Explanation of the first hymn of Rig Veda | বেদের প্রথম মন্ত্র - অগ্নি সূক্তম
अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम्। होतारं रत्नधातमम् ॥ 1||
अग्निः पूर्वेभिऋषिभिरीड्यो नूतनैरुत। स देवाँ एह वक्षति ॥ 2||
अग्निना रयिमश्नवत्पोषमेव दिवेदिवे। यशसं वीरवत्तमम् ॥ 3||
अग्ने यं यज्ञमध्वरं विश्वतः परिभूरसि। स इद्देवेषु गच्छति ॥ 4||
अग्निर्होता कविक्रतुः सत्यश्चित्रश्रवस्तमः। देवो देवेभिरागमत्॥ 5||
यदङ्ग दाशुषे त्वमग्ने भद्रं करिष्यसि। तवेत्तत्सत्यमङ्गिरः॥ 6||
उप त्वाग्ने दिवेदिवे दोषावस्तर्धिया वयम्। नमो भरन्त एमसि॥ 7||
राजन्तमध्वराणां गोपामृतस्य दीदिविम्। वर्धमानं स्वे दमे॥ 8||
स नः पितेव सूनवेऽग्ने सूपायनो भव। सचस्वा नः स्वस्तये॥ 9||
অগ্নিম্‌ ঈলে পুরোহিতম্‌ যজ্ঞস্য দেবম্‌ ঋত্বিজম্‌ ।হোতারম্‌ রত্নাঽধাতমম্‌ ।। ১
অগ্নিঃ পূর্বেভিঃঋষিঽভিঃঈড্যো নূতনৈঃ । সঃ দেবান্‌ আ ইহ বক্ষতি ।। ২
অগ্নিনা রয়িম্ অশ্নবৎ পোষম্‌ এব দিবেঽদিবে । যশসম্‌ বীরবতঽতমম্‌ ।।৩
অগ্নে যম্‌ যজ্ঞম্‌ অধ্বরম্‌ বিশ্বতঃ পরিঽভূঃ অসি । স ইৎ দেবেষু গচ্ছতি ।। ৪
অগ্নি হোতা কবিঽক্রতুঃ সত্য চিত্রশ্রবস্তমঃ‌ । দেবো দেবেভি: আ গমৎ ।। ৫
যৎ অঙ্গ দাশুষে ত্বম্‌ অগ্নে ভদ্রম্‌ করিষ্যসি তব ইৎ তৎ সত্যম্‌ অঙ্গিরঃ | ৬
উপ ত্বা অগ্নে দিবেঽদিবে দোষাঽবস্ত ধিয়া বয়ম্‌ নম ভরন্ত আ ইমসি ।। ৭
রাজন্তম্‌ অধ্বরাণাম্‌ গোপম ঋতস্য দীদিবিম্‌ । বর্ধমানম্‌ স্বে দমে ।। ৮
স নঃ পিতাঽইব সূনবে অগ্নে সুঽপায়ন ভব সচস্ব নঃ স্বস্তয়ে । ৯
The Vedas are the fountainhead of Hinduism and its ultimate sacred scriptures. These sacred books are the most ancient preserved literature of the world. It is difficult to say when exactly these works were composed. According to educated guess, these are more than seven to 8,000 years old.
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The contents of these books are the records of the spiritual realisation of the sages of that period. Some of the mantras of the Vedas, including the Gaytri mantra are quite popular and are recited regularly by millions.
Everything of Hinduism, the grand old religion of the world, flows out of these sacred books, organised in four -- Rik, Sama, Yajur and Atharva. Composed and preserved in an oral tradition since ancient times, these contain in full the four aspects of religion - philosophy, mythology, rituals, and ethics. Most importantly, these contain the Upanishads, popularly known as Vedanta, which is the greatest philosophical system in the world.
The Vedas contain more than 20, 000 verses of varied lengths. The language used is very old and the mantras have profound meaning. This series of talks tries to give a simple overview of these sacred books.
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