Sukta 13
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Āṅgiras lineages; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī tradition for AVŚ 2.13).
Devata: Agni (as āyurdāḥ—bestower of longevity and protector).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (edition-dependent; Atharvavedic meters here may be catalogued variably—verify against the AV anukramaṇī).
Is mantra mein Agni se prayash kiya ja raha hai. Woh humein lambi umar de, budhape tak jiyen. Agni baap ki tarah bachchon ko gher leta hai, waise hi raksha kare. Isme ghee aur shahad jaisi baatein hain jo khilkhilahat deti hain. Ek vishesh kapra bataya hai jo buri nazar aur badhua se bachata hai. Isse ghar mein sukh, dhan aur badhhotri aati hai. Murgi aur jaanwar bhi surakshit rehte hain.
Mantras
Mantra 1
दीर्घायुःप्राप्तिः। आ॒युर्दा अ॑ग्ने ज॒रसं॑ वृणा॒नो घृ॒तप्र॑तीको घृ॒तपृ॑ष्ठो अग्ने । घृ॒तं पी॒त्वा मधु॒ चारु॒ गव्यं॑ पि॒तेव॑ पु॒त्रान॒भि र॑क्षतादि॒मम्
Agni bhagwan se yeh prayer hai ki woh lambi umar de aur budhaape tak jee sake. Agni ghee se chamak rahe hain, unka chehra bhi ghee jaisa hai. Ghee pi ke woh is insaan ki raksha karein jaise baap apne bete ki karta hai.
Mantra 2
परि॑ धत्त ध॒त्त नो॒ वर्च॑से॒मं ज॒रामृ॑त्युं कृणुत दी॒र्घमायुः॑ । बृह॒स्पतिः॒ प्राय॑च्छ॒द् वास॑ ए॒तत् सोमा॑य॒ राज्ञे॒ परि॑धात॒वा उ॑
Yeh kapda humare aas-paas lapeta hua hai taaki hum chamkein. Budhaapa aur maut door ho jayein aur lambi umar mile. Brihaspati ne yeh kapda Soma raja ke liye diya tha pehen ne ke liye.
Mantra 3
परी॒दं वासो॑ अधिथाः स्व॒स्तयेऽभू॑र्गृष्टी॒नाम॑भिशस्ति॒पा उ॑ । श॒तं च॒ जीव॑ श॒रदः॑ पुरू॒ची रा॒यश्च॒ पोष॑मुप॒संव्य॑यस्व
Yeh kapda tumne apne aas-paas lapeta hai bhalaai ke liye. Tum jaanwaron ki raksha karne wale ban gaye ho. Sau saal tak jio, aur kai saal aur bhi. Dhan aur samriddhi bhi apne paas rakho.
Mantra 4
एह्यश्मा॑न॒मा ति॒ष्ठाश्मा॑ भवतु ते त॒नूः । कृ॒ण्वन्तु॒ विश्वे॑ दे॒वा आयु॑ष्टे श॒रदः॑ श॒तम्
Aa patthar, paas khada ho ja. Tumhara shareer patthar jaisa bane. Saare dev mil ke tumhe lambi umar dein, sau saal tak.
Mantra 5
यस्य॑ ते॒ वासः॑ प्रथमवा॒स्यं॑१ हरा॑म॒स्तं त्वा॒ विश्वे॑ऽवन्तु दे॒वाः । तं त्वा॒ भ्रात॑रः सु॒वृधा॒ वर्ध॑मान॒मनु॑ जातन्तां ब॒हवः॒ सुजा॑तम्
Jab bacche ka pehna pehle kapda utarte hain, tab sare devta uski raksha karein. Bade bhai uski madad karein, woh aage badhta rahe. Uske bhai bhi uske saath hon, woh acche se paida hue.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to pray for long life and safe old age, while also protecting the person from harm caused by curses or hostile speech and strengthening prosperity in the home.
These are symbols (and sometimes ritual substances) of nourishment and life-sap; Agni ‘receives’ them and, in return, is asked to convert that nourishment into vitality, protection, and longevity.
The garment functions like a wearable protection: it is ritually put around the person for svasti (well-being), to guard the herd/wealth-base, and to ‘wrap on’ thriving and a “hundred autumns” of life.
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