
Sukta 1.4
Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra
Agni (invoked as the integral, well-formed power of the sacrifice and inner will)
Gāyatrī
Is mantra mein Gayatri ke through pooja ki taakat ko bulaya ja raha hai. Agni ko achhi shape wala, toota nahi hua bal kehte hain jo havan ko chalta hai. Har din usse protection aur badhao ke liye pukarte hain. Phir Indra ki taraf mudte hain jo shanti deta hai aur Soma nikalne wale ka mad karta hai. Achhi reputation aur full life maangte hain. Raste ke rukawatein paar karne mein help chahiye. Yeh pooja andar aur bahar dono kaam karti hai. Agni se irada jagana aur Indra se protection lena.
Mantra 1
सुरूपकृत्नुमूतये सुदुघामिव गोदुहे । जुहूमसि द्यविद्यवि ॥
Hum Agni ko bulate hain ki woh humare saath rahe aur humara kaam kare. Woh bilkul sahi hai, koi toota-phuta nahi. Jaise ek gaay bahut doodh deti hai, waise hi woh roshni deta hai. Roz-roz hum uski puja karte hain.
Mantra 2
उप नः सवना गहि सोमस्य सोमपाः पिब । गोदा इद्रेवतो मदः ॥
Aao hamare paas, hum jo puja kar rahe hain usme shaamil ho jao. Somras piyo, jo bhagwan peete hain woh wala. Yeh peene se bahut khushi milti hai. Jaise ameer log khush rehte hain, waise hi yeh bhi waisi hi khushi deta hai.
Mantra 3
अथा ते अन्तमानां विद्याम सुमतीनाम् । मा नो अति ख्य आ गहि ॥
Ab hum yeh jaanna chahte hain ki tumhare andar kya baat hai, tumhari acchi baatein kya hain. Tum humse aage mat jao, humare paas aao. Humare upar nazar rakhna.
Mantra 4
परेहि विग्रमस्तृतमिन्द्रं पृच्छा विपश्चितम् । यस्ते सखिभ्य आ वरम् ॥
Aage badh jao, Indra ko dhoondho. Woh bahut taakatwala hai, kabhi hilta nahi. Woh bahut samajhdar hai. Tumhare doston ke liye woh sabse accha gift laata hai. Unka kaam banata hai.
Mantra 5
उत ब्रुवन्तु नो निदो निरन्यतश्चिदारत । दधाना इन्द्र इद्दुवः ॥
Jo log humare khilaf bolte hain, woh sab chale jaayein. Koi bhi taraf se na rahein. Hum Indra ko apna puja samarpit karte hain. Uski taakat hamare saath rahe.
Mantra 6
उत नः सुभगाँ अरिर्वोचेयुर्दस्म कृष्टयः । स्यामेदिन्द्रस्य शर्मणि ॥
Log hamare baare mein aisa bolein ki hum khushkismat hain. Hum Indra ki sharan mein rahein. Indra jo chamatkar karte hain, unki hifazat mein hum safeed rahein.
Mantra 7
एमाशुमाशवे भर यज्ञश्रियं नृमादनम् । पतयन्मन्दयत्सखम् ॥
Is tez shakti ke liye jaldi khushi lao. Yagya ki chamak lao jo insaan ko khush karti hai. Urne wali taakat lao jo apne saathi ke saath khelti hai. Andar ki bhakt chamak uthe aur jeet jaye.
Mantra 8
अस्य पीत्वा शतक्रतो घनो वृत्राणामभवः । प्रावो वाजेषु वाजिनम् ॥
Indra, tumne yeh Somras piya. Phir tumne dushmanon ko tod diya. Jeet ki jagah mein tumne vijayi shakti ko aage badhaya. Tumne woh taakat layi jo har cheez jeetti hai.
Mantra 9
तं त्वा वाजेषु वाजिनं वाजयामः शतक्रतो । धनानामिन्द्र सातये ॥
Indra, tumhari sau shaktiyan hain. Tum har jagah jeet lekar chalte ho. Hum tumhe vijayi banate hain taaki dhan mil jaye. Andar ke khazane hum paa lein.
Mantra 10
यो रायोऽवनिर्महान्त्सुपारः सुन्वतः सखा । तस्मा इन्द्राय गायत ॥
Indra ki stuti karo. Woh bade madadgar hain. Woh dhan ki hifazat karte hain. Woh us nadi se paar karane wale hain jo Som ras nikalte hain. Woh hamari mehnat ka saath dete hain. Woh humein paar le jaate hain.
A daily invocation of Agni as the perfectly-formed, unbroken power sought for fostering protection and increase.
Agni’s role as the effective force of sacrifice expands into the wider aim: prosperity, good fortune, and social recognition, with divine support made concrete as protection.
The prayer for abiding in Indra’s śarman (protecting peace) and for Indra’s active help as the great guardian of plenitudes.
A closing exhortation to sing to Indra, the helper and ‘ferryman across,’ affirming divine friendship with the consecrated effort of the Soma-presser.
juhūmasi dyavi-dyavi
indrasya śarmaṇi
supāraḥ sunvataḥ sakhā
It asks for protection and increase by invoking Agni as the steady, well-formed power that makes the sacrifice work, and it seeks Indra’s sheltering peace and help for success and safe progress.
The hymn praises Agni as an integrated, consistent force—both the ritual fire and the inner will—that does not fail in carrying the offering and sustaining the effort day after day.
Early Mandala 1 hymns often move fluidly between closely linked divine powers in the ritual. Here, Agni establishes the rite, and Indra is praised as the protector and helper who grants peace (śarman) and abundance to the Soma-presser.
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