Verses 1, 2, 3
वै॒श्वा॒न॒रस्य॑ सुम॒तौ स्या॑म॒ राजा॒ हि कं॒ भुव॑नानामभि॒श्रीः । इ॒तो जा॒तो विश्व॑मि॒दं वि च॑ष्टे वैश्वान॒रो य॑तते॒ सूर्ये॑ण ॥
vaiśvānarásya sumatáu syāma rā́jā hí kam bhúvanānāmabhiśrī́ḥ ǀ itó jātó víśvamidám ví caṣṭe vaiśvānaró yatate sū́ryeṇa ǁ
पृ॒ष्टो दि॒वि पृ॒ष्टो अ॒ग्निः पृ॑थि॒व्यां पृ॒ष्टो विश्वा॒ ओष॑धी॒रा वि॑वेश । वै॒श्वा॒न॒रः सह॑सा पृ॒ष्टो अ॒ग्निः स नो॒ दिवा॒ स रि॒षः पा॑तु॒ नक्तं॑ ॥
pṛṣṭó diví pṛṣṭó agníḥ pṛthivyā́m pṛṣṭó víśvā óṣadhīrā́ viveśa ǀ vaiśvānaráḥ sáhasā pṛṣṭó agníḥ sá no dívā sá riṣáḥ pātu náktam ǁ
वैश्वा॑नर॒ तव॒ तत्स॒त्यम॑स्त्व॒स्मान्रायो॑ म॒घवा॑नः सचंतां । तन्नो॑ मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो मामहंता॒मदि॑तिः॒ सिंधुः॑ पृथि॒वी उ॒त द्यौः ॥
váiśvānara táva tátsatyámastvasmā́nrā́yo maghávānaḥ sacantām ǀ tánno mitró váruṇo māmahantāmáditiḥ síndhuḥ pṛthivī́ utá dyáuḥ ǁ
In this powerful Sūkta dedicated to Agni Vaiśvānara—the fire common to all men, the universal divine presence—the Ṛṣi invokes the supreme sovereign who oversees all created existence. Agni is not merely the earthly flame of the ritual hearth; he is recognized here as the radiant king of all beings, born from the mysterious depths, surveying the entire cosmos, and moving in harmony with the sun. He pervades the heavens, the earth, and all medicinal plants, standing as the ultimate protector who shields the seeker from harm by day and by night. Moving into the final verse, the poet establishes a profound covenant with Vaiśvānara, praying that his truth be fulfilled and that divine abundance همراه with noble patrons might encompass the seekers. The invocation expands to embrace cosmic guardians—Mitra, Varuṇa, Aditi, the Sindhu, Earth, and Heaven—unifying the entire pantheon in bearing witness to and bestowing the grace of Vaiśvānara upon humanity.
Verse 1: May we dwell in the benevolent grace of Vaiśvānara, for he is truly the king and the supreme splendor of all living worlds. Born from the deep, he beholds this entire universe, and Vaiśvānara journeys forth in unison with the sun.
Verse 2: Invoked in the heavens, invoked on the earth, Agni is invoked and has entered deeply into all the healing plants. May Vaiśvānara Agni, invoked with mighty power, protect us from every harm by day and by night.
Verse 3: O Vaiśvānara, let this truth of yours be established, and let opulent, munificent patrons attach themselves to us. May Mitra, Varuṇa, Aditi, the Sindhu, Earth, and Heaven magnify this for us.
The narrative follows traditional ritual and spiritual interpretations where Sāyaṇa sees Agni as the physical and sacrificial fire, while esoteric commentators like Sri Aurobindo view Vaiśvānara as the universal divine consciousness that awakens inner illumination across all planes of existence.
| Devanāgarī | IAST | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| वैश्वानरस्य | vaiśvānarasya | of Vaiśvānara (pertaining to all men or all humans) |
| सुमतौ | sumatau | in the good will, grace, or benevolent thought |
| स्याम | syāma | may we be |
| राजा | rājā | king, ruler |
| भुवनानाम् | bhuvanānām | of the worlds or living beings |
| Devanāgarī | IAST | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| पृष्टः | pṛṣṭaḥ | sought after, invoked, questioned |
| दिवि | divi | in heaven, in the sky |
| अग्निः | agniḥ | Agni, fire |
| पृथिव्याम् | pṛthivyām | on the earth |
| ओषधीः | oṣadhīḥ | plants, herbs |
| Devanāgarī | IAST | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| वैश्वानर | vaiśvānara | O Vaiśvānara (vocative) |
| सत्यम् | satyam | truth, reality |
| अस्मान् | asmān | us |
| रायः | rāyaḥ | wealth, treasures |
| मघवानः | maghavānaḥ | bountiful patrons, lords of bounty |
Picture a radiant, all-pervading pillar of fire stretching from the depths of the earth up into the brilliant sun, guarding humanity through every hour of day and night while cosmic powers bear witness to its truth.