Mantra 4

Rishi: Śukla-Yajurvedic tradition (unspecified).

Devata: Agni.

Chandas: Yajus with svāhā-ending (offering-formula style).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अ॒ग्नाव॒ग्निश्च॑रति॒ प्रवि॑ष्ट॒ ऋषी॑णां पु॒त्रो अ॑भिशस्ति॒पावा॑ । स न॑: स्यो॒नः सु॒यजा॑ यजे॒ह दे॒वेभ्यो॑ ह॒व्यᳪ सद॒मप्र॑युच्छ॒न्त्स्वाहा॑

Transliteration

agnā́v agníś carati práviṣṭa ṛ́ṣīṇāṃ putró abhiśastipā́vā | sá naḥ syonáḥ suyájā yajéhá devébhyo havyáṃ sadám aprayúcchan svā́hā

Translation

อัคนีเคลื่อนไปภายในอัคนีเอง เข้าสถิตอยู่แล้ว; บุตรแห่งฤๅษี (ṛṣi) ผู้ชำระล้างจากคำสาป. ขอท่านจงเป็นผู้เกื้อกูลแก่เรา เป็นผู้บูชาง่าย; ท่านจงบูชาที่นี่โดยไม่ขาดสาย ถวายเครื่องบูชาแด่เทพทั้งหลายเสมอ—สวาหา (svāhā)!

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

अग्नौ । अग्निः । चरति । प्रविष्टः । ऋषीणाम् । पुत्रः । अभिशस्ति-पावः । सः । नः । स्योनः । सु-यजाः । यज । इह । देवेभ्यः । हव्यम् । सदम् । अ-प्रयुच्छन् । स्वाहा ।

Word by Word

अग्नौin/at Agni (in the fire)

अग्निःAgni

चरतिmoves, goes about

प्रforth, forward

विष्टःentered, having entered

ऋषीणाम्of the seers

पुत्रःson

अभिशस्तिपावाःpurifier from (or: of) imprecation/accusation

सःhe

नःof us / our

स्योनःkindly, gracious, pleasant

सुयजाःgood at sacrifice / well-worshipping

यजworship! sacrifice!

इहhere

देवेभ्यःto/for the gods

हव्यम्oblation, offering

सदम्always, continually

अप्रयुच्छन्not failing, not withholding

स्वाहाsvāhā (offering-call)

Entities Mentioned

Agni

Devas (collectively)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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