Mandala 5

Sukta 5: The Apri hymn of Vasushruta

Rishi: वसुश्रुत आत्रेयः · Devata: आप्रीसूक्तं (१ इध्मः समिद्धोऽग्निर्वा, २ नराशंसः, ३ इळः, ४ बर्हिः, ५ देवीर्द्वारः, ६ उषासानक्ता, ७ दैव्यौ होतारौ प्रचेतसौ, ८ तिस्रो देव्यः सरस्वतीळाभारत्यः, ९ त्वष्टा, १० वनस्पतिः, ११ स्वाहाकृतयः · Metre: गायत्री

11 verses · 5 of 87

What happens in this chapter

The Apri hymn of Vasushruta

This is an Apri sukta in gayatri, sung by Vasushruta of the Atri family, where each mantra invites one presence of the yajna. Ghee is poured on the well-kindled fire, Jatavedas. Narashamsa, honey-handed, sweetens the rite. Agni, invoked, brings Indra. The woolly barhis spreads out; the divine doors swing open; Night and Dawn, mothers of order, are called. The two divine hotars come on the path of the wind. Ila, Sarasvati and Mahi, the three goddesses, sit on the grass. Tvashta is asked to come, Vanaspati to carry the offerings to the devas, whose secret names he knows. The last mantra sounds svaha to Agni, Varuna, Indra and the Maruts.

5.1

सुस॑मिद्धाय शो॒चिषे॑ घृ॒तं ती॒व्रं जु॑होतन ।
अ॒ग्नये॑ जा॒तवे॑दसे

susamiddhāya śociṣe ghṛtaṃ tīvraṃ juhotana |
agnaye jātavedase

5.2

नरा॒शंस॑ः सुषूदती॒मं य॒ज्ञमदा॑भ्यः ।
क॒विर्हि मधु॑हस्त्यः

narāśaṃsaḥ suṣūdatīmaṃ yajñamadābhyaḥ |
kavirhi madhuhastyaḥ

5.3

ई॒ळि॒तो अ॑ग्न॒ आ व॒हेन्द्रं॑ चि॒त्रमि॒ह प्रि॒यम् ।
सु॒खै रथे॑भिरू॒तये॑

īḻito agna ā vahendraṃ citramiha priyam |
sukhai rathebhirūtaye

5.4

ऊर्ण॑म्रदा॒ वि प्र॑थस्वा॒भ्य१॒॑र्का अ॑नूषत ।
भवा॑ नः शुभ्र सा॒तये॑

ūrṇamradā vi prathasvābhyarkā anūṣata |
bhavā naḥ śubhra sātaye