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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here)
Devata: Yajña / Devas / Sādhyas (theological focus)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical audit)
Is mantra mein bataya gaya hai ki devtaon ne pehle pehle yajna kiya tha. Unhone yajna se hi dharma ko sabse pehla niyam banaya tha. Sahi tarah se yajna karne se insaan swarg tak pahunchta hai jahan purane Sadhya log rehte hain. Subah suraj nikalte waqt achha darshan hona iski safalta ka sanket hota hai. Lekin bina samajh ke yajna karna galat disha mein chala jata hai. Aise mein woh fayda nahi deta jo dena chahiye.
Mantra 1
आत्मा। य॒ज्ञेन॑ य॒ज्ञम॑यजन्त दे॒वास्तानि॒ धर्मा॑णि प्रथ॒मान्या॑सन्। ते ह॒ नाकं॑ महि॒मानः॑ सचन्त॒ यत्र॒ पूर्वे॑ सा॒ध्याः सन्ति॑ दे॒वाः
Bhagwan logon ne yagya se yagya kiya. Yeh pehle kaam the jo chal mein aaye. Unki badai se woh swarg tak pahunch gaye. Wahan pehle wale devata rehte hain.
Mantra 2
य॒ज्ञो ब॑भूव॒ स आ ब॑भूव॒ स प्र ज॑ज्ञे॒ स उ॑ वावृधे॒ पुनः॑ । स दे॒वाना॒मधि॑पतिर्बभूव॒ सो अ॒स्मासु॒ द्रवि॑ण॒मा द॑धातु
Yagya paida hua, poora ban gaya. Woh aage badha aur phir se bada hua. Woh devata ka malik ban gaya. Woh hum logon mein dhan daal de, humein paisa de.
Mantra 3
यद् दे॒वा दे॒वान् ह॒विषाय॑ज॒न्ताम॑र्त्या॒न् मन॒साम॑र्त्येन । मदे॑म॒ तत्र॑ पर॒मे व्योऽम॒न् पश्ये॑म॒ तदुदि॑तौ॒ सूर्य॑स्य
Jab devta logon ne bhagwan ke liye havan kiya, tab unka mann bhi amar ho gaya. Hum bhi aasman mein upar jaake khush ho jayein. Suraj nikalte waqt us cheez ko dekh sakein.
Mantra 4
यत् पुरु॑षेण ह॒विषा॑ य॒ज्ञं दे॒वा अत॑न्वत । अस्ति॒ नु तस्मा॒दोजी॑यो॒ यद् विहव्ये॑नेजि॒रे
Jab devta logon ne milke Purush ke saath yagya kiya. Usse bhi bada kaam hua. Unhone kitni tarah se bhagwan ki puja ki.
Mantra 5
मु॒ग्धा दे॒वा उ॒त शुनाय॑जन्तो॒त गोरङ्गैः॑ पुरु॒धाय॑जन्त । य इ॒मं य॒ज्ञं मन॑सा चि॒केत॒ प्र णो॑ वोच॑स्तमि॑हेह ब्र॑वः
Devta bhi kabhi-kabhi galti kar dete hain. Ek baar toh kutte ke liye bhi yagya kar diya. Gaye ke angan se bhi kitni tarah se puja ki. Jo bhi insaan is yagya ko samajhta hai, woh hamein bata de. Yahi baat yahan bol de.
It teaches that yajña is a primordial cosmic principle: the Gods themselves performed it first, thereby establishing dharma and attaining heaven. Human ritual succeeds when it follows that divine precedent in both act and understanding.
Sunrise functions as a revelatory marker: the hymn asks to ‘behold that at the Sun’s uprising,’ meaning an auspicious confirmation of right order and successful attainment of the ‘highest space’ associated with the perfected rite.
It is a cautionary exemplum: sacrifice can be misdirected when done without true comprehension. The hymn therefore insists that whoever understands the real yajña must clearly teach and proclaim it, protecting the rite from error.
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