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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Agni/Jātavedas invocation cluster in AV 19)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (AV often irregular; longer pādas than anuṣṭubh)
Is mantra mein Agni ko Jatavedas ke roop mein bulaya gaya hai. Jatavedas wo agni hai jo aasman, dharti aur beech ki jagah sab mein basa hai. Khaas kar pedon aur jadi bootiyon mein ye agni apna kaam karta hai. Is mantra se wo agni hawan ki jagah par aata hai. Usse jadi bootiyon ki shakti jaag uth ti hai. Isse khane peene ki barkat aati hai aur dhan milta hai. Dar aur bhagwan ka gussa mit jaata hai. Hamesha ke liye suraksha aur sukh milta hai.
Mantra 1
जातवेदाः। दि॒वस्पृ॑थि॒व्याः पर्य॒न्तरि॑क्षा॒द् वन॒स्पति॑भ्यो॒ अध्योष॑धीभ्यः । यत्र॑यत्र॒ विभृ॑तो जा॒तवे॑दा॒स्तत॑ स्तु॒तो जु॒षमा॑णो न॒ एहि॑
Agni bhagwan ko pukara ja raha hai. Aasman se, dharati se, hawa mein se, jungle se, aur jo bhi podhe aur jadi-booti hain un sab se aao. Jahan bhi tum ho, wahan se hamare paas aao. Hum tumhari stuti kar rahe hain, tum bhi khush ho ke aao.
Mantra 2
यस्ते॑ अ॒प्सु म॑हि॒मा यो वने॑षु॒ य ओष॑धीषु प॒शुष्व॒प्स्व॑१न्तः । अग्ने॒ सर्वा॑स्त॒न्वः॑१ सं र॑भस्व॒ ताभि॑र्न॒ एहि॑ द्रविणो॒दा अज॑स्रः
Agni, tumhari taakat paani mein bhi hai, jungle mein bhi hai, jadi-booti mein bhi hai, aur jaanwaron mein bhi hai. Jo bhi shakti tumhari hai, sab ko ek saath lao. Phir us shakti ke saath hamare paas aao. Tum jo dete ho woh kabhi khatam nahi hota.
Mantra 3
यस्ते॑ दे॒वेषु॑ महि॒मा स्व॒र्गो या ते॑ त॒नूः पि॒तृष्वा॑वि॒वेश॑ । पुष्टि॒र्या ते॑ मनु॒ष्येऽषु पप्र॒थेऽग्ने॒ तया॑ र॒यिम॒स्मासु॑ धेहि
Agni, deviyon mein jo teri badi baat hai, woh swarg wali. Pitron mein jo tera roop gaya hai. Logon mein jo tera naam faila hai. Us se hum mein paisa-daulat rakh de.
Mantra 4
श्रुत्क॑र्णाय क॒वये॒ वेद्या॑य॒ वचो॑भिर्वा॒कैरुप॑ यामि रा॒तिम्। यतो॑ भ॒यमभ॑यं॒ तन्नो॑ अ॒स्त्वव॑ दे॒वानां॑ यज॒ हेडो॑ अग्ने
Main Shruti-karn rishi ke paas ja raha hoon, jo sab jaante hain. Apne shabdon se unse aashirwad maang raha hoon. Jahan se bhi dar aata hai, woh jagah hamare liye safe ban jaaye. Agni dev, devtaon ka gussa hata do.
It is used to call Agni as Jātavedas—the power inside herbs and fire—so that remedies become effective, prosperity is stabilized, and fear or ominous pressure is calmed.
Because it treats Agni as present within vegetal life; by summoning Jātavedas from trees and herbs, the practitioner ‘awakens’ their healing potency through the ritual fire.
It means the gods’ displeasure or punitive pressure—often experienced as danger, illness, or misfortune. The hymn asks Agni to remove that displeasure through worship and purification.
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