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Sukta 1.142
Dīrghatamas Āucathya (traditional for this adjoining Agni hymn cluster; attribution may vary by tradition)
Agni
Gāyatrī (probable for RV 1.142.1; verify by syllable count)
Is mantra mein Agni ko bulaya ja raha hai. Yagya shuru karne ke liye Agni ko jalaya jata hai. Agni se devtaon ko lane ki prarthana ki jati hai. Yagya ki purani dor ko failane ka kaam bhi Agni karta hai. Devtaon ko barhis ghaas par baithaya jata hai. Raat aur Savere ke devta bhi aate hain aur dharam ki raksha karte hain. Ant mein mukhya mehmanon ko svaha ke saath bhog lagaya jata hai.
Mantra 1
समिद्धो अग्न आ वह देवाँ अद्य यतस्रुचे । तन्तुं तनुष्व पूर्व्यं सुतसोमाय दाशुषे ॥
Agni, abhi jal utho aur deviyon ko le ke aao. Tumhara chammach sahi tarike se chal raha hai. Soma peene ke liye taiyaar hai, jo dene wala hai uske liye purana dhaga bichha do.
Mantra 2
घृतवन्तमुप मासि मधुमन्तं तनूनपात् । यज्ञं विप्रस्य मावतः शशमानस्य दाशुषः ॥
Agni ko bula rahe hain ki woh paas aaye. Yeh havan mein ghee aur meetha daala hai. Rishi jo yeh karta hai, woh shant ho ke daan karta hai. Agli uski yagya ko pakka kare aur aage badha de.
Mantra 3
शुचिः पावको अद्भुतो मध्वा यज्ञं मिमिक्षति । नराशंसस्त्रिरा दिवो देवो देवेषु यज्ञियः ॥
Agni bilkul saaf hai aur sab ko saaf karta hai. Woh yagya mein meethapan mila deta hai. Yeh devta aasman se teen raaste aata hai. Devta log usko apna maan lete hain aur yeh bali ban jaati hai.
Mantra 4
ईळितो अग्न आ वहेन्द्रं चित्रमिह प्रियम् । इयं हि त्वा मतिर्ममाच्छा सुजिह्व वच्यते ॥
Agni, hum tumhe bula rahe hain. Indra ko yahan laao. Indra chamakta hai aur sab ko pyara lagta hai. Mera mann tumhe pukar raha hai. Sahi baat nikle aur jeet aaye.
Mantra 5
स्तृणानासो यतस्रुचो बर्हिर्यज्ञे स्वध्वरे । वृञ्जे देवव्यचस्तममिन्द्राय शर्म सप्रथः ॥
Havan ke liye aasana bichha rahe hain aur samic sahi pakad ke rakha hai. Yeh sab sahi tarike se chal raha hai. Indra ke liye shabd bol rahe hain. Woh shanti aur suraksha de.
Mantra 6
वि श्रयन्तामृतावृधः प्रयै देवेभ्यो महीः । पावकासः पुरुस्पृहो द्वारो देवीरसश्चतः ॥
Mandir ke bade darwaze khul jao. Yeh saaf karte hain aur bahut log unko chahte hain. Satya se mazboot ho ke devta ke liye raasta banao. Darwaze peeche nahi raho, aage badh ke raasta chhod do.
Mantra 7
आ भन्दमाने उपाके नक्तोषासा सुपेशसा । यह्वी ऋतस्य मातरा सीदतां बर्हिरा सुमत् ॥
Raat aur savere ki dua hai ki woh saath mein aayein. Dono bahut khubsurat hain, chamakte huye. Yeh doni sachai ki maa jaisi hain. Inki dua hai ki woh hamare paas aake baith jaayein. Woh hamare kaam mein sahi aur accha bhavna laayein.
Mantra 8
मन्द्रजिह्वा जुगुर्वणी होतारा दैव्या कवी । यज्ञं नो यक्षतामिमं सिध्रमद्य दिविस्पृशम् ॥
Do divine shaktiyan hain jo hamare liye yagya karein. Inki jeebh se acche shabd nikalte hain, jo mann ko khush karte hain. Yeh aaj hi kaam karein, aasman tak pahunche. Hamara kaam upar uthke bhagwan tak pahunche aur uska jawab mile.
Mantra 9
शुचिर्देवेष्वर्पिता होत्रा मरुत्सु भारती । इळा सरस्वती मही बर्हिः सीदन्तु यज्ञियाः ॥
Bharati, Ila aur Saraswati, yeh teen shaktiyan hain. Bharati Marut devta ke saath hai. Yeh sab saaf hain aur devta ke paas baith jaayein. Yeh hamare andar sahi baat, sahi khana aur gyaan ki nadi jaisi flow laayein.
Mantra 10
तन्नस्तुरीपमद्भुतं पुरु वारं पुरु त्मना । त्वष्टा पोषाय वि ष्यतु राये नाभा नो अस्मयुः ॥
Ek adbhut shakti hamare liye aaye jo jaldi madad kare. Yeh bahut tarah se hamari raksha kare, bahut badi apne aap mein. Tvashtr devta isse faila de hamare liye. Isse hamare paas dhan aur samriddhi aaye, woh hamse juda na ho.
Mantra 11
अवसृजन्नुप त्मना देवान्यक्षि वनस्पते । अग्निर्हव्या सुषूदति देवो देवेषु मेधिरः ॥
Hey vanaspati ke swami, tum apni shakti se devta ke liye samarpit karo. Agni devta jo sabse gyani hai, woh hamari bhog sahi tarah taiyar karta hai. Woh isse itna achha banata hai ki devta swikar kar sakein.
Mantra 12
पूषण्वते मरुत्वते विश्वदेवाय वायवे । स्वाहा गायत्रवेपसे हव्यमिन्द्राय कर्तन ॥
Havan ki aahuti upar ki taraf bhejo. Pushan ko bhejo jo khilata hai, Marut ko bhejo jo hawa ki taqat hai, sab devtaon ko bhejo, aur Vayu ko bhejo jo saans hai. Svaha bol ke aahuti banao Indra ke liye. Indra jo bijli aur taqat wala devta hai, Gayatri ki shakti se yeh offering uske liye banao.
Mantra 13
स्वाहाकृतान्या गह्युप हव्यानि वीतये । इन्द्रा गहि श्रुधी हवं त्वां हवन्ते अध्वरे ॥
Svaha bol ke jo aahutiyan taiyaar hui hain, unke paas aao. Inhe le aur khush ho jao. Indra, tum aao. Pukar suno, log yagya mein tumhe bula rahe hain. Tum wo shakti ho jo upar ki ichha poori karti hai.
It is an opening-invocation hymn: Agni is kindled and asked to bring the gods, establish the rite’s correct order, and help the offerings reach the divine powers.
Night and Dawn are praised as paired goddesses who embody the daily rhythm of Ṛta (cosmic order). Their presence symbolizes renewal, right timing, and harmony in the sacrifice.
It is a ritual metaphor: the sacrifice is like a woven work. Agni is asked to extend the traditional, time-tested sequence correctly so the yajña proceeds without break or error.
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