Sukta 8
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late Saunaka śānti corpus; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Savitar (as expeller/impeller of disorder)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.; late Atharvanic śānti style)
Is mantra mein Savitar ko bulaya jaata hai jo buri cheezein door bhaga sakta hai. Ye mantra un sab shakunon ko hatata hai jo achhe nahi maane jaate jaise kharab awaazein ya kisi ki burai karna. Jab koi baar baar chhinkta hai ya khaali bartan ka sign dikhta hai to ye ashubh maana jaata hai. Savitar ko isliye pukara jaata hai ki woh is gadbad ko bahar phenk de. Iske baad svasti aur abhaya ke shabd bol kar rite complete kiya jaata hai. Din aur raat dono ko namaskar kiya jaata hai taaki poore din achha rahe. Is tarah se is mantra se phir se achha mahaul banaya jaata hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
नक्षत्राणी। यानि॒ नक्ष॑त्राणि दि॒व्य॑१न्तरि॑क्षे अ॒प्सु भूमौ॒ यानि॒ नगे॑षु दि॒क्षु। प्रक॑ल्पयंश्च॒न्द्रमा॒ यान्येति॒ सर्वा॑णि॒ ममै॒तानि॑ शि॒वानि॑ सन्तु
Jo taare aasman mein hain, hawa mein hain, paani mein hain, dharti par hain. Jo pahadon par hain, chaaron disha mein hain. Chandrama un sabko apni raah pe chalata hai. Woh sab taare mere liye achhe hon. Meri bhala karein.
Mantra 2
अ॒ष्टा॒विं॒शानि॑ शि॒वानि॑ श॒ग्मानि॑ स॒ह योगं॑ भजन्तु मे । योगं॒ प्र प॑द्ये॒ क्षेमं॑ च॒ क्षेमं॒ प्र प॑द्ये॒ योगं॑ च॒ नमो॑ऽहोरा॒त्राभ्या॑मस्तु
Aathais taare jo achhe hain, woh mujhe safalta dein. Main safalta paaoon, safe rahoon. Safe rahoon, safalta paaoon. Din aur raat ko namaskar hai. Woh mujhe achha rakhein.
Mantra 3
स्वस्ति॑तं मे सुप्रा॒तः सु॑सा॒यं सु॑दि॒वं सु॑मृ॒गं सु॑श॒कुनं॑ मे अस्तु । सु॒हव॑मग्ने स्व॒स्त्य॑१मर्त्यं॑ ग॒त्वा पुन॒राया॑भि॒नन्द॑न्
Yeh mantra mangta hai ki subah acchi ho, shaam acchi ho, din accha ho. Jungle mein bhi kismet saath ho, acche shakun milen. Agni bhagwan ko bulana aasan hai. Woh amar shanti de. Bahar jao, kaam karo, aur khush hoke wapas aao.
Mantra 4
अ॒नु॒ह॒वं प॑रिह॒वं प॑रिवा॒दं प॑रिक्ष॒वम्। सर्वै॑र्मे रिक्तकु॒म्भान् परा॒ तान् स॑वितः सुव
Savitar bhagwan se dua hai ki woh humse door bhaga de. Logon ki badbada, ghumne wali baatein, ilzam lagana, aur chhinkna, yeh sab buri cheezein hata de. Khali bartan bhi humse door kar de. Savitar in sab ko le ja.
Mantra 5
अ॒प॒पा॒पं प॑रिक्ष॒वं पुण्यं॑ भक्षी॒महि॒ क्षव॑म्। शि॒वा ते॑ पाप॒ नासि॑कां॒ पुण्य॑गश्चा॒भि मे॑हताम्
Jab koi chhinkta hai, woh paap nahi hai. Yeh achhi cheez hai, isse apna lo. Naak se jo bura nikle woh buri cheez pe lage. Achhi cheez humare liye kaam kare.
Mantra 6
इ॒मा या ब्र॑ह्मणस्पते॒ विषु॑ची॒र्वात॒ ईर॑ते । स॒ध्रीची॑रिन्द्र॒ ताः कृ॒त्वा मह्यं॑ शि॒वत॑मास्कृधि
Hawa udne lagti hai, idhar-udhar bhagt hai. Brahmanaspati aur Indra se pooja hai ki woh hawa ko theek karein. Saath mein chalayein, humare liye achhi banayein.
Mantra 7
स्व॒स्ति नो॑ अ॒स्त्वभ॑यं नो अस्तु॒ नमो॑ऽहोर॒त्राभ्या॑मस्तु
Humari bhala ho, humein koi dar na ho. Din aur raat dono ko pranaam hai. Dono humare saath rehein.
Frequently Asked Questions
In Atharvanic omen-logic, recurrent sneezing can be read as a disturbance-sign at liminal moments (speech, departure, ritual). The hymn treats it as an inauspicious signal to be expelled so the undertaking proceeds under svasti (welfare).
An empty vessel symbolizes lack, void, or misfortune entering the household sphere. By naming it and commanding Savitar to send it away, the rite converts a negative sign into something removed beyond the boundary.
The final verse installs two states—svasti (wellbeing) and abhaya (fearlessness)—and offers homage to Day and Night, implying uninterrupted protection through the entire daily cycle.
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