Sukta 71
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not recoverable from the single verse alone)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
يُقيم هذا النشيد الرَّكْشُوغْنَا ذو البيت الواحد أغني حصناً حيّاً—كسورٍ واقٍ—حول المستوطنة، مُحيطاً الجماعة بذكاءٍ وقوةٍ ناريَّين. وبإرساء أغني المُلهَم (vipra) يومياً بوصفه خطَّ المحيط، يهدف المانترا إلى صدِّ المعتدين وكسرهم وقتلهم—من البشر أو من الكائنات الشيطانية—الذين يهدِّدون الحيِّز المُسوَّر.
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
It means treating the sacred fire as an encircling boundary-power: Agni is envisioned not only in the hearth but as a protective ring around the home or settlement.
Because the protection is meant to be renewed regularly; the mantra frames security as a daily re-establishment of Agni’s guarding presence.
No. In Atharvavedic usage, ‘assailants’ can include human attackers as well as rakṣas and other harmful influences; Agni is invoked to repel and destroy any hostile intrusion.
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