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Ṛk 1.21.6

Agni, Indra · Medhātithi Kāṇva

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Saṃhitā

तेन॑ स॒त्येन॑ जागृत॒मधि॑ प्रचे॒तुने॑ प॒दे ।
इंद्रा॑ग्नी॒ शर्म॑ यच्छतं ॥

तेन सत्येन जागृतम् अधि प्रचेतुने पदे |
इन्द्राग्नी शर्म यच्छतम् ||

téna satyéna jāgṛtamádhi pracetúne padé ǀ
índrāgnī śárma yacchatam ǁ

tena satyena jāgṛtam adhi pracetune pade |
indrāgnī śarma yacchatam ||

Padapāṭha

तेन॑ । स॒त्येन॑ । जा॒गृ॒त॒म् । अधि॑ । प्र॒ऽचे॒तुने॑ । प॒दे ।
इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ इति॑ । शर्म॑ । य॒च्छ॒त॒म् ॥

तेन । सत्येन । जागृतम् । अधि । प्रऽचेतुने । पदे ।
इन्द्राग्नी इति । शर्म । यच्छतम् ॥

téna ǀ satyéna ǀ jāgṛtam ǀ ádhi ǀ pra-cetúne ǀ padé ǀ
índrāgnī íti ǀ śárma ǀ yacchatam ǁ

tena ǀ satyena ǀ jāgṛtam ǀ adhi ǀ pra-cetune ǀ pade ǀ
indrāgnī iti ǀ śarma ǀ yacchatam ǁ

References

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Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
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Devatā देवता
Agni, Indra
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī
Svara स्वरः
षड्जः

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Ṛgveda 1.21.6

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. Indra and Agni, by the truth be awake in the station above instilling supremely the consciousness, give us refuge.

Commentary

O indrāgni Indra and Agni; tena denoted by the word that; satyena by the eternal law, by following which we sacrifice to the Gods, or wait on you; jāgrtam be awake, be winkless in our matters; where? adhi above; pracetune supremely instilling consciousness; pade in the station, the station celebrated by Mantras like 'in the Supreme beyond', 'Immortality in the Heaven is his triple quarters', ‘The highest step of Vishnu', is this very pracetanam padam (station supremely instilling consciousness); (cit to be conscious, here causal belongs to the unadi class with the termination una); those you, śarma refuge, divine home; yacchatam give (to us).

The flaming will is the glory of Agni, the luminous consciousness is that of Indra. The state to be attained by means of both of them together and awake is our settled refuge. This certainty is posited.

Thus ends the third group in the second Chapter of the first Eighth.