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Agne Naya Supatha Raye

अग्ने नय सुपथा राये

🕉️ vedic·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 At the conclusion of prayer or study, at dawn or dusk, or when seeking right guidance·📜 Isha Upanishad 18 (Shukla Yajurveda); also Rigveda 1.189.1

Also known as: agne naya supatha raye · agne naya supatha raye asman · isha upanishad mantra 18 · agne naya supatha raaye asman vishwani deva vayunani vidwan · lead us by the good path

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

This luminous verse is the closing prayer of the Isha Upanishad (verse 18) and also appears in the Rigveda. The seeker, having beheld the highest truth, prays to Agni — the divine inner fire and guide — to lead him by the good path to the true wealth of liberation, to keep away every crooked sin, and receives in return the resolve to offer endless salutations. It is one of the most heartfelt Vedic prayers for right guidance on the spiritual journey.

Origin & Story

Isha Upanishad 18 (Shukla Yajurveda); also Rigveda 1.189.1 · Vedic seers (the verse is also ascribed in the Rigveda to Rishi Agastya) · Vedic period

This verse concludes the Isha Upanishad, one of the principal Upanishads, set in the Shukla Yajurveda. After contemplating the all-pervading Self and praying to behold the golden face of Truth, the seeker turns to Agni — the divine fire and inner guide — with this final plea to be led by the good path to the true wealth of liberation and to be freed from all crooked sin. The same verse is found in the Rigveda, where it is part of a hymn to Agni.

✦ As told in scripture

Recited at the very threshold between life and the supreme Truth, this verse has comforted seekers for ages as a prayer for safe passage on the spiritual path. Tradition holds that the sincere repetition of 'Agne naya supatha' clears the crooked turns from one's road, so that the inner fire of wisdom leads the devotee unerringly toward the light.

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The Mantra

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अग्ने नय सुपथा राये अस्मान् विश्वानि देव वयुनानि विद्वान्। युयोध्यस्मज्जुहुराणमेनो भूयिष्ठां ते नमउक्तिं विधेम॥

Agne naya supathā rāye asmān viśvāni deva vayunāni vidvān | yuyodhy asmaj juhurāṇam eno bhūyiṣṭhāṃ te nama-uktiṃ vidhema ||

Meaning:O Agni, divine guide who knows all our paths and deeds, lead us by the good road to the true riches (of fulfilment and liberation). Keep far from us the crooked sin that leads astray. To you we offer our fullest, most abundant words of salutation. O luminous Lord, conduct us along the noble path, cleanse us of every misleading fault, and we shall bow to you again and again.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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अग्ने🔊agneO Agni (the divine fire, the inner light and guide)

नय🔊nayalead, guide, conduct (us)

सुपथा🔊supathāby the good path, by the noble road

राये🔊rāyeto wealth / prosperity (here, the true riches of spiritual fulfilment)

अस्मान्🔊asmānus

विश्वानि🔊viśvāniall

देव🔊devaO shining one, O God

वयुनानि🔊vayunāniways, paths, deeds, knowledge / the workings of things

विद्वान्🔊vidvānknowing, you who know

युयोधि🔊yuyodhiremove, keep away, separate

अस्मत्🔊asmatfrom us

जुहुराणम्🔊juhurāṇamdeceitful, crooked, leading astray

एनः🔊enaḥsin, fault, evil

भूयिष्ठाम्🔊bhūyiṣṭhāmmost abundant, manifold, fullest

ते🔊teto you, unto you

नमउक्तिम्🔊nama-uktimwords of salutation, the utterance of homage

विधेम🔊vidhemawe offer, we render, we make

Benefits of Chanting Agne Naya Supatha Raye

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Prays for divine guidance along the right and noble path of life

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Seeks the true wealth of spiritual fulfilment and liberation

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Asks for the removal of crooked tendencies, sins and faults

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Invokes Agni as the inner light that knows and purifies all our deeds

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Cultivates humility through repeated salutations to the divine

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A powerful conclusion to prayer, study and self-reflection

How to Chant Agne Naya Supatha Raye

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Best TimeAt the conclusion of prayer or study, at dawn or dusk, or when seeking right guidance

Recite this verse with deep sincerity when you seek divine guidance and purification, especially at the close of prayer, meditation or scriptural study. Picture Agni as the inner light leading you along the good path. It is the natural closing prayer of the Isha Upanishad; pronounce 'naya' (lead) and 'yuyodhi' (keep away the crooked) with feeling, and bow inwardly as you offer 'namaḥ' to the Lord.

Frequently Asked Questions

It means 'O Agni, lead us by the good path to (true) prosperity.' The seeker asks the divine fire, who knows all our paths and deeds, to guide him along the noble road, remove every misleading sin, and accepts the duty of offering abundant salutations in return.

It is the final verse (18) of the Isha Upanishad, which belongs to the Shukla Yajurveda, and it also appears in the Rigveda. It forms the closing prayer after the Upanishad's revelation of the supreme Self.

Agni here is far more than physical fire — he is the divine light, the inner guide and purifier who knows 'all our ways and deeds' (vishvani vayunani). The seeker turns to this inner fire to be led rightly and cleansed of all that leads astray.

The 'good path' (supatha) is the path of dharma and truth, and the 'wealth' (raye) is understood as the highest riches — spiritual fulfilment and liberation (moksha), not merely material gain.