Rig Veda Sukta 188
Mandala 10Sukta 1883 Mantras

Sukta 188

Sukta 10.188

Devata

Agni Jātavedas

この短い讃歌は、ジャータヴェーダス(万物を知る者)としてのアグニを招き、その「駿馬」(迅速で確かな力)に来たって、整えられたバルヒス――聖なる祭場――に座すよう促す。ついで詩人は、惜しみなく与えるアグニに、整った讃辞を捧げ、最後に、供物を神々へ運ぶアグニの輝く光線に呼びかけて、祭儀を推し進め、犠牲を成功裡に成就させよと願う。

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It invites Agni as Jātavedas to come to the ritual seat, praises him as a generous power, and asks his radiance to carry offerings to the gods and make the sacrifice succeed.

The “steed” is a poetic image for Agni’s swift, forceful effectiveness—his ability to move the rite forward and deliver offerings quickly and powerfully.

They are Agni’s radiant powers that bear the oblation “devatrā” (toward the gods). The hymn asks that these rays energize and complete the yajña.

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