Sukta 98
Sukta 1.98
Agni Vaiśvānara (with solar association)
Triṣṭubh
This short Triṣṭubh hymn praises Agni as Vaiśvānara—the universal fire—enthroned as royal splendor over all worlds and working in concert with the Sun. It depicts him as upheld in heaven and earth, entering the herbs (healing powers), and asks for day-and-night protection, truth, and abiding prosperity. The closing verse widens the blessing through allied cosmic supporters—Mitra–Varuṇa, Aditi, Sindhu, Earth, and Heaven—so that wealth and fullness “cleave” to the worshipper.
Mantras
Mantra 1
वैश्वानरस्य सुमतौ स्याम राजा हि कं भुवनानामभिश्रीः । इतो जातो विश्वमिदं वि चष्टे वैश्वानरो यतते सूर्येण ॥
May we be in the good guidance of Vaiśvānara, for he is the kingly glory set over the worlds. Born from here within us, he looks out upon all this, and Vaiśvānara labors in union with the Sun to manifest the truth of the worlds.
Mantra 2
पृष्टो दिवि पृष्टो अग्निः पृथिव्यां पृष्टो विश्वा ओषधीरा विवेश । वैश्वानरः सहसा पृष्टो अग्निः स नो दिवा स रिषः पातु नक्तम् ॥
Upheld in the heaven, upheld on the earth, Agni enters into all the powers of growth and healing. This Vaiśvānara Agni, upheld by his own force, may he guard us from all wounding by day, and may he guard us by night.
Mantra 3
वैश्वानर तव तत्सत्यमस्त्वस्मान्रायो मघवानः सचन्ताम् । तन्नो मित्रो वरुणो मामहन्तामदितिः सिन्धुः पृथिवी उत द्यौः ॥
O Vaiśvānara, let that be thy truth: may the plenitudes of being, the generous riches, cleave to us. And may Mitra and Varuṇa enlarge us in it—Aditi, the River of the flow, Earth and Heaven also.
Frequently Asked Questions
Vaiśvānara is Agni understood as the universal fire—present in all beings and all worlds—acting as a royal power and working together with the Sun.
It points to fire as the life-force behind growth and healing in nature: Agni supports vitality in plants and thus becomes a protector and restorer of health.
The hymn asks for guidance in truth, protection from harm both day and night, and for prosperity and fullness of being to remain with the worshipper.
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