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Sukta 10.7
Agni
Is mantra mein Agni se svasti yaani achhi halat maangi gayi hai. Dono taraf se - aasman aur dharti se - kalyan ki prarthana hai. Agni se kaha gaya hai ki wo aisa jeevan de jo yagya ke layak ho aur sahi raaste par chalaye. Ismein buddhi ko tez aur vijayi banane ki bhi maang hai. Agni ko ghar ka rakshak bataya gaya hai. Ant mein Agni se sahayak, rakshak aur jeevan dene wala hone ko kaha hai. Wo shareer ko sahi raaste par bachaye rakhe.
Mantra 1
स्वस्ति नो दिवो अग्ने पृथिव्या विश्वायुर्धेहि यजथाय देव । सचेमहि तव दस्म प्रकेतैरुरुष्या ण उरुभिर्देव शंसैः ॥
Agni bhagwan, aasman aur zameen se hamare liye achha karo. Hamein lambi zindagi do, taaki hum puja kar sakein. Aapke saath milkar chalo, aapki samajh ke saath. Hamein badi suraksha do, aapke bhagwan wale shabdon se.
Mantra 2
इमा अग्ने मतयस्तुभ्यं जाता गोभिरश्वैरभि गृणन्ति राधः । यदा ते मर्तो अनु भोगमानड्वसो दधानो मतिभिः सुजात ॥
Agni, yeh sab sochein aapke liye bani hain. Yeh aapki daulat ki tareef karti hain, gaay aur ghode jaisi daulat. Jab koi insaan aapki khushi ke peeche chalta hai aur use pa leta hai, woh andar se sach maal le ke chalta hai, aapki sahi soch ke saath.
Mantra 3
अग्निं मन्ये पितरमग्निमापिमग्निं भ्रातरं सदमित्सखायम् । अग्नेरनीकं बृहतः सपर्यं दिवि शुक्रं यजतं सूर्यस्य ॥
Main Agni ko baap maanta hoon, Agni ko apna kareeb maanta hoon, Agni ko bhai maanta hoon, hamesha dost. Main Agni ki badi shakti ki puja karta hoon, jo aasman mein chamakta hai, Suraj ki tarah saaf roshni.
Mantra 4
सिध्रा अग्ने धियो अस्मे सनुत्रीर्यं त्रायसे दम आ नित्यहोता । ऋतावा स रोहिदश्वः पुरुक्षुर्द्युभिरस्मा अहभिर्वाममस्तु ॥
Agni se dua hai ki hamare dimaag sahi kaam karein aur hum jeete rahein. Woh ghar mein reh ke humari raksha karta hai, din raat puja karta hai. Yeh sach ka kaam hai, laal ghodon wala, aur bohot badhta hai. Din chamak rahe ho aur subah ho, uske liye accha mile.
Mantra 5
द्युभिर्हितं मित्रमिव प्रयोगं प्रत्नमृत्विजमध्वरस्य जारम् । बाहुभ्यामग्निमायवोऽजनन्त विक्षु होतारं न्यसादयन्त ॥
Agni ko roshni mein bithaya, jaise koi dost aage badhta hai. Yeh purana pandit hai, yagya ka priya hai. Ayu logon ne apne haathon se use paida kiya. Phir use logon ke beech baithaya, bhagwan ki marzi ko logon ke ghar mein.
Mantra 6
स्वयं यजस्व दिवि देव देवान्किं ते पाकः कृणवदप्रचेताः । यथायज ऋतुभिर्देव देवानेवा यजस्व तन्वं सुजात ॥
Bhagwan, aasmaan mein khud puja kar, devataon ki. Jo log kuch nahi jaante, woh kya karenge tere liye? Jaise tune mausam ke saath devataon ki puja ki, waise ab khud ko samarpit kar. Tu accha paida hua hai.
Mantra 7
भवा नो अग्नेऽवितोत गोपा भवा वयस्कृदुत नो वयोधाः । रास्वा च नः सुमहो हव्यदातिं त्रास्वोत नस्तन्वो अप्रयुच्छन् ॥
Agni, hamara madadgar ban aur rakhwala ban. Hamari taakat badha aur jeevan mein jaan la. Tu bohot bada hai, humein bada tohfa de. Hamare sharir ki raksha kar, hum kahin se bhi gir na jaayein.
The hymn asks Agni for well-being from heaven and earth, long and universal life, clear discernment for right action, and strong protection for the worshipper’s vitality and body.
Agni is honored as the household fire and as the yajña-priest (hotṛ). The hymn treats daily life and ritual as one continuum: protected home, effective thought, and successful offering support each other.
It can be recited when lighting a lamp or fire for worship, at the start of a homa, or as a general prayer for clarity, health, and protection—especially at dawn or dusk.
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