Rişhi: Kutsa (RV 1.94.16)
sa
tvam-agne saubhagatv-asya vidvānam- asmākam-āyuĥ pratireha deva
O Agni, God, thou art the Knower of felicity
and the increaser here of our life and advancer of our being.
God Agni who burns up all the dross of impurity
in man and flames upward in his will to arrive at the Truth, knows
the natural felicity of the Divine Existence and its Power to
strengthen and increase all life that partakes of its warmth. He
uplifts the life of the seeker above the meshes of the lower
nature and by imparting to it the higher felicity, extends its
span, enlarges and impels him to advance further in the journey to
the Spirit.
To advance steadily and without interruption or
stoppage, a happy and assured life-energy is indispensable and
that is among the gifts of Agni, the leader of the March. ayuh
means both life and being.
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