Sukta 19
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution for this verse is not securely determinable from the single mantra alone)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (exact metrical diagnosis requires full hymn context and pada scansion)
Este breve himno a Agni es un contrahechizo atharvánico compacto que devuelve la intención hostil a quien la envía, aprovechando el arciṣ (llama), el śocis (calor abrasador) y el tejas (esplendor) de Agni. Funciona como una «reversión» ritualizada (praty-), buscando quemar, abrasar y despotenciar a quien odia al ejecutante, y a la vez proteger el hogar mediante el poder controlado del fuego.
Mantras
Mantra 1
शत्रुनाशनम्। अग्ने॒ यत् ते॒ तप॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ तप॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Śatrunāśanam. Oh Agni, con ese tapas tuyo (ardor, calor de la ascesis) — con él, en retribución, abrasa a quien nos odia, a quien tenemos por enemigo.
Mantra 2
अग्ने॒ यत् ते॒ हर॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ हर॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Oh Agni, con ese haras tuyo — ese golpe ardiente, tu calor — hiere en retribución a quien nos odia, a quien nosotros mismos odiamos.
Mantra 3
अग्ने॒ यत् ते॒ऽर्चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रत्य॑र्च॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Oh Agni, con esa llama tuya, arde de vuelta contra él — contra quien nos odia, a quien odiamos.
Mantra 4
अग्ने॒ यत् ते॑ शो॒चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ शोच॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Oh Agni, con esa llama tuya (śociṣ) — con ella, en retribución, abrasa a quien nos odia, a quien nosotros mismos odiamos.
Mantra 5
अग्ने॒ यत् ते॒ तेज॒स्तेन॒ तम॑ते॒जसं॑ कृणु॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Oh Agni, con ese resplandor tuyo, déjalo sin resplandor — a quien nos odia, a quien nosotros odiamos.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to protect oneself and one’s household by ritually reversing hatred or harmful intent back onto the person who is sending it.
Agni is the visible, immediate power of fire; the hymn treats his flame and heat as an executable force that can burn, scorch, and neutralize an enemy’s potency.
The primary ‘substance’ is the fire itself. Traditional performance may add kindling and a small oblation, but the hymn’s main mechanism is directing Agni’s arciṣ/śocis/tejas through recitation.
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