Dashati 1
Agni invoked as protector of the sacrifice and remover of hostile powers
Agni
Vigorous protective and purificatory (rakṣoghna) with a confident forward-driving tone
R̥ṣi not specified in the provided data; the verses align with common Agni-sūkta themes (rakṣohā dhruva-agni sapta-mātṛ) rather than a clearly signposted single family attribution here.
Applicable as Agni-praise within Soma-yajña contexts especially where protection of the rite and removal of rakṣas is emphasized (general Agni-stotra usage).
Mantras
Mantra 1
पुरु त्वा दाशिवां वोचे ऽरिरग्ने तव स्विदा तोदस्येव शरण आ महस्य
Abundantly do I, the offerer, proclaim thee; surely, Agni, the foe is driven, as by a goad, unto thy mighty refuge.
Mantra 2
प्र होत्रे पूर्व्यं वचो ऽग्नये भरता बृहत् विपां ज्योतींषि बिभ्रते न वेधसे
Bring forth to the Hotṛ, to Agni, the ancient hymn, the great (praise) of the seers, unto him who bears the lights, the wise ordainer.
Mantra 3
अग्ने वाजस्य गोमत ईशानः सहसो यहो अस्मे धेहि जातवेदो महि श्रवः
Agni, lord of the cattle-abounding prize, O mighty one of strength, do thou, Jātavedas, bestow upon us great renown.
Mantra 4
अग्ने यजिष्ठो अध्वरे देवां देवयते यज होता मन्द्रो वि राजस्यति स्रिधः
Agni, most worthy of worship, in the sacrifice worship the gods for him who worshippeth the gods; thou, the gladdening Hotṛ, shinest forth, dispersing obstructions.
Mantra 5
जज्ञानः सप्त मातृभिर्मेधामाशासत श्रिये अयं ध्रुवो रयीणां चिकेतदा
When born with the seven mothers, they seek intelligence for prosperity; this Agni is the steadfast discerner of riches.
Mantra 6
उत स्या नो दिवा मतिरदितिरूत्यागमत् सा शन्ताता मयस्करदप स्रिधः
And may that heavenly thought, Aditi, come to us with succour; may she, the bestower of tranquillity, confer welfare, and drive away obstructions.
Mantra 7
ईडिष्वा हि प्रतीव्या3ं यजस्व जातवेदसम् चरिष्णुधूममगृभीतशोचिषम्
Praise, forsooth, and worship in due presence Jātavedas, whose smoke is far-spreading, whose flame is unrestrained.
Mantra 8
न तस्य मायया च न रिपुरीशीत मर्त्यः यो अग्नये ददाश हव्यदातये
Neither by stratagem nor by open enmity doth any mortal prevail against him who hath offered unto Agni, the giver (and bearer) of oblations.
Mantra 9
अप त्यं वृजिनं रिपुं स्तेनमग्ने दुराध्यम् दविष्ठमस्य सत्पते कृधी सुगम्
Drive away, Agni, that sinful foe, the thief, hard to subdue, most destructive; O lord of the good, make for this (worshipper) an easy path.
Mantra 10
श्रुष्ट्यग्ने नवस्य मे स्तोमस्य वीर विश्पते नि मायिनस्तपसा रक्षसो दह
Hearken, Agni, unto this my new stoma; O hero, lord of the dwelling, burn down with thy fervid energy the deceitful Rākṣasas.
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Agni as the fire who hears the new chant, protects the sacrifice, destroys deceptive obstructors like Rākṣasas, and secures a smooth, successful course for the worshipper.
In ritual interpretation (as in Sāyaṇa), they are sustaining sources that generate and maintain Agni—such as kindling and supportive agencies—signifying that Agni is properly established and nourished in the rite.
Because obstacles—outer hostility and inner faults—can derail the sacrifice; the prayer seeks an unobstructed ritual and life-course, with Agni guiding and clearing impediments through his purifying heat (tapas).