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Agni the Benevolent to the Divines and Mankind


Agni the Benevolent to the Divines and Mankind

Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Rig Veda


ऋषि    :    बार्हस्पत्यॊ भरद्वाज
दॆवता    :    अग्नि
छन्दस्    :    गायत्रि

त्वम॑ग्नॆ य॒ज्ञानां॒ हॊता॒ विश्वॆ॑षां हि॒तः ।
दॆ॒वॆभि॒र्मानु॑षॆ॒ जनॆ॑ ॥ ६.१६.१ ॥

Mantra as Romanized text

 
RuShi    :    bArhaspatyO bharadvAja
dEvatA    :    agniH
Chandas    :    gAyatri

Om

tvamagnE yaj~jAnAM hOtA vishvEShAM hitaH |
dEvEbhirmAnuShE janE || 6.16.1 ||

(tvam agnE yaj~jAnAM hOtA vishvEShAM hitaH |
dEvEbhiH mAnuShE janE || 6.16.1 ||)

Om

Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:


 Oh Agni! You are basis for the worship!
You are benevolent to all
- for the divines and the mankind! 


 Notes: 


1. hOta - priest.

2. The Agni form of the Supreme is the basis for
all worship. The Divine is seated on the atishtana (seat) Agni.
The agni - fire is helps us all, be it the divines or the human - to live.

3. c.f. எரி பெருக்குவர் அவ்வெரி ஈசனது
     உரு வருக்கமதாவது உணர்கிலார்
     அரி அயற்கரியானை அயர்த்துப்போய்
     நரி விருத்தமது ஆகுவர் நாடரே - அப்பர்

4. This Rk mantra appears also in the Samagana.

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