Sukta 68
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (late technical verse).
Devata: Avyasa and Vyacas (paired powers); secondarily Veda/Brahman as efficacious speech.
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like with anuṣṭubh cadence; often treated as a technical mantra rather than strict metrical verse.
Este himno técnico de un solo mantra autoriza la acción ritual védica al narrar la «recuperación» o manifestación del Veda desde su ocultamiento, para que los ritos puedan realizarse con certeza. Al invocar las potencias emparejadas Avyāsa y Vyācas, el oficiante abre simbólicamente una «cavidad» oculta (bilá) mediante una māyā operativa (eficacia ritual), extrae la palabra védica y con ello garantiza la corrección y el fruto del karman.
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
They are paired personified powers invoked to make hidden Vedic potency manifest—opening what is concealed and enabling Vedic speech to function effectively in the rite.
It is a ritual-symbolic image for removing concealment or obstruction—opening a hidden locus so the Veda (effective sacred speech) can be ‘brought forth’ into the ritual.
Typically right before beginning a Veda-enjoined ceremony, or when the performer wants to reaffirm legitimacy and efficacy—so the subsequent karman proceeds correctly and bears fruit.
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