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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Yava (Barley) / Annam (Food) with apotropaic force against Āśani
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; common for AV prosperity charms)
Este breve himno paustika deifica la cebada/el alimento como una abundancia que crece por sí misma y se protege a sí misma, elevándose hasta convertirse en una gran reserva inagotable. Bendice los montones de grano y los recipientes de almacenamiento con expansión (samṛddhi) y «no merma» (akṣiti), a la vez que aparta explícitamente la calamidad —en especial el golpe celeste (āśani) que puede arruinar los cultivos o los graneros.
Mantra 1
अन्नसमृद्धिः। उच्छ्र॑यस्व ब॒हुर्भ॑व॒ स्वेन॒ मह॑सा यव । मृ॒णी॒हि विश्वा॒ पात्रा॑णि॒ मा त्वा॑ दि॒व्याशनि॑र्वधीत्
Álzate en lo alto; sé sobremanera abundante, oh Cebada, por tu propia gran fuerza. Aplasta todos los recipientes (de carencia y de daño); que el rayo celestial no te hiera.
Mantra 2
आ॒शृ॒ण्वन्तं॒ यवं॑ दे॒वं यत्र॑ त्वाच्छा॒वदा॑मसि । तदुच्छ्र॑यस्व॒ द्यौरि॑व समु॒द्र इ॑वै॒ध्यक्षि॑तः
La Cebada, semejante a un dios, que escucha—adonde te hablamos—allí álzate: sé alta como el cielo; crece como el océano, inagotable.
Mantra 3
अक्षि॑तास्त उप॒सदोऽक्षि॑ताः सन्तु रा॒शयः॑ । पृ॒णन्तो॒ अक्षि॑ताः सन्त्व॒त्तारः॑ स॒न्त्वक्षि॑ताः
Inagotables sean tus visitantes; inagotables sean los montones. Inagotables sean los que llenan; inagotables sean los que comen.
To increase barley/food stores and keep them from diminishing, while protecting the grain heap and storage vessels from harm and sudden disaster.
Āśani symbolizes destructive calamity—especially lightning or ruin that can strike crops or granaries. The hymn explicitly asks that this bolt not smite the barley or the store.
Akṣita means “unwasting” or “undiminishing.” The hymn applies it to heaps, guests, those who fill the stores, and those who eat—so abundance remains stable even through use and giving.
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