Rig Veda Sukta 7
Mandala 10Sukta 77 Mantras

Sukta 7

Sukta 10.7

This short Agni hymn prays for svasti (well-being) from both heaven and earth, asking Agni to establish “universal life” (viśvāyus) fit for sacrifice and right living. It seeks sharpened, victorious insight (dhī) under Agni’s guardianship in the home, and ends by asking him to be helper, protector, life-giver, and preserver of the body on the right path.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.7

In this hymn

Addressed to

  • Agni

    Agni is the divine Fire, kindled on the altar and in the home, praised as hotṛ (priest), messenger, knower of rites, and protector who carries offerings to the gods and returns blessings to humans.

Mantras

Mantra 1

स्वस्ति नो दिवो अग्ने पृथिव्या विश्वायुर्धेहि यजथाय देव । सचेमहि तव दस्म प्रकेतैरुरुष्या ण उरुभिर्देव शंसैः ॥

अग्नि भगवान, आसमान और ज़मीन से हमारे लिए अच्छा करो। हमें लंबी ज़िन्दगी दो, ताकि हम पूजा कर सकें। आपके साथ मिलकर चलो, आपकी समझ के साथ। हमें बड़ी सुरक्षा दो, आपके भगवान वाले शब्दों से।

Mantra 2

इमा अग्ने मतयस्तुभ्यं जाता गोभिरश्वैरभि गृणन्ति राधः । यदा ते मर्तो अनु भोगमानड्वसो दधानो मतिभिः सुजात ॥

अग्नि, यह सब सोचें आपके लिए बनी हैं। यह आपकी दौलत की तारीफ करती हैं, गाय और घोड़े जैसी दौलत। जब कोई इंसान आपकी खुशी के पीछे चलता है और उसे पा लेता है, वो अंदर से सच माल ले के चलता है, आपकी सही सोच के साथ।

Mantra 3

अग्निं मन्ये पितरमग्निमापिमग्निं भ्रातरं सदमित्सखायम् । अग्नेरनीकं बृहतः सपर्यं दिवि शुक्रं यजतं सूर्यस्य ॥

मैं अग्नि को बाप मानता हूँ, अग्नि को अपना करीब मानता हूँ, अग्नि को भाई मानता हूँ, हमेशा दोस्त। मैं अग्नि की बड़ी शक्ति की पूजा करता हूँ, जो आसमान में चमकता है, सूरज की तरह साफ रोशनी।

Mantra 4

सिध्रा अग्ने धियो अस्मे सनुत्रीर्यं त्रायसे दम आ नित्यहोता । ऋतावा स रोहिदश्वः पुरुक्षुर्द्युभिरस्मा अहभिर्वाममस्तु ॥

अग्नि से दुआ है कि हमारे दिमाग सही काम करें और हम जीते रहें। वो घर में रह के हमारी रक्षा करता है, दिन रात पूजा करता है। यह सच का काम है, लाल घोड़ों वाला, और बहुत बढ़ता है। दिन चमक रहे हो और सुबह हो, उसके लिए अच्छा मिले।

Mantra 5

द्युभिर्हितं मित्रमिव प्रयोगं प्रत्नमृत्विजमध्वरस्य जारम् । बाहुभ्यामग्निमायवोऽजनन्त विक्षु होतारं न्यसादयन्त ॥

अग्नि को रोशनी में बिठाया, जैसे कोई दोस्त आगे बढ़ता है। यह पुराना पंडित है, यज्ञ का प्रिय है। आयु लोगों ने अपने हाथों से उसे पैदा किया। फिर उसे लोगों के बीच बिठाया, भगवान की मर्ज़ी को लोगों के घर में।

Mantra 6

स्वयं यजस्व दिवि देव देवान्किं ते पाकः कृणवदप्रचेताः । यथायज ऋतुभिर्देव देवानेवा यजस्व तन्वं सुजात ॥

भगवान, आसमान में खुद पूजा कर, देवताओं की। जो लोग कुछ नहीं जानते, वो क्या करेंगे तेरे लिए? जैसे तूने मौसम के साथ देवताओं की पूजा की, वैसे अब खुद को समर्पित कर। तू अच्छा पैदा हुआ है।

Mantra 7

भवा नो अग्नेऽवितोत गोपा भवा वयस्कृदुत नो वयोधाः । रास्वा च नः सुमहो हव्यदातिं त्रास्वोत नस्तन्वो अप्रयुच्छन् ॥

अग्नि, हमारा मददगार बन और रखवाला बन। हमारी ताकत बढ़ा और जीवन में जान ला। तू बहुत बड़ा है, हमें बड़ा तोहफा दे। हमारे शरीर की रक्षा कर, हम कहीं से भी गिर न जाएँ।

Inside Sukta 7

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    A benediction: may Agni grant well-being from both heaven and earth and implant a universal, enduring life for sacrifice (RV 10.7.1).

  2. Development

    The hymn turns to Agni as the constant house-priest who guards the home and makes the worshipper’s thoughts effective and victorious, aligned with ṛta (e.g., RV 10.7.4).

  3. Climax

    Agni is asked to become simultaneously helper and guardian, maker and holder of vitality—uniting protection, life-force, and successful offering in one divine agency (RV 10.7.7).

  4. Where it settles

    It ends with gifts of “havyadāti” (offering’s bounty) and a final plea for bodily protection and an unhindered course—life sustained without falling away from the path.

The deity: Agni

  • Cosmic functionMediator between worlds (earth–midspace–heaven), transformer of offerings into divine reach, and upholder of ṛta through correct ritual and truthful illumination.
  • Inner significanceThe awakened fire of consciousness: discernment (praketá), inspired intelligence (dhī), and the inner heat (tapas) that purifies, protects, and sustains life on a disciplined path.

The seer

  • AniruktaThis sukta is transmitted without a named seer; such anirukta hymns are valued for preserving communal priestly prayer-forms centered on Agni as household and sacrificial guardian.

Famous verses

svasti no divo agne pṛthivyā
Verse 10.7.1Sets the hymn’s keynote: svasti from heaven and earth, and the request for viśvāyus (universal life) and Agni’s praketá (clear discernment) with wide protection.Read verse 10.7.1 →
nityahotā
Verse 10.7.4Highlights Agni as nityahotā (constant priest) who makes dhī (insight) siddhrā (effective), linking household guardianship with ṛta and luminous days.Read verse 10.7.4 →
bhavā no agne 'vitota gopā
Verse 10.7.7Concluding summation of Agni’s beneficence: helper-guardian, giver-holder of vitality, bestower of the offering’s gift, and protector of the body from decline.Read verse 10.7.7 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Hotṛ (priestly power)
  • Messenger between humans and gods
  • Protector/guardian (gopā, avitā)
  • Giver and holder of vitality (vayaskṛt, vayodhā)
  • Ruddy-steeded, radiant, truth-possessed (ṛtāvā, rohidaśva)
  • Bestower of well-being (svasti) and wide protection (uruṣyā)

Also by this seer

  • Several late Rigvedic hymns (especially in Mandala 10) are similarly anirukta in some recensions/indices; attribution varies by Anukramaṇī tradition.

The rite, step by step

  • Prepare the altar/āhavanīya (or household fire) and seat the fire with kindling.
  • Invoke Agni with a svasti-prayer for welfare from heaven and earth (invocation).
  • State the intention: life and strength for yajña and for right conduct (saṅkalpa-like request).
  • Offer oblations while asking for praketá (clear discernment) and siddhā dhī (effective insight).
  • Conclude with protective petitions for the sacrificer’s vitality and body, and for unhindered continuity on the path.

Offerings

  • Ghṛta (ghee) oblations
  • Samidh (kindling sticks)
  • Havis in general (simple cooked offering where appropriate)

Frequently Asked Questions

The hymn asks Agni for well-being from heaven and earth, long and universal life, clear discernment for right action, and strong protection for the worshipper’s vitality and body.

Agni is honored as the household fire and as the yajña-priest (hotṛ). The hymn treats daily life and ritual as one continuum: protected home, effective thought, and successful offering support each other.

It can be recited when lighting a lamp or fire for worship, at the start of a homa, or as a general prayer for clarity, health, and protection—especially at dawn or dusk.

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