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Sukta 4.12
Vāmadeva Gautama
Agni (Jātavedas)
Triṣṭubh (probable)
Is mantra mein Agni Jatavedas ki tarif hai. Wo aag jo sab kuchh janti hai, use jagaya jata hai. Sahi tarike se aag lagane se woh humare kaam aata hai. Phir kabhi galti ho jaye toh maafi maangte hain. Agni se kaha jata hai ki humein galat kaam karne ki maafi de. Woh humein uljhan se nikal ke aage le jaye. Isse jeet milti hai aur zindagi achi hoti hai.
Mantra 1
यस्त्वामग्न इनधते यतस्रुक्त्रिस्ते अन्नं कृणवत्सस्मिन्नहन् । स सु द्युम्नैरभ्यस्तु प्रसक्षत्तव क्रत्वा जातवेदश्चिकित्वान् ॥
Jo insaan tumhe agni aag jalaata hai, woh bhi sahi tareeke se, aur din mein teen baar tumhare liye ann rakhta hai. Aise insaan ko tum apni taakat se gher lo. Jatavedas, tumhe sab pata hai, tumhari marzi se woh aage badhega.
Mantra 2
इध्मं यस्ते जभरच्छश्रमाणो महो अग्ने अनीकमा सपर्यन् । स इधानः प्रति दोषामुषासं पुष्यन्रयिं सचते घ्नन्नमित्रान् ॥
Jo mehnat karke tumhare liye lakdi laata hai, agni, tumhare bade roop ki puja karta hai. Woh aag jalata hai, raat aur subah dono ko paata hai. Uske paas dhan aata hai, dushman log usse haar jaate hain.
Mantra 3
अग्निरीशे बृहतः क्षत्रियस्याग्निर्वाजस्य परमस्य रायः । दधाति रत्नं विधते यविष्ठो व्यानुषङ्मर्त्याय स्वधावान् ॥
Agni badi taakat ka malik hai. Sabse bade dhan aur shakti ka bhi malik agni hai. Woh sabse naya hai, apne aap mein poora hai. Bhagwan ke bhakt ke liye woh acchi cheezein laata hai, insaan ke liye woh sab faila deta hai.
Mantra 4
यच्चिद्धि ते पुरुषत्रा यविष्ठाचित्तिभिश्चकृमा कच्चिदागः । कृधी ष्वस्माँ अदितेरनागान्व्येनांसि शिश्रथो विष्वगग्ने ॥
Agni, tum sabse naye ho, insaan ke liye taakat ho. Agar humse koi galti ho gayi, humara dimaag ghoom gaya tha, toh hume maaf kar do. Aditi ki tarah hume bhi bada bana do. Humein sab taraf se azaad kar do, humari paap ki rassiyan khol do.
Mantra 5
महश्चिदग्न एनसो अभीक ऊर्वाद्देवानामुत मर्त्यानाम् । मा ते सखायः सदमिद्रिषाम यच्छा तोकाय तनयाय शं योः ॥
Agni, bade paap ke paas se bhi hume bacha le. Jahan bhagwan aur insaan rehte hain, us jagah se hume door rakh. Tumhara saath hai, isliye hume kuch nahi hoga. Hamare bacchon aur unke bacchon ko shanti aur khushi de.
Mantra 6
यथा ह त्यद्वसवो गौर्यं चित्पदि षिताममुञ्चता यजत्राः । एवो ष्वस्मन्मुञ्चता व्यंहः प्र तार्यग्ने प्रतरं न आयुः ॥
Pehle bhi Vasus ne Gauri ko faans se chhoda tha. Woh bhagwan ke layak the. Ab bhi tum humein is tangi se chhodo. Agni, humein aage le jao. Zindagi mein aur bada success do.
It asks Agni Jātavedas to accept correctly ordered offerings, grant radiance and success, forgive mistakes made through lack of awareness, and free the worshipper from inner and outer constriction.
Aditi represents ‘wideness’ and freedom from limitation. The poet asks Agni to make the worshipper guiltless within that wideness—meaning a state of openness, protection, and restored order.
Acitti means unawakened or inattentive understanding. The hymn admits that errors can happen from such lack of clarity and asks Agni to loosen the resulting bonds of fault.
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