अग्निप्रार्थना, अग्निविसर्जनम्Prayer to the fire; dismissing the fire
Verse 62
बुद्धिं विद्यां बलं मेधां प्रज्ञां श्रद्धां यशः श्रियम् । आरोग्यं तेज आयुष्यं देहि मे हव्यवाहन ॥ ६२ ॥
buddhiṁ vidyāṁ balaṁ mēdhāṁ prajñāṁ śraddhāṁ yaśaḥ śriyam | ārōgyaṁ tēja āyuṣyaṁ dēhi mē havyavāhana || 62 ||
Translation
"Understanding, knowledge, strength, retentive mind, discernment, faith, fame and prosperity, health, vigour and long life: give me these, bearer of oblations."
Word by word
- buddhiṁ
- understanding
- vidyāṁ
- knowledge
- balaṁ
- strength
- mēdhāṁ
- a retentive mind
- prajñāṁ
- discernment
- śraddhāṁ
- faith
- yaśaḥ
- (yaśaḥ) fame
- śriyam
- prosperity
- ārōgyaṁ
- health
- tējaḥ
- (tejaḥ) vigour
- āyuṣyaṁ
- long life
- dēhi
- give
- mē
- to me
- havyavāhana
- O bearer of oblations
Meaning
The prayer to Agni. The commentary distinguishes the gifts: buddhi is understanding of the truth from the scriptures; vidyā is knowledge of the Self; medhā is a mind that retains what it learns; prajñā is skill in telling the real from the unreal. Then śraddhā, faith; yaśas, good name; śrī, prosperity; ārogya, health; tejas, vigour; and āyuṣya, long life.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
What should he ask of the fire? To that question he says "buddhim" and the rest. Buddhi: knowledge of the truth from the śāstras and the rest. Vidyā: knowledge of the Self. Medhā: an understanding that retains. Prajñā: skill in discerning the real from the unreal.