Lord Agni

agni sūktam (ṛgveda)

(Agni Suktam in English (IAST))

From Rigveda

Agni Suktam consists of the opening hymns of the Rigveda, composed by the seer Madhuchchhanda Vaishvamitra. Dedicated to Agni, the Vedic deity of fire and the divine messenger, it serves as the foundational invocation for all ritualistic worship. Agni acts as the mediator between humanity and the celestial realms, carrying oblations to the gods. Chanting this hymn is believed to purify the mind, awaken spiritual intelligence, and ignite the inner flame of knowledge. It is traditionally recited to invoke auspiciousness, remove obstacles, and establish a profound connection with the cosmic forces of light and transformation.

(ṛ.ve.1.1.1)
a॒gnimī̭le pu॒rohi̭taṃ-ya~॒jñasya̭ de॒vamṛ॒tvija̭m |
hotā̭raṃ ratna॒dhāta̭mam || 1
a॒gniḥ pūrvḙbhi॒r-ṛṣi̭bhi॒rīḍyo॒ nūta̭nairu॒ta |
sa de॒vā|ṇ eha va̭kṣati || 2
a॒gninā̭ ra॒yima̭śnava॒tpoṣa̭me॒va di॒vedi̭ve |
ya॒śasaṃ̭-vī~॒rava̭ttamam || 3
agne॒ yaṃ-ya~॒jñama̭dhva॒raṃ-vi~॒śvataḥ̭ pari॒bhūrasi̭ |
sa idde॒veṣṷ gacchati || 4
a॒gnir​hotā̭ ka॒vikra̭tu-ssa॒tyaści॒traśra̭vastamaḥ |
de॒vo de॒vebhi॒rā ga̭mat || 5
yada॒ṅga dā॒śuṣe॒ tvamagnḙ bha॒dra-ṅka̭ri॒ṣyasi̭ |
tavettatsa॒tyama̭ṅgiraḥ || 6
upa̭ tvāgne di॒vedi̭ve॒ doṣā̭vastardhi॒yā va॒yam |
namo॒ bhara̭nta॒ ema̭si || 7
rāja̭ntamadhva॒rāṇā̭-ṅgo॒pāmṛ॒tasya॒ dīdi̭vim |
vardha̭mānaṃ॒ sve damḙ || 8
sa naḥ̭ pi॒teva̭ sū॒nave-'gnḙ sūpāya॒no bha̭va |
saca̭svā na-ssva॒stayḙ || 9

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