Rigveda 1.1.3

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Veda – Rigveda Samhita

Mandal – First

Sukta - Navarcham Sukta

Mantra – Three

Rishi – Madhucchanda vaishwamitra

Devta –Agni

Chanda – Gayatri chanda

Mantra

 

 

agninÀ rayim aÌnavat poÍam eva dive-dive | yaÌasaÎ vÁravattamam ||

 

 

The benign and praying person receives the gracious and donate-able desired wealth & spiritual wisdom from foremost parmeshwar, which he worships & prays. This wealth nurtures the benign person days after days, and gives fame, wisdom and bravery at high esteem.

 

 

Meaning of words

अग्निः

Interpretation – The first , foremost, moving On the front

Literal meaning – Fire, Heat, energy, wave, current, Flow, Devine energy, moving, changing etc.

Reference – Nirukta 7.14

अग्निम् । अग्रनिम् ॥ अग्निः कस्मात् । अग्रणीर् भवती । अग्रं यज्ञेषु प्रणीयते । अङं नयति संनममानः ॥

Agnim, agranim, agni-h kasmat, agranir bhavati , agram yagyeshu praniyate, angam nayati sanmaman-h

Yaska has given three derivation of word agni. First is spiritual, second divine, third physical.

agranir bhavati - he is the first. This suggests the meaning as “the god”.

agram yagyeshu praniyate- He is accepted on front most position in all rituals , this suggests agni as a very important devta.

angam nayati sanmaman-h- He accepts everything graciously. Or he burns and desolate all things.

According to prof. T. Burrow , agni is derived from root Ag with n suffix containing i. He also thinks this is a noun-word of adjective-root. For example turni, prashni, vahni etc are comparable. ( The Sanskrit language, p.156,183)

According to Prof. Keigi, agni word is derived from displacement-meaning root Aj, and agni means “one who moves” ( The Rigveda, Note 119)

 

रयिम्

Interpretation – gracious and donate-able wealth & spiritual wisdom

Literal meaning – Money , Wealth, Desirable

Reference – Yaskacharya Nighantu 2.10

विद्यासुवर्णाद्युक्तमधनम् । रयिर् इति धननामसु पठितम् ।

Vidyasuvarnadyuktamdhanam. rayir iti dhananamasu pathitam.

The money which includes Knowledge, wisdom & good deeds etc. This type of money is understand by the word rayi.

अश्नवत्

Interpretation – receives

Literal meaning – receives

Reference – Skandacharya Rigveda Bhashya 1.1.3

अश्नुते प्राप्नोति

Ashnute prapnoti

Ashnute means receiving

 

पोषम्

Interpretation – nurtures

Literal meaning – nurtures

Reference – Dayanand Rigveda Bhashya 1.1.3

अत्मशरीरयोः पुष्टया सुखप्रदम्

Atmashariryo pushtya sukhpradam

The nurturing of spirit and body which gives happiness and peace.

यशसम्

Interpretation – fame, of famous

Literal meaning – of famous

Reference – Skandacharya Rigveda Bhashya 1.1.3

           सर्वोत्तमकीर्तिवर्धनम्

           Sarvottamkirtivardhanam

           The most adorable and famous.

 

वीरवत्तमम्

Interpretation – also

Literal meaning – also

Reference – Dayanand Rigvedabhashya 1.1.2

      वीरा विद्वांसः शूराश् च विद्यन्ते यस्मिन् तद् अतिशयितम्

      Brave, wise, worrier and knowledgeable at high esteem.

 

 

Rigveda 1.1.2

Rigveda 1.1.2

 

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Veda – Rigveda Samhita

Mandal – First

Sukta - Navarcham Sukta

Mantra – Second

Rishi – Madhucchanda vaishwamitra

Devta –Agni

Chanda – Gayatri chanda

Mantra

agniÏ pÂrvebhir ÃÍibhir ÁËyo nÂtanair uta | sa devÀÙ eha vakÍati ||

The parmeshwar or the fire of yagya or the physical fire had been always worshipped by our ancestors, gurus, teachers, preachers, learned wise-men, seers of mantras.In the same way he is known and researched by vedic students, curious researchers and scientists.

We pray that parmeshwar or yagya-fire or physical-fire provide the powerful-senses, knowledge, divine-characteristics, wisdom, divine-seasons and divine-measures from all directions too this world, this life and this body.

Meaning of words

अग्निः

Interpretation – The first , moving On the front

Literal meaning – Fire, Heat, energy, wave, current, Flow, Devine energy, moving, changing etc.

Reference – Nirukta 7.14

अग्निम् । अग्रनिम् ॥ अग्निः कस्मात् । अग्रणीर् भवती । अग्रं यज्ञेषु प्रणीयते । अङं नयति संनममानः ॥

Agnim, agranim, agni-h kasmat, agranir bhavati , agram yagyeshu praniyate, angam nayati sanmaman-h

Yaska has given three derivation of word agni. First is spiritual, second divine, third physical.

agranir bhavati - he is the first. This suggests the meaning as “the god”.

agram yagyeshu praniyate- He is accepted on front most position in all rituals , this suggests agni as a very important devta.

angam nayati sanmaman-h- He accepts everything graciously. Or he burns and desolate all things.

According to prof. T. Burrow , agni is derived from root Ag with n suffix containing i. He also thinks this is a noun-word of adjective-root. For example turni, prashni, vahni etc are comparable. ( The Sanskrit language, p.156,183)

According to Prof. Keigi, agni word is derived from displacement-meaning root Aj, and agni means “one who moves” ( The Rigveda, Note 119)

पूर्वेभिः

Interpretation – by Previous people (ancestors, gurus, teachers, preachers )

Literal meaning – by Previous people

Reference – Dayananda Rigveda Bhashya 1.1.2

इत्यनेन सूत्रेण बाहुलकाद् भिस् एव भवति ।

अधितविद्यैर् वर्त्मानैः प्राक्तनैर् वा विद्विद्भिः ।

Ityanen sutren bahulkad bhis ev bhavati. Adhitvidyeir vartmaneyh praktneyr vaa vidvidbhih.

In these formulas ( Panini ashtadhyayi 7.1.1, 7.1.10 ) majorly the suffix bhis is said to be being.

ऋषिभिः

Interpretation – by seers of mantras

Literal meaning – by priest , by writers of veda

Reference – Dayananda Rigveda Bhashya 1.1.2

मन्त्रार्थद्रष्टृभिर् अध्यापकेस् तर्केः कारणस्थैः प्राणेर् वा

       Mantrarthdrshtrabhir adhyapakes tarkeh karanastheh praner va

By seers of mantras and teaches of logics and reasons with pran.

ईड्यः

Interpretation – had been worshipped

Literal meaning – worshipped

Reference – Nirukta 7.16

ईळितव्यो वन्दितव्यः

Iditavyo vanditavyah

The ide is understand by praying

नूतनैः

Interpretation – By new generation (vedic students, curious researchers and scientists)

Literal meaning – By new

Reference – Dayananda Rigveda Bhashya 1.1.2

वेदार्थाध्येतृभिर् ब्रह्मचारिभिस् तर्केः कार्यस्थैर् विद्यमानैः प्राणेर् वा । ये सर्वा विद्याः पठित्वा स्त्योपदेशेन सर्वोपकारका अध्यापका वर्तन्ते पूर्वभूताश् च ते पूर्व इति शब्देन, ये चाध्येतारो विद्याग्रहणाभ्यासं कूर्वन्ति ते नूतनैर् इति पदेन् ग्रह्न्ते

उत

Interpretation – also

Literal meaning – also

Reference – Skandaswami Rigvedabhashya 1.1.2

      उतशब्दो ऽप्यर्थे समुच्चये ।

      Utshabdo aupyarthe samucchaye

The meaning of word uta is equally-relevant.

देवान्

Interpretation – divine ( divine senses, divine knowledge, divine characteristics, divine seasons, divine measures )

Literal meaning – angels, gods

Reference – Shatpathbrhamin 7.2.2.26

दिव्यानिन्द्रियाणि विद्यादिदिव्यगुणान् दिव्यान् ऋतून् दिव्यान् भोगान् वा ।

Divyaniindrani vidyadidivyagunan divyan ritun divyan bhogan va.

divine senses, wisdom knowledge and other divine characteristics, divine seasons, divine measures.

इह

Interpretation – here this world

Literal meaning – this

Reference – Skandaswami Rigvedabhashya 1.1.2

इहेति कृत्स्नस्य जगतः प्रतिनिर्देशः

Here it is directed for this world by the iha.

आ वक्षति

Interpretation – comes from all directions, comes from all over, comes from everywhere

Literal meaning – comes from everywhere

Reference – Dayananda Rigvedabhashya 1.1.2

समन्तात् वहतु प्रापयतु

Samantat vahatu prapyatu

Accepts everything which comes from all over.

Rigveda 1.1.1

Rigveda 1.1.1

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Veda – Rigveda Samhita

Mandal – First

Sukta - Navarcham Sukta

Mantra – First

Rishi – Madhucchanda vaishwamitra

Devta –Agni

Chanda – Gayatri chanda

Mantra

agni/m iiLe puro/hitaM yaj~na/sya deva/m Rtvi/jam ho/taaraM ratnadhaa/tamam

The God, who is the first, he makes us move forward, he is the savior. He is available in front of us in the form of this universe. He is the divine actuator of this great divine ritual of generation, propagation and dissolution of the creation. That means he is always conducting this ritual of creation’s thorough running cycle. He adoles us to do pure and moral karma. He gives us the sky, air, fire, water & earth to live our life purposefully. I worship only the supreme God, who promotes me to follow the ultimate enlighten path. I propose my prayers only to him and benignly ask him to fulfil my gracious desires.

Meaning of words

ॐ

Interpretation – The god

Literal Meaning – The great sound, Pranava, Naad.

Reference -  Mandukyopanishad 0.1 

ओमित्येदक्षरमिद्ँ सर्वं त्स्योपव्यख्यनं भूतं भवभ्दविष्यदिति सर्वमोङ्कार एव । यच्चान्यत् त्रिकालातीतं तदप्योङ्कार एव ॥१॥

om ity etad aksharam idam sarvam tasy’ opavyakhyanam bhutam bhavad bhavishyad iti sarvam on-kara eva, yac c’ anyat tri-kal’- atitam tad apy on-kara eva

OM is the never decaying “The God” and the complete universe is his nearest explanation. Whatever which was existed in past, existing in present and may exist in future, combined everything is OM. Also whatever which is not bound by these three times, is also OM.

Om ity etad – Om is the

Aksharam – Never decaying, never changing, the God.

Idam- This

Sarvam – Everything, The universe is

Tasya- His

Opvyakhyanam- Nearest Explanation, Nearest Glorification

Bhutam-  The past , Been

Bhavad- The present , Being

Bhavishyad – The future , Becoming

Iti – That is

Sarvam- everything, all things in all times

On-kara eva – are omkara

Yat c’ –and those who

Anyat – others, are not mentioned

Tri-kal’-atitam- Other than combined in three tenses.

Tad- That

Apy- Also

On-kara- Omkara

Eva – is.

अग्निम्

Interpretation – The first , moving On the front

Literal meaning – Fire, Heat, energy, wave, current, Flow, Devine energy, moving, changing etc.

Reference – Nirukta 7.14

अग्निम् । अग्रनिम् ॥ अग्निः कस्मात् । अग्रणीर् भवती । अग्रं यज्ञेषु प्रणीयते । अङं नयति संनममानः ॥

Agnim, agranim, agni-h kasmat, agranir bhavati , agram yagyeshu praniyate, angam nayati sanmaman-h

Yaska has given three derivation of word agni. First is spiritual, second divine, third physical.

agranir bhavati - he is the first. This suggests the meaning as “the god”.

agram yagyeshu praniyate- He is accepted on front most position in all rituals , this suggests agni as a very important devta.

angam nayati sanmaman-h- He accepts everything graciously. Or he burns and desolate all things.

According to prof. T. Burrow , agni is derived from root Ag with n suffix containing i. He also thinks this is a noun-word of adjective-root. For example turni, prashni, vahni etc are comparable. ( The Sanskrit language, p.156,183)

According to Prof. Keigi, agni word is derived from displacement-meaning root Aj, and agni means “one who moves” ( The Rigveda, Note 119)

ईळे

Interpretation – I worship

Literal meaning – I worship

Reference – Nirukta 7.15

याचामि । ईळिर् अध्येषणाकर्मा पूजाकर्मा वा ।

Yachami , iler adhyeshnakarma poojakrma va.

Yachami - who worship.

iler adhyeshnakarma poojakrma va- worship is done by the person who is trying on the first place.

Reference- Ashtadhyayi (8.1.28)

तिङ्ङतिङः

Tingngatinga-h

It is a generalized word, applicable on everyone, on the behalf of everyone.

पुरोहितं

Interpretation – Who nourishes our body/life with purpose of the wellbeing of all. Literal meaning – The priest.

Reference – Nirukta (2.12)

पुर एनं दधति ।

Pur enam dadhati.

Reference - Taitariya Samhita

पुर एनं दधते ।

Pur enam dadhate.

Purohit ( The God ) is the one who nourishes our body & universe combined forces of the sky, air, fire, water & earth to live our life. But this life is to be lived purposefully, for the benefit of all. It is singular word, means only the one.

Connecting with first three words- Purohit is the one Who is The God ( OM ), and who is the first among all (Agni), and who nourishes the universe ( Puro ) with his powers to make life purposeful( hitam ). I worship ( iLe ) him only.

यज्ञस्य देवम् ऋत्विजम्

Interpretation – The actuator of the divine ritual of generation, propagation & dissolution of the creation or life.

Literal meaning – the priest of the Sacrificing Ritual

Reference – rigrthdeepika 1.1.1 ( Sri Venkatamadhav )

यज्ञस्य धूस्थानं स्वेस्वे काले देवानां यष्टारम्।

Ygyasya dhusthanam svesve kaale devanam yashtaram.

होतारं

Interpretation – conjurer

Literal meaning – Priest

Reference – Aeteiriya Brhaman 1.28

अग्निर् वै देवानां होता ।

Agnir vai devanam hota.

Agni is the conjurer of devtas.

रत्नधातमम्

Interpretation – Fulfill the gracious desires.

Literal meaning – Give the precious stones.

Reference – rigrthdeepika 1.1.1 ( Sri Venkatamadhav )

रमणीयानां धनानां दातृतमम् ।

Ramaniyanam Dhananam Datratamam .

The benefit is receivable as per the desire & deserve-ability.