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Sukta 1.26
वसिष्ठ (Vasiṣṭha) (traditional attribution for RV 1.26)
अग्नि (Agni) (implied by miyedhya, ūrjām pate, yaja)
गायत्री (Gāyatrī) (RV 1.26.1 is commonly Gāyatrī in the Agni hymns)
Is mantra mein Agni ko bulaya ja raha hai. Kah rahe hain ki Agni aapni shaktiyan pehen kar yagya ko aage badhaye. Agni sabka mukh hai aur sab devta ke liye wahi offering le jata hai. Jo bhi devta ki puja ho, wohi Agni tak pahunchti hai. Ant mein pray kar rahe hain ki Agni yagya aur vani dono ko sambhale. Isse offering safal ho aur jeet mile.
Mantra 1
वसिष्वा हि मियेध्य वस्त्राण्यूर्जां पते । सेमं नो अध्वरं यज ॥
Hey saaf karne wale, tu shakti pehen le. Tu sab kuchh dene wala hai. Hamari yeh yajna ko apne paas le le. Hamare kaam ko sahi bana de.
Mantra 2
नि नो होता वरेण्यः सदा यविष्ठ मन्मभिः । अग्ने दिवित्मता वचः ॥
Agni, humne tumhe apna guide chuna hai. Tumhari taakat kabhi purani nahi hoti. Humein woh baat de jo humare mann ko upar le jaaye, jaise aasmaan ki taraf. Woh baat jo sachchai tak pahuncha de.
Mantra 3
आ हि ष्मा सूनवे पितापिर्यजत्यापये । सखा सख्ये वरेण्यः ॥
Jaise baap apne bete ke paas aata hai, waise hi tum aao. Jaise koi khaas dost madad ke liye aata hai, waise tum hamare paas aao. Humne tumhe apna dost chuna hai, ab is rishte ko majboot banao.
Mantra 4
आ नो बर्ही रिशादसो वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा । सीदन्तु मनुषो यथा ॥
Hamari puja ke liye jagah saaf karo. Varun, Mitra aur Aryaman, yeh teen shaktiyan buri cheezon ko kaat deti hain. Inhe bulao aur bithao, jaise kisi insaan ke saath baithte hain jab woh sahi kaam karta hai.
Mantra 5
पूर्व्य होतरस्य नो मन्दस्व सख्यस्य च । इमा उ षु श्रुधी गिरः ॥
Agni, tum bahut purane ho, bahut pehle se ho. Hamari puja se khush ho jao, hamari dosti se bhi. Jo hum bol rahe hain, woh suno, yeh sab baatein humne dhyaan se boli hain.
Mantra 6
यच्चिद्धि शश्वता तना देवंदेवं यजामहे । त्वे इद्धूयते हविः ॥
Hum kitne bhi bhagwan ki puja karein, kitne bhi saal guzar jaayein, sab kuch tumhare through hi hota hai. Jo bhi hum bhagwan ko chadhaate hain, woh tumhare haath se jaata hai. Tum hi raasta ho.
Mantra 7
प्रियो नो अस्तु विश्पतिर्होता मन्द्रो वरेण्यः । प्रियाः स्वग्नयो वयम् ॥
Agni bhagwan hamare ghar ke malik hon. Woh hamare liye pyaare hon. Woh khushi dene wale hain, sabse behtar hain. Aur hum bhi unke liye pyaare hon. Hum andar achhi agni rakhein, aur unke saath sahi rahein.
Mantra 8
स्वग्नयो हि वार्यं देवासो दधिरे च नः । स्वग्नयो मनामहे ॥
Bhagwan ne hamare andar ek khazana diya hai. Yeh khazana hai ki hum achhi agni ke dharak banen. Isliye hum yeh soch rakhte hain. Hum bhi svagni banna chahte hain, sahi aag mein sthit rehna chahte hain.
Mantra 9
अथा न उभयेषाममृत मर्त्यानाम् । मिथः सन्तु प्रशस्तयः ॥
Hey amrit wale, ab dono taraf se tareef hon. Devta bhi hamare kaam ki tareef karein, hum bhi unki. Isse dono ki sahi mel hoti hai. Bhagwan ki shakti aur insaan ki mehnat ek dusre ko samjhein.
Mantra 10
विश्वेभिरग्ने अग्निभिरिमं यज्ञमिदं वचः । चनो धाः सहसो यहो ॥
Agni bhagwan, tumhari saari aagon se is yagya ko pakka karo. Yeh vachan bhi pakka karo. Hamare andar yeh basa do taaki hum khush rahein aur badhein. Tum shakti se paida hue ho, isliye yeh kaam jeet mein badal jaye.
It teaches that Agni is the essential priest and purifier of the sacrifice: he receives the offering and carries it to whichever deity is being worshiped, ensuring the rite succeeds.
Because in Vedic ritual the offering is placed in fire; Agni is the ‘mouth’ and messenger who transmits the oblation to all devas, so every worship passes through him.
It can be recited when lighting a sacred lamp or fire, at the start of a homa, or before any prayer—asking for purification, strength (ūrj), and a clear, unobstructed spiritual effort (adhvara).
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