Sukta 70
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late book)
Devata: Indra, Sūrya, Viśve Devāḥ, and Āyus
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like with rubric
এই এক-মন্ত্ৰৰ দীঘলীয়া আয়ুৰ মন্ত্রচাৰণত ধাৰণকাৰী দেৱতাসকল—ইন্দ্ৰ, সূৰ্য আৰু বিশ্বে দেৱাঃ—ক অনুৰোধ কৰা হয় যাতে পাঠকক পূৰ্ণায়ুঃ (“সম্পূৰ্ণ আয়ু”)ত প্ৰতিষ্ঠা কৰে। নিজৰ প্ৰাণশক্তিক দেৱতাসকলৰ জীৱন্ত, স্থায়ী জীৱনীশক্তিৰ সৈতে সামঞ্জস্য কৰি, এই সূক্তটো “সমগ্ৰ জীৱনটো সম্পূৰ্ণকৈ জীয়াই থকাৰ” বাবে এক সংক্ষিপ্ত দৃঢ়োক্তি-প্ৰাৰ্থনা ৰূপে কাৰ্য কৰে।
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used for longevity and life-stability—praying to live out a full, complete lifespan (pūrṇāyuḥ, sarvam āyuḥ).
It aligns the reciter with the gods as sustainers of vitality: as they ‘live’ and uphold life in the world, that living power is invoked to sustain the person’s own āyus.
No. This hymn is self-contained; it works as a spoken longevity affirmation-prayer, ideally recited with clear intention (saṅkalpa), often at sunrise or during recovery.
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