Rig Veda Sukta 188
Mandala 10Sukta 1883 Mantras

Sukta 188

Sukta 10.188

Devata

Agni Jātavedas

अयं लघुस्तोत्रः जातवेदसं अग्निमाह्वयति। तस्य शीघ्रं प्रभाववत् “अश्वं” बार्हिषि, सुसंस्कृते यज्ञभूमौ, उपविशितुं प्रेरयति। ततः कविः दातारं उदारं अग्निं प्रति सुसंस्कृतां स्तुतिं समुत्थापयति। अन्ते च अग्नेः तेजोमयीः रश्मयः—या देवेषु हव्यानि वहन्ति—यज्ञं प्रेरयन्तु, सुसम्पादयन्तु चेति प्रार्थयते।

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It invites Agni as Jātavedas to come to the ritual seat, praises him as a generous power, and asks his radiance to carry offerings to the gods and make the sacrifice succeed.

The “steed” is a poetic image for Agni’s swift, forceful effectiveness—his ability to move the rite forward and deliver offerings quickly and powerfully.

They are Agni’s radiant powers that bear the oblation “devatrā” (toward the gods). The hymn asks that these rays energize and complete the yajña.

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