The Rigveda || Mandal 1 || Sutra 12

I. Invocation to Agni (Verses 1-3)

• Verse 1: Introduces Agni as the chosen deity and the driving force of yajna, highlighting his role in universal prosperity and creation.
• Verse 2: Continues the invocation, emphasizing both the visible and invisible aspects of Agni, his protective nature, and his role as the carrier of offerings.
• Verse 3: Implores Agni to bestow divine gifts upon those with pure hearts, recognizing him as the ultimate priest and performer of creation's yajna.

II. Agni's Actions and Attributes (Verses 4-7)

• Verse 4: Requests Agni to purify and activate the libations carried skyward, bringing them back enriched with divine blessings to the earthly yajna.
• Verse 5: Depicts Agni's power to consume negativity, urging the blazing fire, fueled by ghee, to burn away the jealous and wicked.
• Verse 6: Describes the cyclical nature of Agni, being ignited by Agni itself, and highlights his roles as the creator, protector, and eternal youth, carrying offerings to the heavens.
• Verse 7: Exhorts the worshippers to serve and adore Agni within the sacred acts of yajna, recognizing him as the creator of beauty and prosperity, upholder of eternal laws, and destroyer of evil.

III. Blessings and Offerings (Verses 8-12)

• Verse 8: Seeks Agni's protection and promotion for the yajnapati who diligently offers him service and holy offerings.
• Verse 9: Prays for Agni's kindness and blessings upon those who offer yajna in his honor, seeking divine gifts.
• Verse 10: Expresses hope that Agni's purifying brilliance will bring divine and human gifts, enriching the yajna with offerings.
• Verse 11: Requests abundant blessings of wealth, nourishment, and heroic progeny from Agni, who is continuously adored with Gayatri hymns and renewed prayers.
• Verse 12: Concludes with a humble plea for Agni to accept the worshippers' adoration, offered through pure invocations to divine powers.