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A guided book edition beginning with Sukta 1 and the Rigveda’s opening invocation to Agni.
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Mandala 1
A guided book edition beginning with Sukta 1 and the Rigveda’s opening invocation to Agni.
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Entering Mandala 1
Entering Mandala 1
This reading edition begins with the first Sukta of the Shakala recension. The hymn is attributed to Madhucchandas Vaishvamitra, addresses Agni, and is composed in the Gayatri meter.
Sukta 1 · Mantra 1
अ॒ग्निमी॑ळे पु॒रोहि॑तं य॒ज्ञस्य॑ दे॒वमृ॒त्विज॑म्। होता॑रं रत्न॒धात॑मम्॥१॥
Transliterationagnim īḷe purohitaṃ yajñasya devam ṛtvijam | hotāraṃ ratnadhātamam ||
TranslationI laud Agni, the chosen Priest, God, minister of sacrifice, the hotar, lavishest of wealth.
English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.A careful reading
The translation is historical and reflects nineteenth-century English. Compare it with the Sanskrit terms and the glossary rather than treating any single English rendering as exhaustive.
Key terms
- Agni
- The Vedic deity of fire, invoked here at the opening of the collection.
- purohita
- One placed in front; a household or royal priest.
- ṛtvij
- A priest who officiates at the proper ritual season or occasion.
- hotṛ
- The invoking or reciting priest, especially associated with Rigvedic verses.
Study reflection
Pause before turning onward
- Which ritual roles are gathered into the figure of Agni?
- What changes when the opening word of a collection is an invocation rather than a definition?
- Which Sanskrit term would you preserve untranslated, and why?
Sources and editorial record
- Rig Veda, Book 1, Hymn 1, translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) — RV 1.1.1Internet Sacred Text Archive
- Rigveda, Shakala Shakha, Mandala 1, Sukta 1 — RV 1.1.1Vedic Heritage Portal, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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What is Mandala 1?
Mandala 1 is a node in the Sanatan Dharma knowledge map. This page places it within its scriptural, philosophical, or living-tradition context and links to its branches, sources, and related paths.
Agni at the threshold
The opening mantra names Agni through several ritual roles: purohita, ṛtvij, and hotṛ. The sequence presents Agni both as the sacred fire being praised and as the priestly presence through which the sacrifice is articulated.