Sukta 29
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type benediction).
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas), Tvaṣṭṛ, Savitar (composite benedictive invocation).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (benedictive pādas; exact metrical classification may vary by pada-counting in recensional analysis).
AV 2.29 এটা দীৰ্ঘায়ু আৰু সমৃদ্ধিৰ আশীৰ্বাদমূলক মন্ত্র; ই লাভগ্ৰহণকাৰীৰ ভিতৰত দীৰ্ঘ জীৱন “ৰোপণ” কৰি, তাপৰ দেৱীয় শক্তি (অগ্নি), গঠন/সৃষ্টি-কাৰ্য (ত্বষ্টৃ) আৰু শুভ প্ৰেৰণা (সবিতৃ)ৰ জৰিয়তে তাক স্থিৰ কৰে। ইয়াত আয়ুষ্যক প্ৰজা (নিৰাপদ সন্ততি) আৰু ৰায়স্-পোষ (ধন-সম্পদৰ সজীৱ বৃদ্ধি)ৰ সৈতে একেলগে বাঁধি, শেষত পুনৰুদ্ধাৰ হোৱা, ক্ষয় নোহোৱা জীৱনীশক্তি (ঊৰ্জা) আৰু দীপ্তিময় কল্যাণ (বৰ্চস্)ৰ দাবীৰে আশীৰ্বাদ সীল-মোহৰ মাৰে।
Kind of charm
Mantras
Mantra 1
दीर्घायुष्यम्। पार्थि॑वस्य॒ रसे॑ देवा॒ भग॑स्य त॒न्वो॒३ बले॑ । आ॒यु॒ष्यऽम॒स्मा अ॒ग्निः सूर्यो वर्च॒ आ धा॒द् बृह॒स्पतिः॑
দীৰ্ঘায়ুষ্য হওক। পাৰ্থিৱ ৰসত, দেৱতাসকলে—ভগৰ অংশত, দেহৰ বলত—ই স্থাপন কৰিছে। এই মানুহৰ বাবে অগ্নি, সূৰ্য আৰু বৃহস্পতিয়ে আয়ুস আৰু বর্চস্ (তেজ) স্থাপন কৰক।
Mantra 2
आयु॑र॒स्मै धे॑हि जातवेदः प्रजां त्व॑ष्टरधि॒निधे॑ह्य॒स्मै। रा॒यस्पोषं॑ सवित॒रा सु॑वा॒स्मै श॒तं जी॑वाति श॒रद॒स्तवा॒यम्
হে জাতবেদস, এই মানুহজনক আয়ু দিয়া। হে ত্বষ্টৃ, ইয়াৰ ওপৰত প্ৰজা দৃঢ়কৈ স্থাপন কৰা। হে সবিতৃ, ইয়াৰ বাবে ধন-সম্পদৰ পুষ্টি-বৃদ্ধি প্ৰেৰণা কৰা। তোমাৰ অনুগ্ৰহত এই মানুহজন শত শৰৎ (শত বছৰ) জীয়াই থাকক।
Mantra 3
आ॒शीर्ण॒ ऊर्ज॑मु॒त सौ॑प्रजा॒स्त्वं दक्षं॑ धत्तं॒ द्रवि॑णं॒ सचे॑तसौ । जयं॒ क्षेत्रा॑णि॒ सह॑सा॒यमि॑न्द्र कृण्वा॒नो अ॒न्यानध॑रान्त्स॒पत्ना॑न्
আমালৈ আশীৰ্বাদ—পোষণকাৰী শক্তি আৰু সু-প্ৰজা (সন্তান-সমৃদ্ধি)। তুমি, আৰু একচিত্তে থকা তোমালোক দুয়ো, আমাৰ ভিতৰত দক্ষতা আৰু ধন-সম্পদ স্থাপন কৰা। হে ইন্দ্ৰ, বলৰে ক্ষেত্ৰসমূহ জয় কৰি, আমাৰ প্ৰতিদ্বন্দ্বী সপত্নসকলক তলত নমাই দিয়া।
Mantra 4
इन्द्रे॑ण द॒त्तो वरु॑णेन शि॒ष्टो म॒रुद्भि॑रु॒ग्रः प्रहि॑तो न॒ आग॑न्। ए॒ष वां॑ द्यावापृथिवी उ॒पस्थे॒ मा क्षु॑ध॒न्मा तृ॑षत्
ইন্দ্ৰে দত্ত, বৰুণে শিষ্ট (আদেশিত), মৰুদ্ভিৰ উগ্ৰঃ প্রহিত—ই আমাৰ ওচৰলৈ আহিল। হে দ্যাৱা-পৃথিৱী, এই (ভাৰ/আদেশ) তোমালোকৰ উপস্থত আছে; ই যেন ক্ষুধিত নহয়, ই যেন তৃষিত নহয়।
Mantra 5
ऊर्ज॑मस्मा ऊर्जस्वती धत्तं॒ पयो॑ अस्मै पयस्वती धत्तम्। ऊर्ज॑म॒स्मै द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी अ॑धातां॒ विश्वे॑ दे॒वा म॒रुत॒ ऊर्ज॒मापः॑
হে ঊৰ্জস্বতী, তেওঁৰ বাবে ঊৰ্জা (বল) স্থাপন কৰা; হে পয়স্বতী, তেওঁৰ বাবে দুগ্ধ স্থাপন কৰা। দ্যাৱা-পৃথিৱী তেওঁৰ বাবে ঊৰ্জা স্থাপন কৰক; বিশ্বে দেৱা, মৰুতগণ আৰু আপঃ (জলসমূহ)—(তেওঁলৈ) ঊৰ্জা (বল) দান কৰক।
Mantra 6
शि॒वाभि॑ष्टे॒ हृद॑यं तर्पयाम्यनमी॒वो मो॑दिषीष्ठाः सु॒वर्चाः॑ । स॒वा॒सिनौ॑ पिबतां म॒न्थमे॒तम॒श्विनो॑ रू॒पं प॑रि॒धाय॑ मा॒याम्
এই শিৱ, অভিষ্ট পানীয়ে মই হৃদয় তৃপ্ত কৰোঁ; তুমি ৰোগ-অপীড়িত নহওঁক, আনন্দিত হওঁক, আৰু সু-বৰ্চস (উজ্জ্বল তেজ) লৈ দীপ্ত হওঁক। অশ্বিন-দ্বয়, যথাবিধি সজ্জিত হৈ, নিজৰ ৰূপ আৰু মায়া (অদ্ভুত চিকিৎসাশক্তি) পৰিধান কৰি, এই মন্থ পান কৰক।
Mantra 7
इन्द्र॑ ए॒तां स॑सृजे विद्धो अग्र॑ ऊ॒र्जां स्व॒धाम॒जरां॒ सा त॑ ए॒षा। तया॒ त्वं जी॑व श॒रदः॑ सु॒वर्चा॒ मा त॒ आ सु॑स्रोद् भि॒षज॑स्ते अक्रन्
হে ইন্দ্ৰ, আঘাতপ্ৰাপ্ত হ’লেও আদিতে তুমি এইটো সৃষ্টি কৰি উলিয়াই দিলা—এই উৰ্জা, স্বধা-শক্তিসম্পন্ন, অজৰ, অবিনাশী; এইয়াই তোমাৰ বাবে। ইয়াৰ দ্বাৰা তুমি শৰৎ-শৰৎলৈকে জীয়াই থাকা, সুৱৰ্চা (উজ্জ্বল তেজ) সহ; ই তোমাৰ ওপৰত সোঁতাই নপৰক—কাৰণ ভিষজসকল (চিকিৎসক) তোমাৰ বাবে চিকিৎসা-কর্ম সম্পন্ন কৰিছে।
Inside Sukta 29
How it unfolds
- How it opens
The hymn opens by declaring long life as an established endowment, grounded in ‘earthly sap’ and apportioned auspiciously (Bhaga), with divine forces setting life and radiance in the person.
- What it asks
Explicit petitions ask Agni Jātavedas to bestow life, Tvaṣṭṛ to set progeny firmly, and Savitar to impel the thriving increase of wealth—culminating in the formula ‘may he live a hundred autumns.’
- Where its power lies
The mantra asserts that vital strength (ūrjā), self-potent and undecaying, has been sent forth as an effective remedial power; radiance and continuity are presented as the natural consequence of that implanted force.
- How it closes
It seals the blessing by averting the harmful ‘streaming/onrush’ of the condition and affirming that the healers have already wrought the cure—thereby fixing the result in speech.
Famous verses
śataṃ jīvāti śaradaḥ
dīrghāyuṣyam
ūrjāṃ svadhām ajarām
Kind of hymn
Paustika (Prosperity) / Āyuṣya (Longevity) with Prajā (Fertility) emphasis
What it is for
To establish long life (ideally ‘a hundred autumns’), bodily strength and radiance, secure progeny, and flourishing prosperity while preventing early decline or draining afflictions.
Who it is for
Householders and ritual specialists (Atharvan priests/vaidya-type healers) performing blessings for a named beneficiary—especially for health, fertility, and sustained well-being in the household.
Also used as
- Āyuṣya
- Bhaisajya
- Śāntika
The deity
A composite benedictive power-set: Agni as the all-knowing carrier of offerings and life-heat; Tvaṣṭṛ as the shaper who ‘sets’ progeny and bodily form; Savitar as the impeller who releases increase and auspicious motion; allied deities secure radiance, allotment, and protective counsel.
Powers of the deity
- Bestows and stabilizes āyus (life-span)
- Fixes prajā (progeny) and generative continuity
- Imparts varcas (radiance, vigor, social/physical brilliance)
- Increases rāyas-poṣa (thriving prosperity and nourishment)
- Averts premature decay and harmful ‘flowing/streaming’ conditions (wasting, hemorrhagic or draining afflictions in Atharvanic idiom)
- Ratifies the efficacy of healing work (bhiṣaj/ritual-physician agency)
Why the deity is called
They are invoked to confer a complete human good: long life anchored in bodily strength, fertility firmly ‘set,’ and wealth’s increase ‘impelled,’ with a final assurance that the remedy’s vital sap (ūrjā) is self-potent and unaging.
The seer
- Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa-type seer (generic attribution in this context)Atharvan. Āyuṣya and paustika benedictions: charms for long life, bodily strength (bala), radiance (varcas), fertility (prajā), and stable prosperity; often framed as “implanting” life and averting premature wasting.
Other hymns of this seer
- AV 2.28 (adjacent āyuṣya/paustika material, recensional proximity)
- AV 3.11 (āyuṣya-type long-life blessings, thematic parallel)
- AV 19.67 (dīrghāyuḥ/śataṃ śaradaḥ longevity formulae, later Atharvanic parallels)
Preparing for the rite
- Prepare a clean, quiet domestic space; seat the beneficiary facing east or toward the household fire.
- Arrange a small fire or lamp as Agni’s support; keep clean water and nourishing food (milk/ghee) ready as ‘pārthiva-rasa’ (earthly sap) symbolism.
- If used as a healing/āyuṣya rite, mark the beneficiary with a simple protective touch (water sprinkling) and establish intent (saṃkalpa) for āyus, prajā, and rāyas-poṣa.
The rite
- Recite the hymn over the beneficiary, beginning with the long-life establishment verses and moving to the explicit petitions to Agni Jātavedas, Tvaṣṭṛ, and Savitar.
- Offer a small oblation of ghee (or symbolic offering) at the Agni-invocations; alternatively, touch the head/heart with sanctified water while reciting āyuṣya pādas.
- Conclude with the sealing verse that affirms undecaying vital strength (ūrjā/svadhā) and the accomplished work of the healers (bhiṣaj), as a spoken ‘ratification.’
What it needs
- Fire or lamp (Agni support)
- Ghee or milk (nourishing ‘sap’ symbolism)
- Clean water for sprinkling/ācamana
- Optional: a simple thread/amulet to ‘hold’ the blessing (āyuṣya-bandhana)
When
Auspicious daytime (Savitar’s domain), preferably morning; also suitable at life-cycle moments (post-illness recovery, marriage/household establishment, conception/blessing rites).
The main substance
Ghee (ājya) offered to Agni as the stabilizing medium for āyuṣya and paustika increase
Amulets
- Protective thread/cord (āyuṣya-bandhana)
- Consecrated water as a portable protection (sprinkled or carried)
How it is prepared
Warm ghee (or milk) for a small offering; consecrate water by mantra-recitation; if using a thread, recite the key āyuṣya pādas while tying it on the right arm (or as local custom) to ‘hold’ life, progeny, and prosperity.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used as an āyuṣya–paustika blessing to secure long life, health and radiance, along with stable progeny and the flourishing increase of wealth for a beneficiary.
Agni is asked to bestow life, Tvaṣṭṛ to firmly ‘set’ progeny and bodily continuity, and Savitar to ‘impel’ prosperity and auspicious growth—together covering life, lineage, and livelihood.
It is a standard Vedic longevity formula meaning a full, complete lifespan—living through many yearly cycles with sustained strength, radiance (varcas), and freedom from premature decline.
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