Sukta 114
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Varcas/Tejas (as transferable power); implicitly the operator’s will as agent
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (needs metrical verification)
Dieser kurze, aus zwei Mantren bestehende Hymnus verbindet ein aggressives tejas-haraṇa (Aneignung des varcas/tejas des Feindes) mit einer apotropäischen Austreibung von Krankheit, bedrängender Verfolgung und feindlicher Rede. Er wirkt, indem er die Strahlkraft rhetorisch von den Hauptsitzen des Zieles (Schultern, Herz, Gesicht) «emporhebt» und den Gewinn anschließend versiegelt, indem er die Heimsuchungen vertreibt; Agni und Soma werden als Bezwinger bösartiger Mächte angerufen.
Mantras
Mantra 1
शत्रुनाशनम्। आ ते॑ ददे व॒क्षणा॑भ्य॒ आ ते॒ऽहं हृद॑याद् ददे । आ ते॒ मुख॑स्य॒ सङ्का॑शा॒त् सर्वं॑ ते॒ वर्च॒ आ द॑दे
Von deinen Schultern nehme ich es zu mir; aus deinem Herzen nehme ich es, ja ich. Aus dem Glanz deines Antlitzes nehme ich mir all deinen Schimmer, all deine Herrlichkeit.
Mantra 2
प्रेतो य॑न्तु॒ व्याऽध्यः॒ प्रानु॒ध्याः प्रो अश॑स्तयः । अ॒ग्नी र॑क्ष॒स्विनी॑र्हन्तु॒ सोमो॑ हन्तु दुरस्य॒तीः
Fort von hier sollen die Krankheiten gehen, fort die nachsetzenden Bedrängnisse, fort die bösen Verleumdungen. Agni soll die dämonischen Hüterinnen erschlagen; Soma soll die übelgesinnten Mächte erschlagen.
Frequently Asked Questions
It means a person’s radiance—vital strength, courage, authority, and social brilliance—treated as a transferable power that can be diminished in one person and increased in another.
They function as symbolic ‘seats’ of strength and presence: shoulders for bearing/power, heart for resolve, and face for visible brilliance. Naming them makes the transfer act total and concrete.
Both. The first verse is aggressive (taking an opponent’s varcas), while the second verse is protective and cleansing, sending away disease and hostile speech and calling on Agni and Soma to strike harmful forces.
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