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Ṛk 1.31.13

Agni · Hiraṇyastūpa Āṅgirasa

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Saṃhitā

त्वम॑ग्ने॒ यज्य॑वे पा॒युरंत॑रोऽनिषं॒गाय॑ चतुर॒क्ष इ॑ध्यसे ।
यो रा॒तह॑व्योऽवृ॒काय॒ धाय॑से की॒रेश्चि॒न्मंत्रं॒ मन॑सा व॒नोषि॒ तं ॥

त्वम् अग्ने यज्यवे पायुर् अन्तरो ऽनिषङ्गाय चतुरक्ष इध्यसे |
यो रातहव्यो ऽवृकाय धायसे कीरेश् चिन् मन्त्रम् मनसा वनोषि तम् ||

tvámagne yájyave pāyúrántaro’niṣaṅgā́ya caturakṣá idhyase ǀ
yó rātáhavyo’vṛkā́ya dhā́yase kīréścinmántram mánasā vanóṣi tám ǁ

tvam agne yajyave pāyur antaro 'niṣaṅgāya caturakṣa idhyase |
yo rātahavyo 'vṛkāya dhāyase kīreś cin mantram manasā vanoṣi tam ||

Padapāṭha

त्वम् । अ॒ग्ने॒ । यज्य॑वे । पा॒युः । अन्त॑रः । अ॒नि॒ष॒ङ्गाय॑ । च॒तुः॒ऽअ॒क्षः । इ॒ध्य॒से॒ ।
यः । रा॒तऽह॑व्यः । अ॒वृ॒काय॑ । धाय॑से । की॒रेः । चि॒त् । मन्त्र॑म् । मन॑सा । व॒नोषि॑ । तम् ॥

त्वम् । अग्ने । यज्यवे । पायुः । अन्तरः । अनिषङ्गाय । चतुःऽअक्षः । इध्यसे ।
यः । रातऽहव्यः । अवृकाय । धायसे । कीरेः । चित् । मन्त्रम् । मनसा । वनोषि । तम् ॥

tvám ǀ agne ǀ yájyave ǀ pāyúḥ ǀ ántaraḥ ǀ aniṣaṅgā́ya ǀ catuḥ-akṣáḥ ǀ idhyase ǀ
yáḥ ǀ rātá-havyaḥ ǀ avṛkā́ya ǀ dhā́yase ǀ kīréḥ ǀ cit ǀ mántram ǀ mánasā ǀ vanóṣi ǀ tám ǁ

tvam ǀ agne ǀ yajyave ǀ pāyuḥ ǀ antaraḥ ǀ aniṣaṅgāya ǀ catuḥ-akṣaḥ ǀ idhyase ǀ
yaḥ ǀ rāta-havyaḥ ǀ avṛkāya ǀ dhāyase ǀ kīreḥ ǀ cit ǀ mantram ǀ manasā ǀ vanoṣi ǀ tam ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.031.13
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.2.34.03
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.07.013
Devatā देवता
Agni
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Hiraṇyastūpa Āṅgirasa
Chandas छन्दस्
Jagatī, Triṣṭubh
Svara स्वरः
निषादः

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Ṛgveda 1.31.13

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. O Agni, thou art the intimate protector of the unattached sacrificer, Four-eyed, thou flamest forth. Thou thyself entreatest in secret the Mantra- laud of the lauder who has made over the oblations to thee, the unhurting protector.

Commentary

O agne Agni tvam thou yajyave for the purpose of the sacrificer, dative to denote purpose, affix yu on yaj, pāyuḥ protector (u on kļ vā pā and ji) antaraḥ intimate, the sense is very close protector of the sacrificer anişangāya for whom there is no intense company, for the purpose of that sacrificer, thou caturakṣaḥ one who has four eyes; in the triple worlds and the fourth station Agni has an eye on the sacrificer, being such idhyase shinest forth. The gross interpretation is that he is in flames in all the four quarters with the idea that the eyes of Agni in the form of flames and his gazes denoted by them fall in the four quarters. yah who, sacrificer rātahavyaḥ by whom oblations are given; to whom? avrkāya for the uninjuring (Noun form of vị to cut, affix ka) dhāyase for thou the nourisher (yu on the root dhā Vedic form) whosoever is the sacrificer like this kire” cit of himself the lauder (kirih name for lauder) tam relating to him mantram thine in the form of laud manasā by heart, that is, in secret vanoși entreat.

The laud in the form of Mantra of such a lauder-sacrificer is so dear so thee that thou thyself prayest for that.