Lord Manyu (Agni)

manyu sūktam

(Manyu Suktam in English (IAST))

From Rigveda Samhita (Mandala 10, Suktas 83-84)

Manyu Suktam is a powerful Vedic hymn dedicated to Manyu, the personification of divine righteous wrath or focused energy. Found in the tenth Mandala of the Rigveda, it invokes the deity to bestow strength, courage, and the power to overcome internal and external obstacles. Traditionally chanted by warriors and those seeking to triumph over negative forces, the hymn acts as a spiritual armor. It transforms anger into constructive purpose and resolve. Regular recitation is believed to instill fearlessness, sharpen the intellect, and provide the seeker with the divine vitality required to succeed in righteous endeavors.

atha manyusūktaṃ

ṛgveda saṃhitā; maṇḍalaṃ 10; sūktaṃ 83,84
yaste᳚ ma॒nyo-'vi̭dhad vajra sāyaka॒ saha॒ ojaḥ̭ puṣyati॒ viśva̭mānu॒ṣak |
sā॒hyāma॒ dāsa॒mārya॒-ntvayā᳚ yu॒jā saha̭skṛtena॒ saha̭sā॒ saha̭svatā || 1 ||
ma॒nyurindro᳚ ma॒nyure॒vāsa̭ de॒vo ma॒nyur hotā॒ varṷṇo jā॒tave᳚dāḥ |
ma॒nyuṃ-vi~śa̭ īlate॒ mānṷṣī॒ryāḥ pā॒hi no᳚ manyo॒ tapa̭sā sa॒joṣāḥ᳚ || 2 ||
a॒bhī᳚hi manyo ta॒vasa॒stavī᳚yā॒-ntapa̭sā yu॒jā vi ja̭hi śatrū᳚n |
a॒mi॒tra॒hā vṛ̭tra॒hā da̭syu॒hā ca॒ viśvā॒ vasū॒nyā bha̭rā॒ tva-nnaḥ̭ || 3 ||
tvaṃ hi ma᳚nyo a॒bhibhū᳚tyojā-ssvaya॒mbhūrbhāmo᳚ abhimātiṣā॒haḥ |
vi॒śvaca̭r-ṣaṇi॒-ssahṷri॒-ssahā᳚vāna॒smāsvojaḥ॒ pṛta̭nāsu dhehi || 4 ||
a॒bhā॒ga-ssannapa॒ pare᳚to asmi॒ tava॒ kratvā᳚ tavi॒ṣasya̭ pracetaḥ |
ta-ntvā᳚ manyo akra॒turji̭hīlā॒haṃ svāta॒nūrba̭la॒deyā᳚ya॒ mehi̭ || 5 ||
a॒ya-nte᳚ a॒smyupa॒ mehya॒rvāṅ pra̭tīcī॒na-ssa̭hure viśvadhāyaḥ |
manyo᳚ vajrinna॒bhi māmā va̭vṛtsvahanā᳚va॒ dasyū᳚~ru॒ta bo᳚dhyā॒peḥ || 6 ||
a॒bhi prehi̭ dakṣiṇa॒to bha̭vā॒ me-'dhā᳚ vṛ॒trāṇi̭ jaṅghanāva॒ bhūri̭ |
ju॒homi̭ te dha॒ruṇa॒-mmadhvo॒ agra̭mubhā ṷpāṃ॒śu pra̭tha॒mā pi̭bāva || 7 ||
tvayā᳚ manyo sa॒ratha̭māru॒janto॒ har​ṣa̭māṇāso dhṛṣi॒tā ma̭rutvaḥ |
ti॒gmeṣa̭va॒ āyṷdhā saṃ॒śiśā᳚nā a॒bhi praya᳚ntu॒ naro᳚ a॒gnirū᳚pāḥ || 8 ||
a॒gniri̭va manyo tviṣi॒ta-ssa̭hasva senā॒nīrnaḥ̭ sahure hū॒ta e᳚dhi |
ha॒tvāya॒ śatrū॒n vi bha̭jasva॒ veda॒ ojo॒ mimā᳚no॒ vimṛdho᳚ nudasva || 9 ||
saha̭sva manyo a॒bhimā᳚tima॒sme ru॒ja-nmṛ॒ṇa-npra̭mṛ॒ṇa-nprehi॒ śatrū᳚n |
u॒gra-nte॒ pājo᳚ na॒nvā rṷrudhre va॒śī vaśa᳚-nnayasa ekaja॒ tvam || 10 ||
eko᳚ bahū॒nāma̭si manyavīli॒to viśaṃ᳚​vi~śaṃ-yu~॒dhaye॒ saṃ śi̭śādhi |
akṛ̭ttaru॒-ktvayā᳚ yu॒jā va॒ya-ndyu॒manta॒-ṅghoṣaṃ᳚-vi~ja॒yāya̭ kṛṇmahe || 11 ||
vi॒je॒ṣa॒kṛdindra̭ ivānavabra॒vo॒(o)3̭-'smāka᳚-mmanyo adhi॒pā bha̭ve॒ha 3
pri॒ya-nte॒ nāma̭ sahure gṛṇīmasi vi॒dmātamutsaṃ॒-ya~ta̭ āba॒bhūtha̭ || 12 ||
ābhū᳚tyā saha॒jā va̭jra sāyaka॒ saho᳚ bibhar​ṣyabhibhūta॒ utta̭ram |
kratvā᳚ no manyo sa॒hame॒dye᳚dhi mahādha॒nasya̭ puruhūta saṃ॒sṛji̭ || 13 ||
saṃsṛ̭ṣṭa॒-ndhana̭mu॒bhayaṃ᳚ sa॒mākṛ̭tama॒smabhya᳚-ndattāṃ॒-va~rṷṇaśca ma॒nyuḥ |
bhiya॒-ndadhā᳚nā॒ hṛda̭yeṣu॒ śatra̭vaḥ॒ parā᳚jitāso॒ apa॒ nila̭yantām || 14 ||
dhanva̭nā॒ gā dhanva̭nā॒jiñja̭yema॒ dhanva̭nā tī॒vrā-ssa॒mado᳚ jayema |
dhanu-śśatro᳚rapakā॒ma-ṅkṛ̭ṇoti॒ dhanva̭nā॒ sarvāḥ᳚ pra॒diśo᳚ jayema ||
oṃ śāntā̭ pṛthivī śi̭vama॒ntarikṣa॒-ndyaurno᳚ de॒vya-'bha̭yanno astu |
śi॒vā॒ diśaḥ̭ pra॒diśa̭ u॒ddiśo᳚ na॒-'āpo᳚ vi॒śvataḥ॒ pari̭pāntu sa॒rvata॒-śśānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||

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