अग्नेः सप्तनामानिThe names of the fire
Verse 118
शान्तिकर्मणि पुष्टौ च वरदो हव्यवाहनः । प्रतिष्ठायां लोहिताक्षः शत्रुहा क्रूरकर्मणि ॥ ११८ ॥
śāntikarmaṇi puṣṭau ca varadō havyavāhanaḥ | pratiṣṭhāyāṁ lōhitākṣaḥ śatruhā krūrakarmaṇi || 118 ||
Translation
In a rite for peace and for increase the fire is called Varada; at an installation, Lohitākṣa; in a fierce rite, Śatruhan.
Word by word
- śānti
- for peace
- karmaṇi
- in a rite
- puṣṭau
- and for increase
- ca
- and
- varadaḥ
- (varadaḥ) Varada
- havyavāhanaḥ
- (havyavāhanaḥ) the fire
- pratiṣṭhāyāṁ
- at an installation
- lōhitākṣaḥ
- (lohitākṣaḥ) Lohitākṣa
- śatruhā
- Śatruhan
- krūra
- fierce
Meaning
The fire takes a different name for each kind of rite, and is invoked by that name: Varada, "giver of boons", for śānti and puṣṭi; Lohitākṣa, "red-eyed", for pratiṣṭhā; Śatruhan, "slayer of enemies", for krūra rites aimed against a foe.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Varadaḥ: the fire named Varada. Lohitākṣaḥ: the one called Lohitākṣa. Śatruhā: the one known as Śatruhan.