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Agni is seen and known while rising by the

burning samidhas lighted by the yajakas at dawn coming

up like a cow early in the morning, and the flames, like

branches of a mighty tree, rise brilliantly and touch the

sky where there is no pain, no darkness. (Rg. 5-1-1)

1747. Agni Devata, Budha-Gavishthirau Atreyau °Rshis

•v’ÊwÁœx „ÊvÃÊw ÿx¡vÕÊwÿ ŒxflÊwŸÍxäflÊw¸

•xÁªAw— ‚Èx◊vŸÊw— ¬˝ÊxÃv⁄Uw-

SÕÊÃ˜– ‚vÁ◊whSÿx Lv§‡ÊwŒŒÁ‡¸ xÊ ¬Êv¡Ê w ◊x„ÊwŸ˜ Œ xflvSÃ◊y‚Ê x

ÁŸv⁄Uw◊ÊÁøH§1747H

Abodhi hotå yajathåya devån μurdhvo agni¨

sumanå¨ pråtar asthåt. Samiddhasya ru‹ad

adar‹i påjo mahån devas tamaso niramoci.

The yajaka Agni, good at heart, is seen to invoke

the divinities and noble sages to the yajna and rises high

while the fire keeps burning and rising. The light of the

burning fire is seen as a blissful divine power and then

the great refulgent sun rises from the night's darkness.

(Rg. 5-1-2)

1748. Agni Devata, Budha-Gavishthirau Atreyau °Rshis

ÿvŒË¥ w ªxáÊvSÿw ⁄U‡ÊxŸÊv◊¡Ëyªx— ‡ÊÈ vÁøw⁄UñÔ

 x U ‡ÊÈ vÁøwÁ÷xªÊ ¸ v-

Á÷w⁄U xÁªA w—– •ÊvgÁˇÊyáÊÊ ÿÈÖÿÃ flÊ¡xÿvãàÿÈ wûÊÊxŸÊw◊Í xäflÊ v ¸

•wœÿîÊÈx„ÍvÁ÷w—H§1748H

Yad ∂m gaƒasya ra‹anåm aj∂ga¨ ‹ucir aΔkte

‹ucibhir gobhir agni¨. Åd dak¶iƒå yujyate

våjayantyuttånåm μurdhvo adhayaj juhμubhi¨.

When the pure and lustrous fire of yajna, as the

sun, rises with its pure bright flames and takes over the

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