Sukta 7
Sukta 2.7
Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Agni
Gāyatrī
This short Gāyatrī hymn invokes Agni as the Bharatas’ own fire—youngest yet foremost—asking him to bring radiant, much-desired wealth and wellbeing. It praises Agni’s purity and vast shining presence, emphasizing that he is strengthened by ghee oblations and functions as the ancient, choice Hotṛ who carries the rite to fulfillment.
Mantras
Mantra 1
श्रेष्ठं यविष्ठ भारताग्ने द्युमन्तमा भर । वसो पुरुस्पृहं रयिम् ॥
O Agni of the Bharatas, O youngest and best, bring to us the luminous wealth—O good one—the abundance greatly desired (the fullness that many seek).
Mantra 2
मा नो अरातिरीशत देवस्य मर्त्यस्य च । पर्षि तस्या उत द्विषः ॥
Let not the hostile power of want and wrong mastery rule over us—whether from godly forces or from mortal beings; cross us beyond that, and beyond the haters as well.
Mantra 3
विश्वा उत त्वया वयं धारा उदन्या इव । अति गाहेमहि द्विषः ॥
With you, we would cross beyond all hostile forces, as streams of living waters pass over and through the obstructing banks.
Mantra 4
शुचिः पावक वन्द्योऽग्ने बृहद्वि रोचसे । त्वं घृतेभिराहुतः ॥
Pure and clarifying, worthy of adoration, O Agni, you blaze forth in the Vast; you are kindled and increased by the ghee—by the luminous essence offered within.
Mantra 5
त्वं नो असि भारताग्ने वशाभिरुक्षभिः । अष्टापदीभिराहुतः ॥
You are ours, O Agni of the Bharatas; by the yielding powers and the forceful energies you are kindled—by the many-stepping rhythms that carry the offering forward.
Mantra 6
द्र्वन्नः सर्पिरासुतिः प्रत्नो होता वरेण्यः । सहसस्पुत्रो अद्भुतः ॥
Running with our offering and pressed with ghee-essence, the ancient and choice Hotar—Agni, the wondrous son of Force—takes up the work of invocation within us.
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks Agni to bring “luminous” and much-desired wealth—prosperity, wellbeing, and the successful fruit of worship for the community.
Because Agni is described as being kindled and strengthened by ghee; the oblation symbolizes nourishing the sacred fire so it can carry prayers effectively.
Hotṛ is the invoking priest. Calling Agni the ancient Hotṛ means he is the timeless, reliable mediator who makes the offering reach the gods and makes the rite work.