Dashati 9
Agni as the ritual guide who secures prosperity (cattle-wealth) and leads the sacrificer to a protected divine ‘abode’ through correct performance
Agni
Bright forward-driving and auspicious—suited to invocation and ritual propulsion
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.
本ダシャティは、祭儀を導き運ぶ火神アグニを招き、浄炎（pāvaka-śociṣ）によって供物を清めつつ安全に運搬し、祭の「前進」（prayāṃsi）を段階的に成就へ（kṣaya）と導くことを願う。牛の群れや鳴き声の比喩は、正当な祭祀財（go/paśu）と不可侵の牝牛（aghnyāḥ）の護持を示し、牛畜の繁栄と守護を祈る。さらに折に触れてヴィシュヴァカルマン（Viśvakarman）を万匠として呼び、祭を完成させ、施主の成功と施与の福を確かなものとし、競い合う祭の場でも勝利を得るよう願う。
Mantras
Mantra 1
विश्वकर्मन्हविषा वावृधानः स्वयं यजस्व तन्वा3ं स्वा हि ते मुह्यन्त्वन्ये अभितो जनास इहास्माकं मघवा सूरिरस्तु
ヴィシュヴァカルマン（Viśvakarman）よ、供物（havis）によって増し強められし者よ；みずから己が身をもって祭祀せよ。周りのほかの人々は惑い乱れよ。ここに、われらの寛厚なる施主（maghavā）が、惜しみなく与える者となりますように。
Mantra 2
अभि प्रयांसि वाहसा दाश्वां अश्नोति मर्त्यः क्षयं पावकशोचिषः
担い運ぶ者（vāhas）によって、祭儀の進み（prayāṃsi）により、供養する人は、浄める炎（pāvaka-śociṣ）をもつ彼の住処に到る。
Mantra 3
साह्वान्विश्वा अभियुजः क्रतुर्देवानाममृक्तः अग्निस्तुविश्रवस्तमः
アグニ（Agni）、最も広く讃えられる者。神々の損なわれぬ क्रतु（kratu：意志・霊力）として、あらゆる攻め手（abhiyuja）に打ち勝つ。
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.