Sukta 110
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often aligned with Agni-stotras; anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence is possible; AV often adapts RV-style meters here (exact meter requires full pada scansion).
Mantras
Mantra 1
दीर्घायुः प्राप्तिः। प्रत्नो हि कमीड्यो अध्वरेषु सनाच्च होता नव्यश्च सत्सि । स्वां चाग्ने तन्वं पिप्रायस्वास्मभ्यं च सौभगमा यजस्व
For ancient is he, worthy to be lauded in rites—of old the Hotar, and yet ever new he sitteth. Thine own self, O Agni, do thou make to thrive; and for us win hither good fortune by thy worship.
Mantra 2
ज्येष्ठघ्न्यं जातो विचृतोर्यमस्य मूलबर्हणात् परि पाह्येनम्। अत्येनं नेषद् दुरितानि विश्वा दीर्घायुत्वाय शतशारदाय
From that elder-slaying power, born of Yama’s rending Disperser—from the root-uprooting—do thou guard him round about. So may he be led beyond all misfortunes, unto long-livedness, unto a hundred autumns.
Mantra 3
व्याघ्रेऽह्न्यजनिष्ट वीरो नक्षत्रजा जायमानः सुवीरः । स मा वधीत् पितरं वर्धमानो मा मातरं प्र मिनीज्जनित्रीम्
Born on the Tiger-day, a hero—asterism-born—being born, a well-heroed one: let him, as he grows, not slay the father; let him not, in any wise, harm the mother, the very birth-giver.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to pray for long life and good fortune, and to ward off death-associated dangers and misfortunes, especially those feared from ominous signs or timing.
Agni is ‘ancient’ as the timeless sacrificial priest (Hotṛ), yet ‘new’ because he is freshly kindled and renewed in every rite; this makes him a dependable source of vitality and protection.
“A hundred autumns” is a standard Vedic expression for a full, complete lifespan—living through many yearly cycles in health, stability, and auspiciousness.