Dashati 2
Daily adoration of Agni as sacrificial power (ojas) and foe-crusher, approached with reverence at the two sandhyās
Agni
Bright energetic and devotional—suited to kindling and confident petition
The dashati explicitly invokes Bhṛgu-line precedent (aurvabhṛguvat) presenting Agni-worship as an inherited primeval pattern; precise ṛṣi assignment is recension/anukramaṇī-dependent.
Applicable as an Agni-invocation set within Soma liturgy especially where the chant supports kindling and forward movement of the offering; exact placement depends on śākhā and gāna arrangement.
Mantras
Mantra 1
नमस्ते अग्न ओजसे गृणन्ति देव कृष्टयः अमैरमित्रमर्दय
Adoration be unto thee, O Agni, for thy vigour; the people, O god, celebrate thee with their energies: crush thou the foe.
Mantra 2
दूतं वो विश्ववेदसं हव्यवाहममर्त्यम् यजिष्ठमृञ्जसे गिरा
Agni, the messenger for you, the all-knowing, the bearer of oblations, the immortal, the most worthy of worship,—thou art adorned by our hymn.
Mantra 3
उप त्वा जामयो गिरो देदिशतीर्हविष्कृतः वायोरनीके अस्थिरन्
Near unto thee the kindred dames, with hymns resplendent, the preparers of the oblation, have taken their station in the presence of Vāyu.
Mantra 4
उप त्वाग्ने दिवेदिवे दोषावस्तर्धिया वयम् नमो भरन्त एमसि
Agni, day by day, night and morning, we approach thee with devout purpose, bearing reverence (as our offering).
Mantra 5
जराबोध तद्विविड्ढि विशेविशे यज्ञियाय स्तोमं रुद्राय दृशीकम्
Awakener of the aged, know thou well that (our intent); for every tribe, present the sacrificial hymn of praise to Rudra, the manifest (deity) who is worthy of worship.
Mantra 6
प्रति त्यं चारुमध्वरं गोपीथाय प्र हूयसे मरुद्भिरग्न आ गहि
In regard of that fair sacrificial service, for our guardianship thou art solemnly invoked; do thou, Agni, come hither with the Maruts.
Mantra 7
अश्वं न त्वा वारवन्तं वन्दध्या अग्निं नमोभिः सम्राजन्तमध्वराणाम्
As (men extol) a richly-caparisoned steed, so would I, with reverential homage, celebrate Agni, the sovereign ruler of sacrifices.
Mantra 8
और्वभृगुवच्छुचिमप्नवानवदा हुवे अग्निं समुद्रवाससम्
As Aurva and the Bhṛgus (of old), and as one desirous of attainment, I invoke hither Agni, the pure, who abideth in the samudra.
Mantra 9
अग्निमिन्धानो मनसा धियं सचेत मर्त्यः अग्निमिन्धे विवस्वभिः
Let the mortal, kindling Agni with his mind and with devout intelligence, be attentive; he kindles Agni with radiant (flaming) appliances (of the sacrifice).
Mantra 10
आदित्प्रत्नस्य रेतसो ज्योतिः पश्यन्ति वासरम् परो यदिध्यते दिवि
Then do they behold the light of the ancient seed, even the daylight; when, kindled aloft, it blazes in the heaven.
Frequently Asked Questions
It centers on approaching Agni every day—night and morning—with reverence, praising his sacrificial strength (ojas) and asking him to purify the offering and overcome hostile forces.
It appeals to ancient ṛṣi precedent: as the early Bhṛgu-line seers established and invoked Agni, the singer invokes Agni in the same authoritative, tradition-backed way.
As a Sāman set addressed to Agni, it supports kindling and steady worship within the broader sacrifice; it is especially fitting for repeated daily approach themes and preparatory invocations in Soma services.