About this stotra
Agni Suktam is the first hymn in the oldest of the vedas, the Rig Veda and is addressed to Agni, the fire-god, who is considered a cosmic power, who protects and guides human beings towards perfection.
Agni Suktam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
ॐ अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम् ।
होतारं रत्नधातमम् ॥१॥
oṃ agnim īḷe purohitaṃ yajñasya devam-ṛtvijam |
hotāraṃ ratna-dhātamam ||1||
I glorify Agni, the high priest of sacrifice, the divine, the ministrant, who is the offerer and possessor of greatest wealth.
Word by word
- ॐ (om)
- sacred sound
- अग्निम् (agnim)
- Agni
- ईळे (īḷe)
- I glorify
- पुरोहितम् (purohitam)
- high priest
- यज्ञस्य (yajñasya)
- of sacrifice
- देवम् (devam)
- divine
- ऋत्विजम् (ṛtvijam)
- ministrant
- होतारम् (hotāram)
- offerer
- रत्नधातमम् (ratnadhātamam)
- possessor of greatest wealth (ratna:wealth | dhātamam:greatest possessor)
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Verse 2
अग्निः पूर्वेभिर्ऋषिभिरीड्यो नूतनैरुत ।
स देवाँ एह वक्षति ॥२॥
agniḥ pūrvebhirṛṣibhirīḍyo nūtanairuta .
sa devām̐ eha vakṣati ..2..
May that Agni, who is worthy to be praised by ancient and modern sages, gather the Gods here.
Word by word
- अग्निः (agniḥ)
- Agni
- पूर्वेभिः (pūrvebhiḥ)
- by the ancients
- ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ)
- by sages
- ईड्यः (īḍyaḥ)
- worthy to be praised
- नूतनैः (nūtanaiḥ)
- by the moderns
- उत (uta)
- and
- सः (saḥ)
- he
- देवान् (devān)
- the Gods
- एह (eha)
- here
- वक्षति (vakṣati)
- will gather
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Verse 3
अग्निना रयिमश्नवत्पोषमेव दिवेदिवे ।
यशसं वीरवत्तमम् ॥३॥
agninā rayimaśnavatpoṣameva divedive .
yaśasaṃ vīravattamam ..3..
Through Agni, one gets lot of wealth that increases day by day. One gets fame and the best progeny.
Word by word
- अग्निना (agninā)
- through Agni
- रयिम् (rayim)
- wealth
- अश्नवत् (aśnavat)
- one gets
- पोषम् (poṣam)
- nourishment
- एव (eva)
- indeed
- दिवे (dive)
- day
- दिवे (dive)
- by day
- यशसं (yaśasaṃ)
- fame
- वीरवत्तमम् (vīravattamam)
- best progeny (vīra:hero | vattama:best)
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Verse 4
अग्ने यं यज्ञमध्वरं विश्वतः परिभूरसि ।
स इद्देवेषु गच्छति ॥४॥
agne yaṃ yajñamadhvaraṃ viśvataḥ paribhūrasi .
sa iddeveṣu gacchati ..4..
O Agni, you are surrounding the non-violent sacrifice on all sides, that which indeed reaches (in) the gods.
Word by word
- अग्ने (agne)
- O Agni
- यं (yaṃ)
- which
- यज्ञम् (yajñam)
- sacrifice
- अध्वरम् (adhvaram)
- non-violent
- विश्वतः (viśvataḥ)
- on all sides
- परिभूः (paribhūḥ)
- surrounding
- असि (asi)
- you are
- सः (saḥ)
- that
- इत् (it)
- indeed
- देवेषु (deveṣu)
- in the gods
- गच्छति (gacchati)
- reaches
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Verse 5
अग्निर्होता कविक्रतुः सत्यश्चित्रश्रवस्तमः ।
देवो देवेभिरा गमत् ॥५॥
agnirhotā kavikratuḥ satyaścitraśravastamaḥ .
devo devebhirā gamat ..5..
May Agni, the sacrificer, one who possesses immense wisdom, he who is true, has most distinguished fame, is divine, come hither with the gods.
Word by word
- अग्निः (agniḥ)
- Agni
- होता (hotā)
- sacrificer
- कविक्रतुः (kavikratuḥ)
- possessor of immense wisdom (kavi:wise | kratuḥ:intellect)
- सत्यः (satyaḥ)
- true
- चित्रश्रवस्तमः (citraśravastamaḥ)
- most distinguished fame (citra:distinguished | śravas:fame | tamaḥ:most)
- देवः (devaḥ)
- divine
- देवेभिः (devebhiḥ)
- with the gods
- आ (ā)
- come
- गमत् (gamat)
- hither
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Verse 6
यदङ्ग दाशुषे त्वमग्ने भद्रं करिष्यसि ।
तवेत्तत्सत्यमङ्गिरः ॥६॥
yadaṅga dāśuṣe tvamagne bhadraṃ kariṣyasi .
tavettatsatyamaṅgiraḥ ..6..
O Agni, whatever good you will do and whatever possessions you bestow (upon the worshipper), that, O Angiras, is indeed your essence.
Word by word
- यदङ्ग (yadaṅga)
- whatever
- दाशुषे (dāśuṣe)
- to the worshipper
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- अग्ने (agne)
- O Agni
- भद्रं (bhadraṃ)
- good
- करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi)
- you will do
- तव (tava)
- your
- एतत् (etat)
- this
- सत्यं (satyaṃ)
- truth
- अङ्गिरः (aṅgiraḥ)
- O Angiras
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Verse 7
उप त्वाग्ने दिवेदिवे दोषावस्तर्धिया वयम् ।
नमो भरन्त एमसि ॥७॥
upa tvāgne divedive doṣāvastardhiyā vayam .
namo bharanta emasi ..7..
O Agni, the illuminer (dispeller) of darkness, we approach near thee (thy vicinity) with thought (willingness), day by day, while bearing obeisance.
Word by word
- उप (upa)
- near
- त्वा (tvā)
- thee
- अग्ने (agne)
- O Agni
- दिवे (dive)
- day
- दिवे (dive)
- day
- दोषा (doṣā)
- darkness
- अवः (avaḥ)
- dispeller
- तर्धिया (tardhiyā)
- with thought
- वयम् (vayam)
- we
- नमः (namaḥ)
- obeisance
- भरन्त (bharanta)
- bearing
- एमसि (emasi)
- approach
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Verse 8
राजन्तमध्वराणां गोपामृतस्य दीदिविम् ।
वर्धमानं स्वे दमे ॥८॥
rājantamadhvarāṇāṃ gopāmṛtasya dīdivim .
vardhamānaṃ sve dame ..8..
We approach thee, the shining (the radiant), the protector of noninjuring sacrifices, growing in your own dwelling, the bright star of truth.
Word by word
- राजन्तम् (rājantam)
- the shining
- अध्वराणाम् (adhvarāṇām)
- of sacrifices
- गोपाम् (gopām)
- protector
- अमृतस्य (amṛtasya)
- of immortality
- दीदिविम् (dīdivim)
- the radiant
- वर्धमानम् (vardhamānam)
- growing
- स्वे (sve)
- in own
- दमे (dame)
- dwelling
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Verse 9
स नः पितेव सूनवेऽग्ने सूपायनो भव ।
सचस्वा नः स्वस्तये ॥९॥
sa naḥ piteva sūnave'gne sūpāyano bhava .
sacasvā naḥ svastaye ..9..
O Agni, be easily accesible to us, like a father to his son. Accompany us for our well being.
Word by word
- स (sa)
- he
- नः (naḥ)
- to us
- पिता (pitā)
- father
- इव (iva)
- like
- सूनवे (sūnave)
- to son
- अग्ने (agne)
- O Agni
- सुपायनः (supāyanaḥ)
- easily accessible (su:good | pāyanaḥ:accessible)
- भव (bhava)
- be
- सचस्व (sacasva)
- accompany
- नः (naḥ)
- us
- स्वस्तये (svastaye)
- for well being
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