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Yah sukta Prithvi ko bulata hai jo sab ka aadhaar hai. Agni ke zariye ghar aur zameen ko saaf karte hain. Pitron ko bitha kar unki shanti se unka aashirwad lete hain. Ghar se bimari aur kharabi ko bhagaya jata hai. Brahmin ki gay aur kisi ki property ka haq bachaya jata hai. Yeh sab karke zameen aur ghar mein shanti aur sudh aati hai.
Yeh sukta Prithvi mata ki tareef karta hai jo sabko apni god mein rakhti hai. Ismein dharti ko sone jaisi chamakdar bataya gaya hai jo sabse mazboot hai. Woh ped-paudhon, jaanwaron aur logon ko apne oopar sahelti hai. Jab hum dharti ko samman dete hain to woh asman sadne wali cheezein theek karti hai. Yeh gaana logon ko yahan basne ka haq deta hai aur unki zindagi achi banata hai. Ismein shakti aur khushali maangi gayi hai jo wahan rehne walon ko milti hai.
Is mantra mein Agni ko bulaya gaya hai, khaas kar Sankasuka naam se. Wo sab tarah ke daag dho deta hai, jo puja ke kaam mein dikkat laate hain. Isse jo yajya karta hai, wo phir se puja ke layak ho jata hai. Ek khaas aag hai jo maut se judi hai, use alag rasta diya gaya hai. Wo pitron ke raste par bhej di gayi hai taaki jeevon par asar na kare. Aakhir mein dushman taakatein peeche ho jaati hain aur insaan ko lambi umar ke saath aage bheja jata hai.
Is mantra mein pitron ko unki sahi disha mein bithaya jata hai. Yama se sahayog maanga jata hai taaki shradh ka kaj sahi se ho. Hawan ke liye sthan banaya jata hai aur use surakshit kiya jata hai. Dishao, bartan aur ghas ki asan se ek suraksha chakar banaya jata hai. Isse jeevane walo ki umar badhti hai aur pitron ko shanti milti hai. Maut aur dukh ko ek silsile mein badal diya jata hai.
Yeh mantra ghar mein chhupi hui balaon ko pakad kar bhagata hai. Aag, jaayadaad kho jana, bimari aur kala jadu sab ka naam leta hai. Ye sab ko burhi aurat ya bura shakhs jaisa dikhata hai. Mantra kehta hai ki gai, bachche aur ghar ki suraksha karni hai. Har bura shakhs ya nishani ko pehchante hain aur usse door bhagate hain. Ghar ka kaam theek se chalane ka faisla karte hain.
Ye mantra Brahman ke gai ko chheda nahi ja sakta, ye batata hai. Is gai ko Brahman ki dhanush ki taar mana gaya hai. Agar koi is gai ko lekar bhagne ki koshish karega to use bada dosh lagega. Us par shraap padega aur wo jal kar marne ki taraf jayega. Raja logon ko ye samajhna chahiye ki Brahman ki gai chhena paap hai. Ye raja ke kanoon ko dharam ke sath jodta hai.
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