God hears the praises of the living beings every moment.
Just as the omnipresent God hears the praises of the living beings with love and devotion every moment, similarly, with the help of universal air, the living beings are able to pronounce and hear words.
— secret of the vedas.
स नः पितेव सूनवेऽग्ने सूपायनो भव । सचस्वा नः स्वस्तये ॥
– Rigveda Mantra 1.1.9
sa nah piteva sunave agne supayano bhava
sacasva nah svastaye
– Rigveda verse 1.1.9
About this Mantra >
This mantra has shlesha alankara or pun. The diety or the devta of the mantra is Agni; Verse is Viradgayatri; Tone is Shadjah; and the sage or Rishi of the mantra is Madhuchchhandah Vaishvamitrah.
Meaning >
As a father is ever one with his child in love, so may Agni, lord of life and light and father guardian of His creation, be ever close to us in love and benediction. Father of us all, give us the grace of life divine.
Translation >
Just as the objects created by God’s power are always beautiful, similarly, the material air created by God also protects and beautifies all objects by its presence. And just as the omnipresent God hears the praises of the living beings with love and devotion every moment, similarly, with the help of material air, the living beings are able to pronounce and hear words.
– Swami dayanand translation.
Translation by Various Authors >
Just as a son finds his father easily, similarly, may we also find you or may you be easily available to us and reside with us for our welfare.
– Ramgovind Trivedi (Based on Sayana Bhashya)
Be to us easy of approach, even as a father to his son: Agni, be with us for our weal.
– Ralph Thomas Hotchkin Griffith
Be easy of approach to us, even as a father to his son: Agni, be with us for our weal.
– Translation of Griffith Re-edited by Tormod Kinnes
Agni, be to us easy of access, as is a father to his son; be ever present with us for our good.
– Horace Hayman Wilson (On the basis of Sayana)