Sukta 12
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly classed under Atharvan/Āṅgirasa protective charms)
Devata: Dyāvāpr̥thivī and Antárikṣa (cosmic regions) with Vāta as guardian; also the personified Kṣetrasya Patnī (Field’s Lady)
Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/irregular in Atharvanic transmission; requires metrical verification against pada counts)
Is mantra mein jo karta hai woh apna ilaka aasman aur dharti ke beech fix karta hai. Dushman ki buri nazar wapas usi par padti hai. Jo shakti hamare upar bheji gayi thi woh ab us sender ko jala deti hai. Indra us dimaag kharab karne wale ko gira dete hain. Phir Agni Jatavedas aake hamara pair, saans aur bolne ki shakti wapas theek karte hain. Yeh ek tarah ka protection mantra hai jo hamare ilake ko surakshit rakhta hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
शत्रुनाशनम्। ५ सोम्यासः पितरः, ६ मरुतः, ७ यमसादनम्, ब्रह्म, ८ अग्निः। द्यावा॑पृथिवी उ॒र्व॑१न्त॑रिक्षं॒ क्षेत्र॑स्य॒ पत्न्यु॑रुगा॒योऽद्भु॑तः । उ॒तान्तरिक्ष॑मु॒रु वात॑गोपं॒ त इ॒ह त॑प्यन्तां॒ मयि॑ त॒प्यमा॑ने
Aasmaan aur dharti, aur beech ka space, yeh sab bade taakatwar hain. Hawa bhi yehi hai, jo sab sambhaal ke rakhta hai. Jab mujhpar koi hamla kare, toh yeh sab taakatein usse jala den.
Mantra 2
इ॒दं दे॑वाः शृणुत॒ ये य॒ज्ञिया॒ स्थ भ॒रद्वा॑जो॒ मह्य॑मु॒क्थानि॑ शंसति । पाशे॒ स ब॒द्धो दु॑रि॒ते नि यु॑ज्यतां॒ यो अ॒स्माकं॒ मन॑ इ॒दं हि॒नस्ति॑
Hey devata, suno, Bharadwaj mera liye bhajan ga raha hai. Jo hamare dimaag ko bigaadna chahta hai, usse pakad ke rassi se baandh do. Use buri tarah phans jaane do.
Mantra 3
इ॒दमि॑न्द्र शृणुहि सोमप॒ यत् त्वा॑ हृ॒दा शोच॑ता॒ जोह॑वीमि । वृ॒श्चामि॒ तं कुलि॑शेनेव वृ॒क्षं यो अ॒स्माकं॒ मन॑ इ॒दं हि॒नस्ति॑
Indra, tu Som peeta hai, meri baat sun. Main dil se tujhe pukar raha hoon, kyunki mujhe bada dukh hai. Main us aadmi ko tod ke rakh dunga, jaise bijli pedh ko tod deti hai. Jo hamare dimaag ko pareshan kar raha hai, usse main khatam kar dunga.
Mantra 4
अ॒शी॒तिभि॑स्ति॒सृभिः॑ साम॒गेभि॑रादि॒त्येभि॒र्वसु॑भि॒रङ्गि॑रोभिः । इ॒ष्टा॒पू॒र्तम॑वतु नः पितॄ॒णामामुं द॑दे॒ हर॑सा॒ दैव्ये॑न
Athasi rishi, teen rishi, aur jo gaana gaate hain, sab ki shakti se hum safe hon. Aditya, Vasu, Angirase, in sab ki dua humare saath ho. Jo bhi humne puja kiya aur daan diya, uska phal humein bachaaye. Yeh sab pitaji ke liye hai, bhagwan ki shakti se.
Mantra 5
द्यावा॑पृथिवी॒ अनु॒ मा दी॑धीथां॒ विश्वे॑ देवासो॒ अनु॒ मा र॑भध्वम्। अङ्गि॑रसः॒ पित॑रः॒ सोम्या॑सः पा॒पमार्छ॑त्वपका॒मस्य॑ क॒र्ता
Aakash aur dharti, tum dono mujhpar apni roshni dalo. Saare bhagwan, tum bhi mujhe pakad lo. Angirase rishi aur purvaj, jo Som se judte hain, woh sab bhi saath hon. Buraai mujhse door ho jaaye. Jo bhi mujhe nuksan pahunchaane ki soch raha hai, uski saari harkat uspe hi waapis jaaye.
Mantra 6
अती॑व॒ यो म॑रुतो॒ मन्य॑ते नो॒ ब्रह्म॑ वा॒ यो निन्दि॑षत् क्रि॒यमा॑णम्। तपूं॑षि॒ तस्मै॑ वृजि॒नानि॑ सन्तु ब्रह्म॒द्विषं॒ द्यौर॑भि॒संत॑पाति
Marut bhagwan, jo bhi hamare baare mein buri baat sochta hai, ya jo hamari puja ke dauran gaali deta hai, uske liye badi musibat honi chahiye. Aag uspe gire, bura waqt aaye. Jo brahman ki puja se nafrat karta hai, aakash uspe apni garmi barsaaye.
Mantra 7
स॒प्त प्रा॒णान॒ष्टौ म॒न्यस्तांस्ते॑ वृश्चामि॒ ब्रह्म॑णा । अया॑ य॒मस्य॒ साद॑नम॒ग्निदू॑तो॒ अरं॑कृतः
Tu gussa hai, lekin main tere saat saans aur aath taakat tod dunga, brahman ki shakti se. Ab yeh raasta seedha Yamraj ke paas jaata hai. Agni bhagwan pehle jaake sab theek kar dega.
Mantra 8
आ द॑धामि ते प॒दं समि॑द्धे जा॒तवे॑दसि । अ॒ग्निः शरी॑रं वेवे॒ष्ट्वसुं॒ वागपि॑ गछतु
Main Agni ke liye jagah bana raha hoon, aag theek se jal rahi hai. Agni shareer ko apne paas rakhe. Saans wapas aaye, bolne ki taakat bhi wapas aaye.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to counter hostile magic or affliction, protect the practitioner’s territory (kṣetra), and—by the end—restore strength, breath, and speech to someone in danger of collapse.
Because the hymn treats them as a vast protective enclosure: by placing the person inside that cosmic ‘fence,’ hostile forces are constrained and pushed back toward their source.
Indra is invoked to strike down the mind-harming attacker (a decisive counter-blow), while Agni Jātavedas is invoked to stabilize and revive the victim by ‘wrapping’ the body and calling back breath (asu) and speech (vāk).
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