Sukta 6
Sukta 2.6
Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Gāyatrī
Este hino em Gāyatrī de Gṛtsamada invoca Agni como a presença divina próxima e íntima, à qual se chega pelo acender do fogo, pela prece e pelo ato ordenado do sacrifício. Pede-se a Agni que ouça as palavras do vidente, aceite as oferendas e conceda a «chuva» celeste (descida de força), a energia vitoriosa (vāja) e abundante nutrição. O hino culmina convidando Agni, onisciente e consciente, a vir, cumprir o rito na sequência correta e sentar-se sobre o barhis (assento sacrificial).
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
इमां मे अग्ने समिधमिमामुपसदं वनेः । इमा उ षु श्रुधी गिरः ॥
Esta minha samidh, ó Agni — este acendimento (a lenha de oferenda) — e esta upasad, a aproximação, eu a busco; e estas palavras, sim, escuta-as bem.
Mantra 2
अया ते अग्ने विधेमोर्जो नपादश्वमिष्टे । एना सूक्तेन सुजात ॥
Com esta oferenda queremos servir-te, ó Agni, ó Filho da Plenitude (Ūrjā-napāt), que desejas o Cavalo (Aśva); por este hino bem tecido, ó Bem-nascido, manifesta-te e cresce em nós.
Mantra 3
तं त्वा गीर्भिर्गिर्वणसं द्रविणस्युं द्रविणोदः । सपर्येम सपर्यवः ॥
A ti — que te alegras com os cânticos, digno de louvor (girvaṇas), desejoso da riqueza e de seu doador (draviṇodas) — queremos venerar com nossas palavras, nós, zelosos no culto.
Mantra 4
स बोधि सूरिर्मघवा वसुपते वसुदावन् । युयोध्यस्मद्द्वेषांसि ॥
Desperta como nosso guia iluminado (sūri), ó generoso (maghavān), senhor dos bens (vasupati), doador de bens; afasta de nós as forças hostis, os ódios que se opõem.
Mantra 5
स नो वृष्टिं दिवस्परि स नो वाजमनर्वाणम् । स नः सहस्रिणीरिषः ॥
Que ele nos traga a chuva do céu; que ele nos traga o Vāja, a plenitude da energia vitoriosa, sem diminuição; que ele nos traga as Iṣaḥ mil vezes — deleites e impulsos do alimento.
Mantra 6
ईळानायावस्यवे यविष्ठ दूत नो गिरा । यजिष्ठ होतरा गहि ॥
Ó Agni, o mais jovem, digno de ser invocado e buscado por auxílio, vem como nosso mensageiro à nossa palavra; ó o mais apto ao sacrifício, ó Hotṛ, vem aqui.
Mantra 7
अन्तर्ह्यग्न ईयसे विद्वाञ्जन्मोभया कवे । दूतो जन्येव मित्र्यः ॥
Pois, ó Agni, tu te moves no interior, conhecendo ambos os nascimentos, ó Kavi; mensageiro, como nascido entre os homens, és amistoso em tuas obras.
Mantra 8
स विद्वाँ आ च पिप्रयो यक्षि चिकित्व आनुषक् । आ चास्मिन्त्सत्सि बर्हिषि ॥
Tu, o que sabe, vem e enche-te (em nós); ó Consciente, realiza o sacrifício na ordem correta. E vem, senta-te aqui sobre este barhis (a relva/esteira sacrificial).
Inside Sukta 6
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
A personal, intimate request: the seer kindles Agni and approaches him (samidh, upasad), asking him to listen to the prayers.
- Development
Agni is praised as the effective mediator who can bring down heavenly gifts—rain/force, undiminished vāja, and abundant nourishment.
- Climax
The decisive invitation: the knowing, conscious Agni is called to come, be filled, sacrifice in right succession (ānuṣak), and take his seat on the barhis.
- Where it settles
The hymn settles into assurance through orderly worship—Agni enthroned in the rite—so blessings may flow to the worshipper and community.
The deity: Agni
- Cosmic functionMediator between earth and heaven: he conveys oblations to the deities, sustains sacrificial order, and draws down boons such as rain, strength, and prosperity.
- Inner significanceThe awakened will and luminous intelligence within—inner heat (tapas) that purifies, concentrates aspiration, and translates prayer into effective action.
The seer
- Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)Bhṛgu/Bhārgava lineage (Āṅgirasa-associated priestly tradition) · A prominent early Rigvedic seer of Mandala 2, celebrated for lucid Agni hymns that emphasize correct ritual order (ṛta) and the inner approach (upasad) to the divine fire.
Famous verses
इमां मे अग्ने समिधमिमामुपसदं वनेः । इमा उ षु श्रुधी गिरः ॥स नो वृष्टिं दिवस्परि स नो वाजमनर्वाणम् । स नः सहस्रिणीरिषः ॥स विद्वाँ आ च पिप्रयो यक्षि चिकित्व आनुषक् । आ चास्मिन्त्सत्सि बर्हिषि ॥Attributes of the deity
- Hotṛ (sacrificial priest)
- Messenger between worlds
- All-knowing/wise (vidvān, cikitva)
- Purifier and protector
- Bringer of wealth, strength (vāja), and nourishment (iṣ)
Also by this seer
- Primary seer of much of Rigveda Mandala 2 (many sūktas attributed to Gṛtsamada)
- Noted for hymns to Agni and allied deities that frame sacrifice as both outer rite and inner discipline
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the vedi and spread the barhis (sacrificial grass/seat).
- Kindle Agni with samidh (fuel sticks), establishing the fire as the invoked presence.
- Perform upasad (near-approach): recitation with focused intention, inviting Agni to hear the hymns.
- Offer ghee/oblations into the fire with svāhā, maintaining correct sequence (ānuṣak).
- Invite Agni to ‘sit on the barhis’—stabilizing the rite and the worshipper’s consecrated awareness.
- Conclude with petitions for vṛṣṭi (rain/descent of force), vāja (victorious energy), and abundant iṣaḥ (nourishing impulses).
Offerings
- Samidh (kindling sticks)
- Ghṛta (clarified butter)
- Optional: soma/food offerings as per rite (context-dependent)
Frequently Asked Questions
It teaches that Agni is approached through kindling and sincere prayer, and that when the rite is done in right order, Agni brings strength, rain-like descent of power, and nourishment.
Samidh is the physical kindling that establishes the fire, while upasad is the ‘near-approach’—the focused, reverent drawing close to Agni through recitation and intention.
Barhis is the sacred seat/spread in the ritual space; inviting Agni to sit there means establishing his presence so the offering and the worshipper’s consecrated awareness become steady and effective.
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