Mantra 14

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ईजानश्चितमारुक्षदग्निं नाकस्य पृष्ठाद् दिवमुत् पतिष्यन्। तस्मै प्र भाति नभसो ज्योतिषीमान्त्स्वर्गः पन्थाः सुकृते देवयानः

IAST Transliteration

ījānáś cit ā́ arukṣad agníṃ nā́kasya pṛṣṭhā́d dívaṃ út patiṣyán | tásmai prá bhāti nábhaso jyótiṣīmān svargáḥ pánthāḥ sukṛ́te devayā́naḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The sacrificer, indeed, hath mounted Agni, about to soar upward to heaven from the ridge of the firmament. For him there shines forth, luminous in the sky-space, the heavenly path—the god-going way—for the well-deserving.

Word by Word

ईजानःworshipping, sacrificing

चित्indeed, even

आtowards, up

आरुक्षत्he mounted, ascended

अग्निम्Agni (fire)

नाकस्यof heaven, of the celestial realm

पृष्ठात्from the back/top (surface)

दिवम्the sky, heaven

उत्up, forth

पतिष्यन्about to fly up, intending to soar

तस्मैto him

प्रforth, clearly

भातिshines

नभसःof the sky/firmament

ज्योतिषीमान्possessing lights, luminous

स्वर्गःheaven; the heavenly (realm)

पन्थाःpath

सुकृतेfor the well-doer / for good merit

देवयानःgod-going; leading to the gods

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (specific attribution varies by edition for AV 18.4).

Devata: Agni; also the ‘Devayāna Path’ as a sacralized route

Chandas: Mixed/expanded; likely Triṣṭubh-family (verify per edition)

Mantra Rasa

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