Agni-sūkta

Agni-sūkta · agni-sūkta, “the sūkta of Agni”

Grammar: neuter noun; agni with sūkta (a Vedic stotra).

Meaning: a Vedic sūkta of Agni.

In the scriptures: In the procedure of the śāntika and paushṭika rites and of Navagraha-śānti, Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira that at the Vasordhārā one recites the Agni-sūkta, the Vishṇu-sūkta, the Rudra-sūkta and the Indu-sūkta, and sings the Mahāvaiśvānara Sāma and the Jyeshṭha Sāma (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 141).

Related terms: Vasordhārā · Vishṇu-sūkta · Rudra-sūkta · Navagraha-śānti

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 141