
Sukta 4.10
Agni
Is sukta mein Agni ki taareef ki gayi hai jo tez aur dil ko chhune wali shakti hai. Agni sahi irade aur divine power se poojak ko aage badhata hai. Wo din aur raat chamakne wala rishi hai jo humesha hazir rehta hai. Agni sundarta, mel-milaap aur badhao laata hai. Ye mantra Agni se roshni aur saath maangta hai. Isse ghar aur andar ki taakat banti rehti hai.
Mantra 1
अग्ने तमद्याश्वं न स्तोमैः क्रतुं न भद्रं हृदिस्पृशम् । ऋध्यामा त ओहैः ॥
Agni, aaj hamare gaanon se tumhari ichcha ko aage badhao. Jaise tez ghoda daudta hai, waise tumhari bhalai hamare dil ko chhoo jaaye. Tumhari taakat se hum bhi badhein.
Mantra 3
एभिर्नो अर्कैर्भवा नो अर्वाङ्स्वर्ण ज्योतिः । अग्ने विश्वेभिः सुमना अनीकैः ॥
Agni, in aagon ke saath hamare paas aao. Roshni ki duniya se aao, khud roshni ban ke. Apne saare chehre aur shakti se hamare upar meherbani rakho.
Mantra 4
आभिष्टे अद्य गीर्भिर्गृणन्तोऽग्ने दाशेम । प्र ते दिवो न स्तनयन्ति शुष्माः ॥
Agni, aaj hamare shabdon ke saath tumhari tarif karte hain. Apni poori mehnat tumhe samarpit karte hain. Tumhari taakat aage badh jaise aasmaan mein baadal garajta hai. Andhera door ho jaaye.
Mantra 5
तव स्वादिष्ठाग्ने संदृष्टिरिदा चिदह्न इदा चिदक्तोः । श्रिये रुक्मो न रोचत उपाके ॥
Agni, tum bahut meethe ho. Tumhari nazar humesha saath mein chamakti hai. Din mein bhi, raat mein bhi. Jaise sone ka gehna chamakta hai, waise tum chamak rahe ho. Yeh chamak insaan ke liye acchi lagti hai.
Mantra 6
घृतं न पूतं तनूररेपाः शुचि हिरण्यम् । तत्ते रुक्मो न रोचत स्वधावः ॥
Tumhara shareer bilkul saaf hai, jaise ghee ko saaf kiya ho. Koi daag nahi, bilkul sone jaisa. Tum apne aap se bane ho, tumhare andar hi shakti hai. Wahi tumhare andar chamak rahi hai.
Mantra 7
कृतं चिद्धि ष्मा सनेमि द्वेषोऽग्न इनोषि मर्तात् । इत्था यजमानादृतावः ॥
Koi bhi dushmani ho, usko bhi hum paar kar sakte hain. Agni, tum insaan se nafrat door kar dete ho. Isliye jo yagya karta hai, use tum bachaate ho. Tum usko sahi raaste par chalaate ho.
Mantra 8
शिवा नः सख्या सन्तु भ्रात्राग्ने देवेषु युष्मे । सा नो नाभिः सदने सस्मिन्नूधन् ॥
Agni, tumhare saath humari dosti acchi honi chahiye. Jaise bhai hota hai, waise tum devta logon mein bhai ho. Yeh dosti hamare ghar mein rehni chahiye. Jaise maa bacche ko doodh deti hai, waise yeh humein khana deti hai.
It asks Agni to awaken a good, luminous resolve in us, to guide the heart, and to bring steady prosperity—like a swift power that helps our efforts succeed.
It highlights Agni as constant vision and protection: not only the physical fire, but also an ever-present light of awareness that stays near in all conditions.
Agni is invoked as an intimate ally among the gods, and as the household’s central support—like a living centre that nourishes, protects, and holds the family together.
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