Sukta 106
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly Atharvan/Angiras-type for Agni-śānti material)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas, Prācetas)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed; requires metrical verification against pada count)
Dieses einversige Agni-Gebet wirkt als kompaktes Prāyaścitta: Es bekennt selbst feine Verfehlungen — Gedächtnislücken oder ein Überschreiten des gebührenden Maßes — im Ritual oder im Verhalten und bittet Agni, den Verehrer vor ihren Folgen zu schützen. Indem Agni als Jātavedas und Prācetas (der Allwissende) angerufen wird, erstrebt der Hymnus Reinigung, Schutz und die Gabe der „amṛtatva“ — vitale Kontinuität, Langlebigkeit und glückverheißendes Wohlergehen — für einen selbst und die Gefährten.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It addresses unintended mistakes—especially forgetfulness, omission, or overstepping proper measure in a rite or disciplined conduct—and asks Agni to protect the person from the results.
These titles stress Agni’s all-knowing nature: he “knows what is born/what has occurred” and is “foreknowing,” so he can recognize even subtle, unspoken faults and purify them.
A full sacrifice is not required; it can be recited before a household fire as a brief atonement. A small ghee offering is traditional and fitting, but the core act is confession and invocation of Agni’s protection.
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