Sukta 30
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras rubric; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī)
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ; Vasus; Ādityas (collective protective deities)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm by pada-count in critical edition)
Is mantra mein insaan ko lambi umar aur suraksha ke liye sab devtaon ki hifazat mein liya jata hai. Vishve Dev, Vasu aur Aditya sab milkar iski raksha karte hain taaki koi bhi maut isko na chhue. Yeh mantra insaan ko dusron ke karan hone wali maut se bachata hai. Devtaon ko charon dishaon mein sthapit karke iske aas-paas ek suraksha chakkar banaya jata hai. Is tarah vyakti ek achhi aur surakshit jagah mein rehta hai. Yeh charm na sirf vyakti ki suraksha karta hai balki puja ke sthan ko bhi safe rakhta hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
दीर्घायुःप्राप्तिः। विश्वे॑ देवा॒ वस॑वो॒ रक्ष॑ते॒ममु॒तादि॑त्या जागृ॒त यू॒यम॒स्मिन्। मेमं सना॑भिरु॒त वा॒न्यना॑भि॒र्मेमं प्राप॒त् पौरु॑षेयो व॒धो यः
Sab devta, sab Vasu log, is insaan ki raksha karo. Aaditya devta bhi, tum sab uspe nazar rakhna. Koi insaan isko maar na paaye. Na koi apna bhai-bhai, na koi begana, koi haath nahi lagaane paana chahiye.
Mantra 2
ये वो॑ देवाः पि॒तरो॒ ये च॑ पु॒त्राः सचे॑तसो मे शृणुते॒दमु॒क्तम्। सर्वे॑भ्यो वः॒ प॑रि ददाम्ये॒तं स्व॒स्त्येऽनं ज॒रसे॑ वहाथ
Hey bhagwan, pitra aur bete sab milkar suno meri baat. Main tum sab ko yeh dua de raha hoon. Aap log isko lekar budhe ho tak rakhna.
Mantra 3
ये दे॑वा दि॒वि ष्ठ ये पृ॑थि॒व्यां ये अ॒न्तरि॑क्ष॒ ओष॑धीषु प॒शुष्व॒प्स्व॑१न्तः । ते कृ॑णुत ज॒रस॒मायु॑र॒स्मै श॒तम॒न्यान् परि॑ वृणक्तु मृ॒त्यून्
Jo devta aasman mein hain, jo dharti pe hain, jo hawa mein hain, jo ped-paudhon mein hain, jaanwaron mein hain, paani mein hain, un sabse yeh dua hai ki is insaan ko lambi umar mile. Budha hone tak zinda rahe. Aur sau mauton se uski raksha ho.
Mantra 4
येषां॑ प्रया॒जा उ॒त वा॑नुया॒जा हु॒तभा॑गा अहु॒ताद॑श्च दे॒वाः । येषां॑ वः॒ पञ्च॑ प्र॒दिशो॒ विभ॑क्ता॒स्तान् वो अ॒स्मै स॑त्र॒सदः॑ कृणोमि
Jin devta ko yagya mein hissa milta hai, jo havan mein bethte hain, jo chizon ko grahan karte hain, un sab devta ko main is insaan ke liye bula raha hoon. Unki jagah taiyaar kar raha hoon. Woh log charon taraf se iski hifazat karenge.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to secure long life and safety by invoking the collective gods to prevent human-caused harm—especially violence from relatives or outsiders—and to seal protection in all directions.
No. The hymn functions primarily as a mantra-charm; materials are optional and only relevant if it is embedded in an offering setting (prayāja/anuyāja style oblations).
It ritualizes complete coverage of space: the four directions plus the center. By ‘establishing’ the gods in these regions, the beneficiary is placed inside a guarded enclosure where danger is less able to enter.
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