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Sukta 1.150
Agni
Is mantra mein jo vyakti Agni ko pukarta hai, woh use apna manta hai. Woh Agni se kehta hai ki tu mere jaisa hai, mujhe apni sharan mein rakh. Agni ki shakti bahut badi hai jo raksha karti hai. Woh dushmann logon aur kanjoos logon ko raste se hata deta hai. Agni kabhi bhi un logon ka saath nahi deta jo bhagwan ko nahi mante. Woh aage badhane wali roshni hai jisse log uddhat hote hain. Isse logon ka gyaan badhta hai aur woh uchi soch tak pahunchte hain.
Mantra 1
पुरु त्वा दाश्वान्वोचेऽरिरग्ने तव स्विदा । तोदस्येव शरण आ महस्य ॥
Maine bahut baar tumhe pukara hai Agni, main tumhara hi hoon. Main tumhari sharan mein aata hoon jaise koi bada aadmi ki sharan leta hai. Tumhari mahanta mujhe bachaati hai.
Mantra 2
व्यनिनस्य धनिनः प्रहोषे चिदररुषः । कदा चन प्रजिगतो अदेवयोः ॥
Tum kanjoos aur dushman logon ko alag kar dete ho. Jab woh bhi zor se jeet ke khush hon, tab bhi tum unke khilaf chamakte ho. Tum kabhi bhi unke saath nahi chalte jo bhagwan ko maante hi nahi.
Mantra 3
स चन्द्रो विप्र मर्त्यो महो व्राधन्तमो दिवि । प्रप्रेत्ते अग्ने वनुषः स्याम ॥
Woh insaan jo roshni wala hai aur samajhdar hai, aasman mein bada ban jaye. Agni, tumhari wajah se hum aage badhte rahein aur tumhari seva karte rahein jo bhagwan ke kaam mein lage hain.
It asks Agni for shelter and protection, praising him as the power that keeps the worshipper on the right path and leads them forward into greater clarity and strength.
It means Agni supports actions aligned with ṛta (truth and right order) and does not aid forces or attitudes that deny the divine law and sacred work.
It can be recited when lighting a lamp or fire as a prayer for protection, moral discernment, and steady progress—asking the inner “Agni” to guide one’s thoughts and actions.
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