Sukta 142
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Yava (Barley) / Annam (Food) with apotropaic force against Āśani
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; common for AV prosperity charms)
Dieser kurze Paustika-Hymnus vergöttlicht Gerste/Nahrung als eine von selbst wachsende, sich selbst schützende Fülle, die zu einem großen, unerschöpflichen Vorrat anwächst. Er segnet Getreidehaufen und Vorratsgefäße mit Ausweitung (samṛddhi) und „Nicht-Schwund“ (akṣiti) und wendet ausdrücklich Unheil ab – besonders den himmlischen Schlag (āśani), der Saat oder Speicher verderben kann.
Mantras
Mantra 1
अन्नसमृद्धिः। उच्छ्र॑यस्व ब॒हुर्भ॑व॒ स्वेन॒ मह॑सा यव । मृ॒णी॒हि विश्वा॒ पात्रा॑णि॒ मा त्वा॑ दि॒व्याशनि॑र्वधीत्
Richte dich empor; sei überaus reichlich, o Gerste, aus deiner eigenen großen Kraft. Zerschmettere alle Gefäße (von Mangel und Schaden); der himmlische Blitz soll dich nicht treffen.
Mantra 2
आ॒शृ॒ण्वन्तं॒ यवं॑ दे॒वं यत्र॑ त्वाच्छा॒वदा॑मसि । तदुच्छ्र॑यस्व॒ द्यौरि॑व समु॒द्र इ॑वै॒ध्यक्षि॑तः
Die göttergleiche Gerste, die hört, wohin wir zu dir sprechen—dort richte dich empor: sei hoch wie der Himmel; wachse wie der Ozean, unerschöpflich.
Mantra 3
अक्षि॑तास्त उप॒सदोऽक्षि॑ताः सन्तु रा॒शयः॑ । पृ॒णन्तो॒ अक्षि॑ताः सन्त्व॒त्तारः॑ स॒न्त्वक्षि॑ताः
Unerschöpflich seien deine Besucher; unerschöpflich seien die Haufen. Unerschöpflich seien die Füllenden; unerschöpflich seien die Essenden.
Frequently Asked Questions
To increase barley/food stores and keep them from diminishing, while protecting the grain heap and storage vessels from harm and sudden disaster.
Āśani symbolizes destructive calamity—especially lightning or ruin that can strike crops or granaries. The hymn explicitly asks that this bolt not smite the barley or the store.
Akṣita means “unwasting” or “undiminishing.” The hymn applies it to heaps, guests, those who fill the stores, and those who eat—so abundance remains stable even through use and giving.
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