यजुर्वेद - अध्याय 4/ मन्त्र 14
ऋषिः - आङ्गिरस ऋषयः
देवता - अग्निर्देवता
छन्दः - स्वराट् आर्षी उष्णिक्,
स्वरः - ऋषभः
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अग्ने॒ त्वꣳ सु जा॑गृहि व॒यꣳ सु म॑न्दिषीमहि। रक्षा॑ णो॒ऽअप्र॑युच्छन् प्र॒बुधे॑ नः॒ पुन॑स्कृधि॥१४॥
स्वर सहित पद पाठअग्ने॑। त्वम्। सु। जा॒गृ॒हि॒। व॒यम्। सु। म॒न्दि॒षी॒म॒हि॒। रक्ष॑। नः॒। अप्र॑युच्छ॒न्नित्यप्र॑ऽयुच्छन्। प्र॒बुध॒ इति॑ प्र॒ऽबुधे॑। न॒। पु॒न॒रिति॒ पुनः॑। कृ॒धि॒ ॥१४॥
स्वर रहित मन्त्र
अग्ने त्वँ सु जागृहि वयँ सु मन्दिषीमहि । रक्षा णो अप्रयुच्छन्प्रबुधे नः पुनस्कृधि ॥
स्वर रहित पद पाठ
अग्ने। त्वम्। सु। जागृहि। वयम्। सु। मन्दिषीमहि। रक्ष। नः। अप्रयुच्छन्नित्यप्रऽयुच्छन्। प्रबुध इति प्रऽबुधे। न। पुनरिति पुनः। कृधि॥१४॥
Meaning -
The fire, which keeps us active in our wakeful state, makes us take joy in most refreshing sleep. It protects us free from idleness and casts away the idlers. We should use this fire properly which deals with us again and again.
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Agni may mean God as well. The mantra will then be interpreted thus. O God, Thou art ever wakeful, but we are sleeping in ignorance. Protect us unceasingly. Awake us again and again for the acquisition of true knowledge. Agni may mean Pran i. e. , vital breaths. Pran also is wakeful while all other senses go to sleep. These vital breaths protect us, and restore us consciousness after sleep.
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