Sukta 32
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (edition-dependent Anukramaṇī attribution).
Devata: Agni (implied by āhuti-vṛdh and approach to the oblation-fed power), or a generalized life-bestower.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (common in āyuṣya formulae; edition-dependent).
এই এক-মন্ত্ৰীয়া আয়ুষ্য সূক্তত আমি প্ৰিয়, যুৱ আৰু আহুতিদ্বাৰা বৃদ্ধি পোৱা শক্তি (আহুতি-বৃধ)ৰ ওচৰলৈ শ্ৰদ্ধাৰে আগবাঢ়ি যাওঁ, আৰু পাঠকৰ বাবে দীঘলীয়া আয়ু দান কৰিবলৈ প্ৰাৰ্থনা কৰোঁ। ‘উপ…অগন্ম’ ধৰণৰ ভক্তিময় নৈকট্য আৰু ‘বিভৃতো নমঃ’ ধৰণৰ নমস্কাৰ বহন কৰাৰ দ্বাৰা মন্ত্রটোৱে দীঘলীয়া আয়ুক সঠিকভাৱে পোষিত পবিত্ৰ শক্তিৰ পৰা মুক্ত হোৱা দান হিচাপে চিত্ৰিত কৰে—গৃহস্থালীৰ অগ্নিত সেয়া স্বাভাৱিকভাৱে অগ্নিকেই বুজায়।
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
It is recited to obtain dīrghāyus—long life—by approaching the oblation-strengthened sacred power (commonly understood as Agni) with reverence.
The epithet āhuti-vṛdh (“grown by oblations”) naturally points to Agni, who is strengthened by offerings in the household fire and can then bestow vitality and duration.
No. The core rite is minimal: focused recitation and, ideally, a small ghee āhuti into a clean domestic flame, accompanied by a clear intention for long life.
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