokerises freely and whose light of flame no one comprehends, no one can obstruct. (Rg. 8-23-1)

Mantra 104

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vishvamana Vaiyashva

न तस्य॑ मा॒यया॑ च॒न रि॒पुरी॑शीत॒ मर्त्य॑: | यो अ॒ग्नये॑ द॒दाश॑ ह॒व्यदा॑तिभिः ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vishvamana Vaiyashva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Na tasya mayaya ca na ripurisita martyah. Yo agnaye dadasa havyadataye. Whoever offers homage to Agni with sacred oblations into the holy fire is safe, no mortal enemy even with the worst of his fraudulent power or sorcery can prevail over him or his home. (Rg. 8-23-15)

Mantra 105

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Rjishva Bharadvaja

अप॒ त्यं वृ॑जि॒नं रि॒पुं स्ते॒नम॑ग्ने दुरा॒ध्य॑म् | द॒वि॒ष्ठम॑स्य सत्पते कृ॒धी सु॒गम् ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Rjishva Bharadvaja; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

46 Apa tyam vrjinam ripum stenamagne duradhyam. Davisthamasya satpate krdhi sugam. Agni, O divine leader, cast away that crooked thief, that strenuous enemy, far from the path of the aspirant. O protector and promoter of the good and the true, make it easy for him to follow the course simple and straight. (Rg. 6-51-13) 106.

Mantra 106

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vishvamana Vaiyashva

श्रु॒ष्ट्य॑ग्ने॒ नव॑स्य मे॒ स्तोम॑स्य वीर विश्पते | नि मा॒यिन॒स्तपु॑षा र॒क्षसो॑ दह ||

Srustyagne navasya me stomasya vira vispate.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vishvamana Vaiyashva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Ni mayinas tapasa raksaso daha. Mighty brave Agni, lord of the people, saving spirit of life, hearing my new song of praise and prayer, burn off the destructive wiles of the evil forces with your heat. (Rg. 8-23-14) 107.

Mantra 107

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Prayoga Bhargavah

प्र मंहि॑ष्ठाय गायत ऋ॒ताव्ने॑ बृह॒ते शु॒क्रशो॑चिषे | उप॑स्तुतासो अ॒ग्नये॑ ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Prayoga Bhargavah; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Socise. Upastutaso agnaye. O celebrants of divinity, sing songs of adoration in honour of adorable Agni, most generous, leader of the paths of truth, great and glorious, lord of pure light of divinity and fire of action. (Rg. 8-103-8)

Mantra 108

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Saubhari Kanva

प्र सो अ॑ग्ने॒ तवो॒तिभि॑: सु॒वीरा॑भिस्तिरते॒ वाज॑भर्मभिः | यस्य॒ त्वं स॒ख्यमा॒वर॑: ||

Pra so agne tavotibhih suvirabhis tarati

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Saubhari Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

vajakarmabhih. Yasya tvam sakhyam avitha. Agni, lord of universal love and friendship, he whose love and friendship, devotion and dedication, you accept into your kind care thrives under your protection and promotion and advances in life with noble and heroic progeny, moving from victory to glory. (Rg. 8- 19-30)

Mantra 109

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Saubhari Kanva

तं गू॑र्धया॒ स्व॑र्णरं दे॒वासो॑ दे॒वम॑र॒तिं द॑धन्विरे | दे॒व॒त्रा ह॒व्यमोहि॑रे ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Saubhari Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Tam gurdhaya svarnaram devaso devam aratim dadhanvire. Devatra havyam thise. Praise the self-refulgent lord giver of heavenly bliss whom the divinities of light and enlightenment hold and reflect in all his glory, Agni, the lord adorable, all pervasive yet uninvolved, whom, for success and advancement, noble and learned people perceive, realise and worship as the one worthy of worship. (Rg. 8-19-1)

Mantra 110

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Prayoga Bhargava Saubahri Kanva

मा नो॑ हृणीता॒मति॑थि॒र्वसु॑र॒ग्निः पु॑रुप्रश॒स्त ए॒षः | यः सु॒होता॑ स्वध्व॒रः ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Prayoga Bhargava Saubahri Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Ma no hrnitha atithim vasuragnih purupraSsasta esah. Yah suhota svadhvarah. May this Agni, welcome as a venerable visitor, shelter home of the world, universally adored who is the noble giver and generous high priest of cosmic yajna, never feel displeased with us, may the lord give us fulfilment. (Rg. 8-103-12)

Mantra 111

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Saubhari Kanva

भ॒द्रो नो॑ अ॒ग्निराहु॑तो भ॒द्रा रा॒तिः सु॑भग भ॒द्रो अ॑ध्व॒रः | भ॒द्रा उ॒त प्रश॑स्तयः ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Saubhari Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Bhadro no agnir ahuto bhadra ratih subhaga bhadro adhvarah. Bhadra uta prasastayah. Lord of beauty and glory, may the yajna fire with offers of oblations be auspicious for us. May our charity be auspicious. May our yajna and all other acts of kindness and love free from violence be auspicious. And may all the appreciation and praise of our acts and behaviour be auspicious and fruitful. (Rg. 8-19-19)

Mantra 112

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Saubhari Kanva

यजि॑ष्ठं त्वा ववृमहे दे॒वं दे॑व॒त्रा होता॑र॒मम॑र्त्यम् | अ॒स्य य॒ज्ञस्य॑ सु॒क्रतु॑म् ||

Yajistham tva vavrmahe devam devatra hota- ram amartyam. Asya yajnasya sukratum.

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Saubhari Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

We choose to worship you, Agni, most adorable, worthy of worship, self-refulgent lord over the divinities of existence, imperishable and eternal creator of the yajna of this universal order of the world. (Rg. 8-19-3)

Mantra 113

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Saubhari Kanva

तद॑ग्ने द्यु॒म्नमा भ॑र॒ यत्सा॒सह॒त्सद॑ने॒ कं चि॑द॒त्रिण॑म् | म॒न्युं जन॑स्य दू॒ढ्य॑: ||

Tadagne dyumnama bhara yat sasaha sadane

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Saubhari Kanva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

kam cid atrinam. Manyum janasya dudhyam. Agni, lord of light and life, give us that splendour of spirit and intelligence which may challenge and overcome any voracious friend at the door, in the heart and home, and counter the wealth of any evil minded person anywhere in life. (Rg. 8-19-15)

Mantra 114

Devatā: Agni · Ṛṣi: Vishvamana Vaiyashva

यद्वा उ॑ वि॒श्पति॑: शि॒तः सुप्री॑तो॒ मनु॑षो वि॒शि | विश्वेद॒ग्निः प्रति॒ रक्षां॑सि सेधति ||

Agni is the cosmic will-force, divine priest (Hota), and mediator between mortals and immortals, transmuting matter into conscious illumination. (Rishi: Vishvamana Vaiyashva; Devata: Agni).

Chanted during Agnyadhana, Agnihotra, and Haviryajna to establish sacred fire on the Barhis altar.

Yadva u vispatih sitah suprito manuso vise. Visved agnih prati raksamsi sedhati. When Agni, presiding spirit of human life, is animated, energised and sharpened by yajna, then, active in the human settlements, it counters and dispels all evil influences and forces of negativity. (Rg. 8-23-13) Be Aindra Kanda

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