Mantra 18

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

समिद्धो अग्न आहुत स नो माभ्यपक्रमीः । अत्रैव दीदिहि द्यवि ज्योक् च सूर्यं दृशे

IAST Transliteration

samíddho agna āhutá sá no mā́bhyàpákramīḥ | atráiva dī́dihi dyávi jyók ca sū́ryaṃ dṛśé ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Kindled art thou, O Agni, and invoked with offering: from us depart not, withdraw not. Here verily blaze thou; in heaven shine long, and grant us sight of the Sun.

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally connected with Atharvanic seers in AV 12.2 (funerary complex); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition.

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section)

Mantra Rasa

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