Lord Agni and Universal Unity

aikamatya sūktam (ṛgveda)

(Aikamatya Suktam in English (IAST))

From Rigveda

Found in the final hymn of the Rigveda, the Aikamatya Suktam is a profound Vedic prayer dedicated to the ideals of harmony, collective consciousness, and unified purpose. It invokes Lord Agni, the divine mediator, to foster agreement and synergy among people. The hymn famously exhorts humanity to walk together, speak with one voice, and align their minds, reflecting the Vedic vision of a cohesive society. Reciting this Suktam is considered spiritually powerful for resolving conflicts, fostering deep interpersonal bonds, promoting peace within communities, and aligning individual efforts toward a shared, benevolent goal for the welfare of all humanity.

(ṛgvede antimaṃ sūktaṃ)
oṃ saṃsa॒midyuvase vṛṣa॒nnagne॒ viśvā᳚nya॒rya ā |
i॒laspa॒de sami̭dhyase॒ sa no॒ vasū॒nyābhara ||
saṅga̭cchadhvaṃ॒ saṃ​va~dadhvaṃ॒ saṃ-vo~॒ manāṃ᳚si jānatām |
de॒vā bhā॒gaṃ-ya~thā॒ pūrve᳚ sañjānā॒nā u॒pāsate ||
sa॒mā॒no mantra॒-ssamiti-ssamā॒nī samā॒na-mmana̭ssa॒ha ci॒ttame᳚ṣām |
sa॒mā॒na-mmantrama॒bhima᳚ntraye va-ssamā॒nena vo ha॒viṣā᳚ juhomi ||
sa॒mā॒nī va॒ ākū᳚ti-ssamā॒nā hṛdayāni vaḥ |
sa॒mā॒nama̭stu vo॒ mano॒ yathā᳚ va॒-ssusa॒hāsati ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśanti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||

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