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Devata: Agni-Viṣṇu (dual).
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Dieser kurze, zweistrophige Hymnus ruft die Zwillingsgottheiten Agni–Viṣṇu an, die Ghee-Oblation zu tragen und zu genießen, damit die Darbringung vom Hausfeuer in die göttliche Sphäre richtig übermittelt werde. Indem er den „geheimen Namen/Weg des Ghee“ preist und darum bittet, Agnis Zunge möge ihn nach oben tragen, zielt der Sūkta darauf, vollständigen häuslichen Wohlstand zu sichern, versinnbildlicht durch die „sieben Schätze“, die in jedem Haus gegenwärtig sind, in dem das Ritual vollzogen wird.
Mantra 1
अग्नाविष्णू। अग्ना॑विष्णू॒ महि॒ तद् वां॑ महि॒त्व पा॒थो घृ॒तस्य॒ गुह्य॑स्य॒ नाम॑ । दमे॑दमे स॒प्त रत्ना॒ दधा॑नौ॒ प्रति॑ वां जि॒ह्वा घृ॒तमा च॑रण्यात्
Agni und Viṣṇu: groß — ja, groß — ist eure Macht; der Trank aus Ghee, dessen Name verborgen ist. In Haus um Haus tragt ihr die sieben Schätze; zu euch möge die Zunge das Ghee zum Kosten hintragen.
Mantra 2
अग्ना॑विष्णू॒ महि॒ धाम॑ प्रि॒यं॑ वां॑ वी॒थो घृ॒तस्य॒ गुह्या॑ जुषा॒णौ। दमे॑दमे सुष्टु॒त्या वा॑वृधा॒नौ प्रति॑ वां जि॒ह्वा घृ॒तमुच्च॑रण्यात्
Agni und Viṣṇu, groß ist euer lieber Glanz; den Weg des Ghee – seine verborgenen Kräfte – genießt ihr beide. In jedem Haus, durch gutes Lob wachsend, möge die Zunge euch das Ghee hoch empor entsenden.
Agni is the carrier and taster of the offering through the fire, while Viṣṇu represents the all-pervading reach and fulfillment of the rite. Together they ensure the oblation both travels correctly and yields stable results.
In Vedic idiom, “seven treasures” signifies complete prosperity—food, cattle/wealth, strength, protection, good offspring/continuity, good repute, and overall well-being—rather than a single literal set of items.
No. The hymn is centered on ghṛta offered into a properly tended fire, supported by clear recitation and praise (suṣṭuti). No herbs or amulets are indicated within these two verses.
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