Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Aikamatya Suktam

This is the last hymn of the Rig Veda Samhita (dashamam manDalam, ekanavatyuttara-shatatamam sUktam). It is also called the samvada suktam. This prayer is very important to bring people together to work in unison for the common goal of peace.

1-4 chatur-ruchasyAsya sUktasyAngirasa samvanana rishihi
1 – prathamarcho-agnih
2-4 dvitIyAdit-Ruchasya cha sangyAnam devate
1-2, 4 – prathamA-dvitIyA-chaturthI-nAmRuchAnuShTup
3 - tRutIyAyAshcha triShTup ChandasI
samsamidyuvase vruShannagne vishvAnyarya A |
iLaspade samidhyase sa no vasUnyA bhara || 1 ||
sam gacChadhvam sam vadadhvam sam vo manAmsi jAnatAm |
devA bhAgam yathA pUrve sanjAnAnA upAsate ||2||
samAno mantrah samitih samAnI samAnam manah saha chittameShAm |
samAnam mantramabhi mantraye vah samAnena vo haviShA juhomi || 3 ||
samAnI va AkUtih samAnA hRudayAni vah |
samAnamastu vo mano yathA vah susahAsati || 4 || 
YOU, mighty Agni, gather up all that is precious for your friend.
Bring us all treasures as you art enkindled in libation's place
Assemble, speak together: let your minds be all of one accord,
As ancient Gods, unanimous sit down to their appointed share.
The place is common, common the assembly,
common the mind, so be their thought united.
A common purpose do I lay before you,
and worship with your general oblation.
One and the same be your resolve,
and be your minds of one accord.
United be the thoughts of all that all may happily agree.

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