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Sukta 3.20
Agni, Uṣas, Aśvins, Dadhikrāvan (collective invocation)
Yeh mantra subah ke waqt sab milkar bolte hain. Isme Agni ko bulaya jaata hai Ushas, Ashvin aur Dadhikravan ke saath. Yeh sab ache roshni ke devta hain jo hamein sunen aur yagya mein saath chalen. Phir aur bhi bade devta bulaye jaate hain jaise Brihaspati, Savitri, Mitra-Varun. Bhaga, Vasu, Rudra aur Aditya bhi isme shamil hote hain. Yagya ek safar ki tarah hai jo sahi rasta dikhane wali shaktiyan chalati hain.
Mantra 1
अग्निमुषसमश्विना दधिक्रां व्युष्टिषु हवते वह्निरुक्थैः । सुज्योतिषो नः शृण्वन्तु देवाः सजोषसो अध्वरं वावशानाः ॥
Subah hone par Agni, Ushas, Ashvin aur Dadhikravan ko bulaya jaata hai. Yeh sab acche roshni wale devta hain. Humari baat sunein woh aur humare saath chalein. Woh yagya ke kaam mein taiyaar hain.
Mantra 2
अग्ने त्री ते वाजिना त्री षधस्था तिस्रस्ते जिह्वा ऋतजात पूर्वीः । तिस्र उ ते तन्वो देववातास्ताभिर्नः पाहि गिरो अप्रयुच्छन् ॥
Agni, tumhari teen taakatein hain, teen sthaan hain. Tumhari teen jeebhein hain jo sach se bani hain. Tumhare teen shareer hain jo devta chalate hain. Inse humara karo raksha. Humari baatein kharab na hon.
Mantra 3
अग्ने भूरीणि तव जातवेदो देव स्वधावोऽमृतस्य नाम । याश्च माया मायिनां विश्वमिन्व त्वे पूर्वीः संदधुः पृष्टबन्धो ॥
Agni, tumhare bahut naam hain jo amrit se judte hain. Tum devta ho aur apni taakat khud se chalate ho. Purane samay se tumme sab shaktiyan hain jo duniya ko chalati hain. Tum sabko jod ke rakhte ho.
Mantra 4
अग्निर्नेता भग इव क्षितीनां दैवीनां देव ऋतुपा ऋतावा । स वृत्रहा सनयो विश्ववेदाः पर्षद्विश्वाति दुरिता गृणन्तम् ॥
Agni sabka neta hai, jaise Bhaga. Woh devtaon ke beech mausam sambhalta hai aur sach pe chalta hai. Woh dushman ko maarta hai, jeeta hai, sab jaanta hai. Jo uska naam leta hai, usko mushkilon se paar le jaata hai.
Mantra 5
दधिक्रामग्निमुषसं च देवीं बृहस्पतिं सवितारं च देवम् । अश्विना मित्रावरुणा भगं च वसून्रुद्राँ आदित्याँ इह हुवे ॥
Main Dadhikravan, Agni aur Ushas ko bulata hoon. Brihaspati aur Surya dev ko bhi bulata hoon. Ashvin, Mitra-Varun aur Bhaga ko aavahan karta hoon. Vasu, Rudra aur Aditya sabko yahan bulata hoon.
It opens the sacrifice at dawn by calling Agni and other dawn-associated powers to hear the hymns and move together to advance the yajña safely and successfully.
The sukta treats the ritual as a coordinated journey: different divine functions—fire, dawn, healing speed, order and inspiration—must consent together for right movement (ṛta) and protection.
Dadhikrāvan is praised as a swift, victorious power (often linked with a racing horse energy) that helps propel the rite forward, removing obstacles and strengthening momentum.
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