Dashati 9
UttarārcikaPrapathaka 7Dashati 93 Mantras

Dashati 9

Agni as the ritual guide who secures prosperity (cattle-wealth) and leads the sacrificer to a protected divine ‘abode’ through correct performance

Deity

Agni

Melodic Character

Bright forward-driving and auspicious—suited to invocation and ritual propulsion

Rishi Family

Seer attribution is not supplied here; the verses reflect a standard Ṛgvedic Agni-hymn idiom with one piece attributed to Viśvakarman tradition in the sample.

Agni—penuntun upacara dengan nyala yang menyucikan—dipanggil untuk mengusung dan menyempurnakan ritus, menganugerahkan kemakmuran berupa sapi dan ternak, melindungi sapi-sapi yang tak boleh disakiti, serta menuntun penyaji kurban menuju “kediaman” ilahi yang terlindungi melalui kemajuan bertahap yajña hingga mencapai keberhasilan; dan Viśvakarman, sang pembentuk segala, dimohon sebagai yang “menuntaskan” persembahan, meneguhkan keberhasilan sang patron serta kemurahan anugerahnya di tengah persaingan ritual

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

In Vedic ritual language, cows (go/dhenū) symbolize lawful wealth and sacrificial prosperity. Calling them aghnyāḥ (“not to be harmed”) stresses protected, rightful gain that comes through correct yajña.

It means attaining a secure state of divine favor—protection, stability, and a ‘dwelling’ in Agni’s grace—through the successive steps of the rite (prayāṃsi) that Agni carries and purifies.

Viśvakarman functions as a ‘completer’ and organizer of the sacrifice. His inclusion reinforces the idea that the rite succeeds as a whole—bringing patronal generosity and overcoming ritual rivalry.