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Sukta 7.11
Vasiṣṭha (traditional attribution for Maṇḍala 7)
Agni (as Hotṛ; also as gatherer of Viśve Devāḥ)
Triṣṭubh (probable; hymn of Maṇḍala 7 commonly in Triṣṭubh—needs metrical verification by syllable count)
Is mantra mein Agni ko bulaya gaya hai jo sabse pehle purohit hain. Agni bina yagya sahi se nahi chalta, devta bhi khush nahi hote. Agni se guzari hai ki woh Vishve Deva ke saath aayein. Woh hi manushyo ki tarah offering karein aur humara messenger banein. Agni humein buri baaton se bachayein aur yagya ko swarg mein sthir karein. Aise hi humesha kalyan ho, yahi iccha hai.
Mantra 1
महाँ अस्यध्वरस्य प्रकेतो न ऋते त्वदमृता मादयन्ते । आ विश्वेभिः सरथं याहि देवैर्न्यग्ने होता प्रथमः सदेह ॥
Agni, yeh bada yagya hai aur tum iska main samajhdaar ho. Tumhare bina devta log bhi khush nahi hote. Sab devta leke ek hi rath mein yahan aao. Tum hota ban ke pehle baitho yahan.
Mantra 2
त्वामीळते अजिरं दूत्याय हविष्मन्तः सदमिन्मानुषासः । यस्य देवैरासदो बर्हिरग्नेऽहान्यस्मै सुदिना भवन्ति ॥
Log tumhe pukarte hain kyunki tum tez ho aur kaam mein madat karte ho. Jo insaan bhagwan ke liye samagri laate hain, woh tumhe sadaa maante hain. Jiske liye devta aake baith jaate hain, uske din acche ho jaate hain.
Mantra 3
त्रिश्चिदक्तोः प्र चिकितुर्वसूनि त्वे अन्तर्दाशुषे मर्त्याय । मनुष्वदग्न इह यक्षि देवान्भवा नो दूतो अभिशस्तिपावा ॥
Raat mein teen baar tumhare paas paisa aur samajh aati hai. Jo insaan deta hai, uske liye yeh hota hai. Agni, insaan ki tarah devta logon ko bolo. Tum hamare liye paigam leke jao aur buri baatein door karo.
Mantra 4
अग्निरीशे बृहतो अध्वरस्याग्निर्विश्वस्य हविषः कृतस्य । क्रतुं ह्यस्य वसवो जुषन्ताथा देवा दधिरे हव्यवाहम् ॥
Agni is bade yagya ka malik hai. Jo bhi samagri taiyaar hoti hai, uski bhi Agni malik hai. Vasu devta log iski ichcha maante hain. Isliye sab devta ne Agni ko samagri uthane wala banaya hai.
Mantra 5
आग्ने वह हविरद्याय देवानिन्द्रज्येष्ठास इह मादयन्ताम् । इमं यज्ञं दिवि देवेषु धेहि यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Agni, aaj ke liye devta logon ko le aao. Indra sabse bada hai, woh sab milke khush hon. Yeh yagya aasman mein devta logon ke paas pahuncha do. Tum log hamesha hamare liye accha karo.
It asks Agni to sit first as the Hotṛ, bring all the gods together to the sacrifice, carry the offering properly, and secure the rite’s success and protection for the worshippers.
Because Agni is the mediator of the yajña: he makes the offering effective and provides the ‘path’ by which the gods participate and receive their share.
It means Agni is a purifier who protects us from harmful or hostile speech—words meant to curse, accuse, or cause injury—by burning away their negative force.
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