% Text title            : Agni Stuti by Sahadeva with English meaning
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% Translated by         : M N Dutt
% Description/comments  : From Mahabharata 1. Sabhaparva Chapter 32 Verses 43-52
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\engtitle{.. Agnistuti by Sahadeva  with Translation ..}##
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       sahadeva uvAcha |
       tvadartho.ayaM samArambhaH kR^iShNavartmannamostu te |
       mukhaM tvamasi devAnAM yaj~nastvamasi pAvaka || 1||
       pAvanAtpAvakashchAsi vahanAddhavyavAhanaH |
       vedAstvadarthaM jAtA vai jAtavedAstato hyasi || 2||
       chitrabhAnuH sureshashcha analastvaM vibhAvaso |
       svargadvAraspR^ishashchAsi hutAsho jvalanaH shikhI || 3||
       vaishvAnarastvaM pi~NgeshaH plava~Ngo bhUritejasaH |
       kumArasUstvaM bhagavAnrudragarbho hiraNyakR^it || 4||
       agnirdadAtu me tejo vAyuH prANaM dadAtu me |
       pR^ithivI balamAdadhyAchChivaM chApo dishantu me || 5||
       apAM garbha mahAsatva jAtavedaH sureshvara |
       devAnAM mukhamagne tvaM satyena vipunIhi mAm || 6||
       R^iShibhirbrAhmaNaishchaiva daivatairasurairapi |
       nityaM suhuta yaj~neShu satyena vipunIhi mAm || 7||
       dhUmaketuH shikhI cha tvaM pApahA.anilasambhavaH |
       sarvaprANiShu nityasthaH satyena vipunIhi mAm || 8||
       evaM stuto.asi bhagavanprItena shichinA mayA |
       tuShTiM puShTiM shrutaM chaiva prIti chAgne prayachCha me || 9||
       vaishampAyana uvAcha |
       ityevaM mantramAgneyaM paThanyo juhuyAdvibhum |
       R^iddhimAnsatataM dAntaH sarvapApaiH pramuchyate || 10||
       
       mahAbhArata sabhAparva | adhyAyaH 32\.43\-52 ||
       
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       Mahabharata sabhAparva . adhyAyaH 32.43-42 ..

Sahadva said,
O ##pAvaka##! O ##kRRiShNavartman##! (having) smoke as your indicator, I bow to you. You are the mouth of the## devatA##; you are ##yaj~na## itself. 1

You are called ##pAvaka## because you purify everything. You are called ##havyavAhana## because you carry the ghee offered into ##yaj~na##. The ##veda## have sprung from you, hence you are referred to as ##jAtaveda##. 2

You are ##suresha##, you are ##chitrabhAnu, anala, vibhAvasu,##  you take us up to ##svargadvAra, hutAsha, jvalana, shikhI## 3

##vaishvAnara, pi~Ngesha, plava~Nga and bhUritejasa##. You are the origin of ##kumAra (kArtikeya##). O ##bhagavan##! You are referred to as ##rudragarbha## and ##hiraNyakRRit## 4

O ##agni##! Let you grant me ##teja## and ##vAyu## grant me ##prANa##. Let ##pRRithivI## grant me ##balam## and nourishment and let water grant me prosperity. 5

O the first cause of ##Apa## (Waters), O great ##sattva##, O ##jAtaveda##, O ##sureshvara##, O the ##mukha## of the ##devatA##,  purify me by your Truth 6

The ##RRiShi##, the ##brAhmaNa##, the ##devatA## and the ##asura ##everyday pour ghee into the ##yaj~na## according to the ordinance. Let the rays of Truth emanate from you and as you exhibit yourself in the ##yaj~na##, purify me. 7

O One with smoke as an indicator, O possessor of flames, O ##devatA## born of ##vAyu,## O one who is present or situated in all life forms , purify me by your rays of Truth 8

O ##bhagavan##! Having lovingly cleansed myself, I do your ##stuti##. O ##agni##! Grant me contentment, prosperity, knowledge and a loving demeanour. 9

He who will pour Ghee into ##agni## reciting the ##mantra##, will be ever blessed with completeness or infinitude.  Having his ##AtmA## under his complete control, he will be cleansed of all ##pApakarma##. 10

(Translator M N Dutt)

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