Sukta 4
Sukta 5.4
Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional ascription for RV 5.4)
Agni
Trishtubh (probable; needs metrical verification)
This hymn of the Ātreya tradition praises Agni as vasupati (lord of treasures) and the kingly power presiding over sacrifice, invoked with joy in the adhvara. It asks Agni to intensify vāja (victorious energy and plenitude), secure triumph amid human conflicts, and establish in the worshipper a “pleasant world-room” (syona loka) together with broad prosperity—sons, strength, cattle, and well-being.
Mantras
Mantra 1
त्वामग्ने वसुपतिं वसूनामभि प्र मन्दे अध्वरेषु राजन् । त्वया वाजं वाजयन्तो जयेमाभि ष्याम पृत्सुतीर्मर्त्यानाम् ॥
अग्नि, तुम धन का मालिक हो। मैं तुम्हे बुला रहा हूँ, यह पूजा में खुश होके आओ। तुम्हारी मदद से हम ताकत पायें। जंग में हम जीत जायें, दुनिया की मुश्किलों पर काबू पायें।
Mantra 4
जुषस्वाग्न इळया सजोषा यतमानो रश्मिभिः सूर्यस्य । जुषस्व नः समिधं जातवेद आ च देवान्हविरद्याय वक्षि ॥
अग्नि, यह सामग्री ले लो, इला के साथ मिल के। सूरज की किरणों जैसी ताकत से यह काम हो। हमने आग जलाई है, तुम जानते हो सब कैसे पैदा होता है। भगवानों को बुला के लाओ, आज यह भोग खायें।
Mantra 5
जुष्टो दमूना अतिथिर्दुरोण इमं नो यज्ञमुप याहि विद्वान् । विश्वा अग्ने अभियुजो विहत्या शत्रूयतामा भरा भोजनानि ॥
अग्नि, तुम इस घर में खुश रहो, मेहमान की तरह आओ। इस यज्ञ के पास आओ, तुम सब समझते हो। जो लोग हमारे दुश्मन हैं, उनको मार के भगाओ। हमको सुख दो, खाना और जो चाहिए वो सब।
Mantra 6
वधेन दस्युं प्र हि चातयस्व वयः कृण्वानस्तन्वे स्वायै । पिपर्षि यत्सहसस्पुत्र देवान्त्सो अग्ने पाहि नृतम वाजे अस्मान् ॥
अपनी ताकत से दुश्मन को मार के बाहर भगाओ। हमारे लिए जगह बनाओ, हम आज़ाद हो के जीयें। तुम भगवानों को संभालते हो, बलवान बेटे जैसे। अग्नि, हमारा ख्याल रखना, लोगों में सबसे बड़े लीडर हो।
Mantra 7
वयं ते अग्न उक्थैर्विधेम वयं हव्यैः पावक भद्रशोचे । अस्मे रयिं विश्ववारं समिन्वास्मे विश्वानि द्रविणानि धेहि ॥
हम अग्नि को अपने बोल से सर्व करते हैं। अपनी भेंट के साथ भी, जो आग साफ करती है और अच्छी चमक देती है। हमें वो दौलत दे जो हर तरह से अच्छी हो। हमें सारी संपत्ति दे, जो सच में हमारी हो।
Mantra 8
अस्माकमग्ने अध्वरं जुषस्व सहसः सूनो त्रिषधस्थ हव्यम् । वयं देवेषु सुकृतः स्याम शर्मणा नस्त्रिवरूथेन पाहि ॥
अग्नि, हमारे यज्ञ को अक्सेप्ट कर। तू ताकत का बेटा है, तीन जगह पे रहता है। हम भगवान के सामने अच्छे काम करने वाले बन जाएं। हमें शांति से बचा, तीन तरह की सुरक्षा दे।
Mantra 9
विश्वानि नो दुर्गहा जातवेदः सिन्धुं न नावा दुरिताति पर्षि । अग्ने अत्रिवन्नमसा गृणानोऽस्माकं बोध्यविता तनूनाम् ॥
जातवेदस, हमारे सारे मुश्किल रास्ते पार कर दे। जैसे कश्ती नदी पार करती है, वैसे ही हमें भी तकलीफ से निकाल। अग्नि, हम तुझे झुक के नमस्ते करते हैं, जैसे अत्रि करते थे। हमारी जान की सुरक्षा कर।
Mantra 10
यस्त्वा हृदा कीरिणा मन्यमानोऽमर्त्यं मर्त्यो जोहवीमि । जातवेदो यशो अस्मासु धेहि प्रजाभिरग्ने अमृतत्वमश्याम् ॥
जो इंसान दिल से तुझे बुलाता है, तुझे गाता है, वो मरने वाला है और तुझे अमर मानता है। जातवेदस, हमें यश दे। अग्नि, बच्चों के साथ हम भी अमर हो जाएं।
Mantra 11
यस्मै त्वं सुकृते जातवेद उ लोकमग्ने कृणवः स्योनम् । अश्विनं स पुत्रिणं वीरवन्तं गोमन्तं रयिं नशते स्वस्ति ॥
जातवेदस, जिसके लिए तू अच्छा घर बना देता है, क्योंकि वो अच्छा करता है। उसे तेज़ ताकत मिलती है, बच्चे होते हैं, बहादुरी आती है, गाय मिलती है, दौलत मिलती है। उसकी लाइफ में सब अच्छा होता है।
Inside Sukta 4
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Agni is hailed with delight as vasupati and rājan in the sacrifices, the one through whom victory-energy is increased.
- Development
The hymn expands Agni’s role as purifier and receiver of praise and offerings, then turns to concrete petitions: prosperity (rayi), all riches (draviṇa), and overcoming mortal pressures and conflicts.
- Climax
Agni as Jātavedas creates a “syona” (secure, pleasant) world-space for the doer of good, granting swift force, sons, heroism, cattle, and plenitude.
- Where it settles
The praise settles into assurance: service through word and offering yields svasti and well-founded abundance under Agni’s guardianship.
The deity: Agni
- In the VedaAgni is the sacrificial fire, the radiant priest (hotṛ), messenger between humans and gods, purifier (pāvaka) with “happy flame,” and knower of births (jātavedas) who carries offerings and awakens divine powers.
- Cosmic functionHe mediates exchange between the earthly and the divine realms, kindles order (ṛta) through sacrifice, and transforms material offerings into subtle oblations that reach the gods.
- Inner significanceAgni signifies awakened will, aspiration, and the inner fire of discernment that purifies speech and intention; when kindled, it converts effort into clarity, strength, and auspicious progress.
The seer
- Atri (Ātreya)Ātreya (Atri-gotra) · One of the foremost Vedic seers, associated with luminous insight and the Ātreya hymn-cycle; later tradition remembers him among the Saptarṣi and as a paradigmatic brahmarṣi of sacrificial wisdom.
Famous verses
tvām agne vasupatiṃ vasūnām
asme rayiṃ viśvavāraṃ sam inva
lokam agne kṛṇavaḥ syonam
Attributes of the deity
- Vasupati (lord of riches)
- Rājan (kingly power in the rite)
- Pāvaka (purifier)
- Hotṛ/mediator of offerings
- Jātavedas (knower of all births)
- Bestower of rayi (prosperity) and vāja (victorious energy)
Also by this seer
- Rig Veda Mandala 5: many hymns are traditionally ascribed to the Ātreyas (Atri and his lineage)
- Later Vedic-Itihāsa-Purāṇic tradition: Atri counted among the Saptarṣi; father of Dattātreya in some later accounts
The rite, step by step
- Prepare and consecrate the altar/vedi; establish ritual purity and intention.
- Kindle/rekindle the āhavanīya fire; seat Agni as the royal priest of the adhvara.
- Recite the hymn as stuti while focusing on Agni as vasupati and pāvaka.
- Make āhutis (oblations) with the key petitions: vāja for victory, rayi for prosperity, and a “syona loka” (secure, pleasant space).
- Conclude with a final offering and silent assent (inner dedication), seeking svasti (well-being) for household and community.
Offerings
- Ghee (ājya)
- Samidh (kindling sticks)
- Grain/oblations (havis)
- Aromatic offerings where customary (e.g., resin/woods)
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Agni as the ruling power of sacrifice and asks him to bring victory-energy (vāja), prosperity (rayi), and protection, so the worshipper can thrive with well-being (svasti).
“Vasupati” means “lord of treasures.” The hymn treats Agni as the power that governs and distributes riches—both material wealth and inner strength—through the sacrificial order.
It means a pleasant, secure “space” or “world-room.” The idea is that Agni establishes a safe and auspicious condition of life for the person who performs good actions and worships rightly.
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