Opening the text

Sukta 5.5
Atri (Ātreya tradition) (RV 5.5)
Agni (Jātavedas)
Gāyatrī
Is mantra mein Agni Jatavedas ko ghee daal ke jagaya ja raha hai. Wo roshni wala hai aur sab kuch janta hai, isliye wo hamari puja ko le jata hai. Yeh hamare jeevan mein sahi dhang paida karta hai. Raat aur Savere ko Rta ki Maa kehte hain, kyunki wo duniya ka chalan theek rakhte hain. Ant mein svaha bol ke sab devtaon ko bhi bhog lagaya jata hai. Is tarah poore brahmand mein ekta aati hai.
Mantra 1
सुसमिद्धाय शोचिषे घृतं तीव्रं जुहोतन । अग्नये जातवेदसे ॥
Agni ko bulaya ja raha hai. Agni jo sab janata hai, uske liye ghee ka diya jale. Jale hue agni mein ghee daalo. Yeh agni andar ki roshni jaga deta hai.
Mantra 2
नराशंसः सुषूदतीमं यज्ञमदाभ्यः । कविर्हि मधुहस्त्यः ॥
Yagya mein jo ghee daalte hain, woh kaam ban jata hai. Rishi jo yeh kaam karte hain, unke haath mein meetha hota hai. Yeh sab sahi se hota chala jaata hai.
Mantra 3
ईळितो अग्न आ वहेन्द्रं चित्रमिह प्रियम् । सुखै रथेभिरूतये ॥
Agni, tumhein bulaya ja raha hai. Indra ko yahan lao. Indra jo takat wala hai, use apni madad ke liye bulao. Woh rath mein aake madad karega.
Mantra 4
ऊर्णम्रदा वि प्रथस्वाभ्यर्का अनूषत । भवा नः शुभ्र सातये ॥
Jo andar se baandha hua hai, use khol do. Humari puja tum tak pahunch rahi hai. Tum chamak ke hamare kaam aao. Hamein sahi cheez mil jayegi.
Mantra 5
देवीर्द्वारो वि श्रयध्वं सुप्रायणा न ऊतये । प्रप्र यज्ञं पृणीतन ॥
Mandir ke darwaze khul jao. Humare liye raasta saaf karo. Humari raksha karo. Yagya ko poora karo, aage badhao.
Mantra 6
सुप्रतीके वयोवृधा यह्वी ऋतस्य मातरा । दोषामुषासमीमहे ॥
Raat aur subah ki deviyan bahut khoobsurat chehre wali hain. Yeh humari umar badhati hain aur humare liye sahi raah chunti hain. Hum unhe bula rahe hain ki woh humare paas aayein.
Mantra 7
वातस्य पत्मन्नीळिता दैव्या होतारा मनुषः । इमं नो यज्ञमा गतम् ॥
Hawa ke raaste mein chalne wale devi-devta hain jo logon ki madad karte hain. Woh yagya ke liye bulaaye jaate hain. Aao hamare is yagya mein aur humare saath raho.
Mantra 8
इळा सरस्वती मही तिस्रो देवीर्मयोभुवः । बर्हिः सीदन्त्वस्रिधः ॥
Ila, Saraswati aur Mahi, yeh teen deviyan hain jo khushi deti hain. Woh aasani se baith jaayein yagya ki jagah par. Inka saath kabhi nahi tootta.
Mantra 9
शिवस्त्वष्टरिहा गहि विभुः पोष उत त्मना । यज्ञेयज्ञे न उदव ॥
Hey Tvashtri, aao yahan. Tum acche ho aur humein aage badhao. Tumhari apni taakat hai jo humein badhati hai. Har yagya mein humein uthao aur humara bhala karo.
Mantra 10
यत्र वेत्थ वनस्पते देवानां गुह्या नामानि । तत्र हव्यानि गामय ॥
Hey pedon ke swami, tum jaante ho devi-devtaon ke chhupe hue naam kahan hain. Wahan le jao hamare samarpit cheezon ko.
Mantra 11
स्वाहाग्नये वरुणाय स्वाहेन्द्राय मरुद्भ्यः । स्वाहा देवेभ्यो हविः ॥
Yeh mantra havan ke time bolte hain. Svaha ka matlab hai ki ab hum bhagwan ko samarpit karte hain. Pehle Agni ko samarpit karte hain, jo aag ke devta hain. Phir Varun ko, jo paani aur niyam ke devta hain. Phir Indra ko, jo sabse bade devta hain. Phir Marut gan ko, jo hawa aur baadal ke saath aate hain. Aakhir mein sab devtaon ko yeh samarpit karte hain. Yeh ek tarah ki dua hai jo havan mein baar-baar boli jaati hai.
Its main purpose is to kindle and honor Agni Jātavedas with ghee, asking him to carry the offering and establish ṛta (right order) and vitality in life.
Night (Doṣā) and Dawn (Uṣas) mark the sacred rhythm of time; calling them “Mothers of Ṛta” teaches that worship and life flourish when aligned with cosmic order and proper timing.
It is a formal dedication of the oblation: first to specific gods (Agni, Varuṇa, Indra, the Maruts) and then to all the devas, completing the offering in a universal way.
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.