Atharva Veda Anuvaka 2
Kanda 158 Suktas91 Mantras

Anuvaka 2

Is adhyaya mein Vratya naam ka ek aisa vyakti bataya gaya hai jo bahar se aata hai par usmein badi shakti hoti hai. Yeh text batata hai ki us Vratya ko sahi tarah se kaise swikar karna hai. Uski body ko samajh ke usmein saal ke seasons aur din raat jaise elements ko dekha jata hai. Uske pran, apan aur vyan ko brahmand ke saath joda jata hai. Jab woh aata hai to uske liye sahi bolna aur svaha jaise shabd bolne ka niyam hai. Yeh sahi bolna aur mehmaan nawazi karne se ghar mein shanti aur samriddhi aati hai. Agar galat bolen ya galat karen to problem ho sakti hai. Isliye is text mein bataya hai ki kaise us shaktishali aagmanik ke saamne sahi reet pe behave karna hai.

Suktas in Anuvaka 2

Sukta 11

Is adhyaya mein Vratya ki baat ki gayi hai jo ek khaas ritual wala insaan hai. Uski baat mein itni taakat hai ki jo woh kehta hai woh sach ho jata hai. Agar woh prosperity aur logon ki pasand maangta hai toh woh mil jati hai. Yeh mantra kehte hain ki Vratya ki speech hi sab kuch real kar deti hai. Jo is baat ko samajhta hai uski ichha poori hoti hai. Priya matlab logon ka acceptance aur nikama matlab wish poori hona dono mil jate hain.

Rishi: Vrātya-speculation section (traditional attribution varies; often treated as Atharvanic/brāhmaṇa-style prose-verse without a single fixed ṛṣi in later lists) | Devata: Vrātya (as empowered ritual persona); efficacy grounded in ‘speech-as-power’ | 11 Mantras

Sukta 12

Is mantra mein Vratya ko guest ki tarah lene ka bataya gaya hai. Vratya ka power bahut hota hai, isliye usse sambhal ke rakhna padta hai. Agar ghar mein Agnihotra chal raha ho to Vratya ko sahi tarike se bulana zaroori hai. Galti na ho isliye usko acche se treat karna chahiye. Sahi gyan aur mehman-nawazi se koi dosh nahi lagta. Isse bhagwan bhi khush hote hain aur offering accept karte hain. Ye mantra ek tarah ka safety rule hai jo danger ko protection mein badal deta hai. Sahi khatir-dari se Vratya ka power aapke liye faydemand ho jata hai.

Rishi: Vratya dossier tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent) | Devata: Vrātya (as potent personage) / Agni (contextual) | 11 Mantras

Sukta 13

Is mantra mein Vratya ke baare mein baat hai jo bahar ka aadmi hai par bahut taqat wala. Agar hum use sahi se pehchan lein aur acche se mehmaan bana lein to humein punya milta hai. Yeh bataya hai ki punya se hum acche jagah pahunch sakte hain - dharti par, aasman mein, kahin bhi. Yeh acche jagah humare liye assets ki tarah hain jo sahi karte se milte hain. Lekin Vratya ka power khatarnaak bhi hai, isliye sambhal ke rehna padta. Mantra mein paani mangne aur gherne ka bataya hai taaki uska power control mein rahe. Sahi tarike se karne se hum safe rehte hain aur acche lok jeet lete hain.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Vratya-cycle) | Devata: Loka/puṇya (merit-realms) as the effective object; implicitly the Vratya as merit-conduit | 14 Mantras

Sukta 14

Is chapter mein bataya gaya hai ki svaha jaise shabd kaise kaam karte hain. Yeh shabd khana khane wali shaktiyan ban jate hain. Har disha aur devta kisi na kise shabd se juda hai. Agar hum sahi jaan ke saath shabd bolte hain to fayda milta hai. Khana aur paisa aasani se milta hai. Yeh gyan humein sikhaata hai ki shubh bolne se barkat aati hai. Sahi tarika se bola gaya shabd asar karta hai. Isliye gyan aur sahi bol dono zaroori hain.

Rishi: Traditionally treated as brāhmaṇa-style anonymous/collective Atharvanic exposition within AV 15 (often not assigned to a single ṛṣi in the manner of RV hymns). | Devata: Agni (as annāda) and the svāhā-formula personified as efficacious speech. | 24 Mantras

Sukta 15

Is mantra mein Vratya ko ek aisa cosmic insaan bataya gaya hai. Uske saans aur praan ko bade bade taakaton ke saath joda gaya hai. Ye taakatein samaj aur brahmand dono ki main cheezein hain. Aise connections dikhake Vratya ko bhi ek pavitra status diya ja raha hai. Isse ye samajh aata hai ki wo log bhi is samaj ka hissa ban sakte hain. Mantra mein koi maang nahi hai, bas ye bataya ja raha hai ki sab kaise juda hai. Ye connections dikhana hi ek tarah ka ritual hai jo sabko maan deta hai. Isse samaj mein prosperity aati hai aur sab theek se chalta hai.

Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic seers in the Vratya book (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition). | Devata: Vrātya (as cosmic person) / bandhu-identifications to follow | 9 Mantras

Sukta 16

Is mantra mein Vratya ke niche ki saans yaani apan ko dikhaya gaya hai. Isme Amavasya, yagya aur dakshina ko Vratya ke apan ke hisse bataya gaya hai. Yeh batata hai ki insaan ki saans hi yagya aur samay ka asli base hai. Isse Vratya ko bhi vedic system mein jagah mil gayi. Jo log bahar the, woh ab andar aa gaye. Saans hi sab kuch chalati hai, yeh iska seedha matlab hai.

Rishi: Vratya (mythic/cosmic subject; traditional attribution varies in ancillary lists) | Devata: Vratya / Prāṇa-functions (here Apāna) as cosmic principle | 7 Mantras

Sukta 17

Is mantra mein Vratya ki shakti ko poori dharati se joda gaya hai. Uski saans ki taakat aasman aur dishaon mein faili hai. Waqt ke chakr ko bhi uski shakti se joda gaya hai. Isse duniya aur samay dono pavitra ho jaate hain. Vratya ko sab kuchh ka malik dikhaya gaya hai. Ant mein amar hone ka vardaan milta hai jo raksha karta hai.

Rishi: Vratya (subject of the hymn; traditional r̥ṣi attributions are ancillary and variable) | Devata: Vratya / Vyāna; Earth as correlated manifestation | 10 Mantras

Sukta 18

Is mantra mein Vratya ko poore brahmand se joda gaya hai. Suraj aur chand uski aankhein banaye gaye hain. Din aur raat uske naak ke sorakh hain. Saal uska sar hai. Is tarah se Vratya ko samajhne mein aasani ho gayi. Jo log samajh se bahar the, woh ab raksha ka zariya ban gaye. Din aur raat ke chakr se Vratya ko niyantran mein rakha gaya hai. Ab woh dushman nahi, balki samman ka paatra hai.

Rishi: Traditionally associated with Vrātya-speculation in AV 15 (exact r̥ṣi assignment varies by anukramaṇī tradition). | Devata: Vrātya (personified liminal sacral power). | 5 Mantras

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