Rişhi: Ātreya (RV 5.28.3)
agne
shardha mahate saubhagāya tava dyumnāny-uttamāni santu,
sam
jāspatyam suyamam-ā kŗņuşhva shatrūyatām-abhi thişhţhā mahāmsi.
O Flame, put forth thy battling might for a vast enjoyment of
bliss, may there be thy highest illumination;
create a
will-governed union of the Lord and his Spouse, set
thy foot on the greatness of hostile powers.
There is a sea of Bliss underlying this
creation of God. But man misses it because of the disharmony in
himself. The various parts of his nature – incomplete in
themselves are in conflict with each other. The mind labouring in
ignorance, the life force struggling against forces that are
opposed to its continuance, the physical body constantly worn down
by the demands of an unsympathetic mind and life are in disarray.
Besides there is the disharmony between his nature and his self.
Prakriti, nature, goes her own way ignoring or disobeying the
Purusha, self. God Agni, the divine Seer-Will, is prayed to bring
the conquering light to establish harmony, to eliminate prevailing
forces of darkness and antagonism and make possible an abundant
enjoyment.
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