Rig Veda Sukta 156
Mandala 10Sukta 1565 Mantras

Sukta 156

Sukta 10.156

Devata

Agni

この短いアグニ讃歌は、霊感に満ちた思いと讃美が、競走の俊馬のようにアグニを前へと駆り立て、祭祀者が幾度も豊穣(dhanam-dhanam)を勝ち得るよう促す。さらに、アグニに広く堅固な富――光、牛群、そして迅速な力――をもたらし、内なるパニ(貯め込み、妨げる傾向)を打ち倒し、この讃歌に目覚めて諸民の旗印の光となることを願う。

Mantras

Mantra 1

अग्निं हिन्वन्तु नो धियः सप्तिमाशुमिवाजिषु । तेन जेष्म धनंधनम् ॥

われらの霊感の思いがアグニを駆り立てよ、競いの場における疾き駿馬のごとく。かの力によって、われらは富に次ぐ富を勝ち得ん――存在と力の満ちあふれを。

Mantra 2

यया गा आकरामहे सेनयाग्ने तवोत्या । तां नो हिन्व मघत्तये ॥

その力によって――アグニよ、汝の助けにより、軍勢のごとく――われらは光の光線(ラシュミ)を勝ち得ん。われらのうちにその力を駆り立てよ、満ち足りた豊穣の大いなるために。

Mantra 3

आग्ने स्थूरं रयिं भर पृथुं गोमन्तमश्विनम् । अङ्धि खं वर्तया पणिम् ॥

アグニよ、堅固にして広大なる富(ラユ)をもたらせ――光の光線に富み、迅速なる力(アシュヴァ)に富むものを。窮屈なる障碍を打ち砕き、内にあって貯え惜しむパニ(Paṇi)を退けよ。

Mantra 4

अग्ने नक्षत्रमजरमा सूर्यं रोहयो दिवि । दधज्ज्योतिर्जनेभ्यः ॥

アグニよ、汝は不滅の星を昇らせる――天にある太陽を――そして人々(魂)に内なる光を据え置く。

Mantra 5

अग्ने केतुर्विशामसि प्रेष्ठः श्रेष्ठ उपस्थसत् । बोधा स्तोत्रे वयो दधत् ॥

アグニよ、汝は諸族の旗印の光、最も愛され最もすぐれ、近くに坐す者。讃歌に目覚め、われらに生命と力の充溢を据えたまえ。

Frequently Asked Questions

It asks Agni to be powerfully kindled by inspired thought, to grant repeated abundance (wealth and strength), and to help the worshipper win in life’s ‘contests’ or efforts.

In Vedic imagery the Paṇi is a hoarder who withholds; here it also points to an inner tendency to clutch, block, or deny—an obstruction Agni is asked to strike down and turn away.

Because Agni is the visible sign and guiding light of the community—both the ritual fire that gathers people and the symbolic inner clarity that leads and protects.

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