वने॑षु जा॒युर्मर्ते॑षु मि॒त्रो वृ॑णी॒ते श्रु॒ष्टिं राजे॑वाजु॒र्यम्
vaneṣu jāyurmarteṣu mitro vṛṇīte śruṣṭiṃ rājevājuryam
Mandala 1
Sukta 67: Agni found by mantras of the heart
Rishi: पराशरः शाक्त्यः · Devata: अग्निः · Metre: द्विपदा विराट्
10 verses · 67 of 191
What happens in this chapter
Agni found by mantras of the heart
Born in the woods, a friend among men, Agni is chosen like a king. In two-footed viraj Parashara Shaktya says he holds all powers in his hand and, hiding in a cave, struck the gods with awe. Men who hold thought find him there when they recite the mantras fashioned in the heart. Like the Unborn he holds the earth and props up heaven with true mantras. Agni, guard the dear tracks of the cattle; you have gone from hiding place to hiding place. Whoever knows him hidden, and sits by the stream of rita, receives his riches.
क्षेमो॒ न सा॒धुः क्रतु॒र्न भ॒द्रो भुव॑त्स्वा॒धीर्होता॑ हव्य॒वाट्
kṣemo na sādhuḥ kraturna bhadro bhuvatsvādhīrhotā havyavāṭ
हस्ते॒ दधा॑नो नृ॒म्णा विश्वा॒न्यमे॑ दे॒वान्धा॒द्गुहा॑ नि॒षीद॑न्
haste dadhāno nṛmṇā viśvānyame devāndhādguhā niṣīdan
वि॒दन्ती॒मत्र॒ नरो॑ धियं॒धा हृ॒दा यत्त॒ष्टान्मन्त्राँ॒ अशं॑सन्
vidantīmatra naro dhiyaṃdhā hṛdā yattaṣṭānmantrām̐ aśaṃsan
अ॒जो न क्षां दा॒धार॑ पृथि॒वीं त॒स्तम्भ॒ द्यां मन्त्रे॑भिः स॒त्यैः
ajo na kṣāṃ dādhāra pṛthivīṃ tastambha dyāṃ mantrebhiḥ satyaiḥ
प्रि॒या प॒दानि॑ प॒श्वो नि पा॑हि वि॒श्वायु॑रग्ने गु॒हा गुहं॑ गाः
priyā padāni paśvo ni pāhi viśvāyuragne guhā guhaṃ gāḥ
य ईं॑ चि॒केत॒ गुहा॒ भव॑न्त॒मा यः स॒साद॒ धारा॑मृ॒तस्य॑
ya īṃ ciketa guhā bhavantamā yaḥ sasāda dhārāmṛtasya
वि ये चृ॒तन्त्यृ॒ता सप॑न्त॒ आदिद्वसू॑नि॒ प्र व॑वाचास्मै
vi ye cṛtantyṛtā sapanta ādidvasūni pra vavācāsmai
वि यो वी॒रुत्सु॒ रोध॑न्महि॒त्वोत प्र॒जा उ॒त प्र॒सूष्व॒न्तः
vi yo vīrutsu rodhanmahitvota prajā uta prasūṣvantaḥ
चित्ति॑र॒पां दमे॑ वि॒श्वायु॒ः सद्मे॑व॒ धीरा॑ः स॒म्माय॑ चक्रुः
cittirapāṃ dame viśvāyuḥ sadmeva dhīrāḥ sammāya cakruḥ
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