Mantra 1

Sukta 36

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वैश्वानरः। वऋतावानं वैश्वानरमृतस्य ज्योतिषस्पतिम्। अजस्रं घर्ममीमहे

IAST Transliteration

vaíśvānaraḥ | vr̥tā́vānaṃ vaíśvānaram r̥tásya jyótiṣas pátim | ájasraṃ gharmám īmahe ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Vaiśvānara—him, rich in ṛta, Vaiśvānara, lord of the light of Order—unceasing heat and glow we crave and supplicate.

Translation

ਵੈਸ਼ਵਾਨਰ—ਰਿਤ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਵੈਸ਼ਵਾਨਰ ਨੂੰ, ਰਿਤ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਦੇ ਸਵਾਮੀ ਨੂੰ—ਅਟੁੱਟ ਤਾਪ ਅਤੇ ਚਮਕ ਲਈ ਅਸੀਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ, ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ।

Word by Word

• वैश्वानरः: Vaiśvānara (Agni), the all-men’s fire
• वैश्वानरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृतावानम्: the vow-possessing / steadfast one
• वृतावानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृतावन् (प्रातिपदिक; व्रत + वान्)

• वैश्वानरम्: Vaiśvānara (Agni)
• वैश्वानरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋतस्य: of Ṛta (cosmic order / truth)
• ऋतस्य: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (प्रातिपदिक)

• ज्योतिषः: of light
• ज्योतिषः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पतिम्: lord, master
• पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• अजस्रम्: unceasing, continual
• अजस्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजस्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• घर्मम्: heat; (also) hot drink/oblation; here: the hot/fiery one (Agni)
• घर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: घर्म (प्रातिपदिक)

• ईमहे: we worship / we revere
• ईमहे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु) → ईमहे (आत्मनेपद)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Vaiśvānara (Agni as lord of ṛta’s light)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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