Sukta 31
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly Atharvan/Angiras-type for such domestic formulas).
Devata: Āśāpāla (‘Guardian of Hopes’), a functional divine epithet; possibly a high god construed as fulfiller/protector of intentions.
Chandas: Mixed/irregular; predominantly Tr̥ṣṭubh-like cadence with Atharvanic flexibility (requires pada-count verification against the anukramaṇī).
Yeh mantra Ashapala ko bulata hai jo umeed puri karne wala hai. Woh char disha ke rakshak bhi sath aate hain. Yeh mantra dukh aur museebat ki bandhan se azaad karata hai. Ghar mein maa baap, gaay aur log sabke liye achha hota hai. Ashapala se prarthana hai ki khushali mile. Char disha ke devta sthirta dete hain. Nirruti ke phande se nijaat milti hai. Ant mein yeh kahte hain ki hum lambi tak sooraj dekhte rahein.
Mantras
Mantra 1
पाशमोचनम्। आशा॑नामाशापा॒लेभ्य॑श्च॒तुर्भ्यो॑ अ॒मृते॑भ्यः । इ॒दं भू॒तस्याध्य॑क्षेभ्यो वि॒धेम॑ ह॒विषा॑ व॒यम्
Yeh bandhan kholne wali baat hai. Chaar amar devta jo dishaon ke rakshak hain, unko havis chadha rahe hain. Jo praniyon par nazar rakhte hain, unko yeh samarpita karte hain.
Mantra 2
य आशा॑नामाशापा॒लाश्च॒त्वार॒ स्थन॑ देवाः । ते नो॒ निरृ॑त्याः॒ पाशे॑भ्यो मु॒ञ्चतांह॑सो अंहसः
Tum chaar devta ho jo dishaon ki raksha karte ho. Tum pakke khade raho. Hamein buri cheezon ki pash se azaad karo. Dukh se, aur phir se dukh se mukt karo.
Mantra 3
अस्रा॑मस्त्वा ह॒विषा॑ यजा॒म्यश्लो॑णस्त्वा घृ॒तेन॑ जुहोमि । य आशा॑नामाशापा॒लस्तु॒रीयो॑ दे॒वः स नः॑ सुभू॒तमेह व॑क्षत्
Main thakta nahi hoon, bhagwan ko havis se puja karta hoon. Ghee daal ke aag mein samarpita karta hoon. Woh bhagwan jo hamari umeed ka pala karta hai, woh chautha devta hai. Aasha hai woh hamare liye achha karega.
Mantra 4
स्व॒स्ति मा॒त्र उ॒त पि॒त्रे नो॑ अस्तु स्व॒स्ति गोभ्यो॒ जग॑ते॒ पुरु॑षेभ्यः । विश्वं॑ सुभू॒तं सु॑वि॒दत्रं॑ नो अस्तु॒ ज्योगे॒व दृ॑शेम॒ सूर्य॑म्
Hamari maa aur papa dono pe bhagwan ki kripa rahe. Gaay-bhains aur sab jaanwar pe bhi shanti rahe. Saari duniya mein accha ho, sabko milta rahe. Jab tak suraj chamakta hai, tab tak hum bhi suraj ko dekhte rahein.
Frequently Asked Questions
Āśāpāla means “Guardian of Hopes.” In this hymn it is a divine power that protects intentions, stabilizes prosperity, and brings the desired well-being into the household.
Nirṛti represents misfortune and dissolution. Her “nooses” are a metaphor for binding distress—constraints, ill-luck, peril, or affliction—from which the hymn asks to be released.
The hymn seeks “subhūti,” a state of auspicious thriving (health, success, prosperity), and it seals the blessing with a longevity prayer: “may we long behold the Sun.”
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