Sukta 19
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution for this verse is not securely determinable from the single mantra alone)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (exact metrical diagnosis requires full hymn context and pada scansion)
Yeh ek chota mantra hai jismein Agni ko bulaya jaata hai. Ismein Agni ki aag aur garmi ka use karke bura kaam karne wale ko wapas bhugatna padta hai. Jo shakti dushman ne bheji hai, woh usi par phir jaati hai. Agni ki aag se dushman jalta hai aur uski taakat khatam ho jaati hai. Isse ghar aur parivar surakshit rehte hain. Yeh ek tarah ka pratikaar hai jo Agni ke dwara kiya jaata hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
शत्रुनाशनम्। अग्ने॒ यत् ते॒ तप॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ तप॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Agni bhagwan se dua hai ki jo shakti unke paas hai, usse dushman ko jala de. Jo humse nafrat karta hai, jise hum bhi apna dushman maante hain, usse wapas jala de.
Mantra 2
अग्ने॒ यत् ते॒ हर॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ हर॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Agni bhagwan, aapki garmi aur aag ki maar se us dushman ko maaro. Jo humse nafrat karta hai, jise hum bhi dushman maante hain, usse garam karke maaro.
Mantra 3
अग्ने॒ यत् ते॒ऽर्चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रत्य॑र्च॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Agni bhagwan se yeh prayer hai. Aapki aag ke saath usko jala do jo humse nafrat karta hai. Jo humara dushman hai, uspar aag wapas bhejo.
Mantra 4
अग्ने॒ यत् ते॑ शो॒चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ शोच॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Agni bhagwan, aapki jwala se us aadmi ko jala de. Jo humse nafrat karta hai, jise hum bhi dushman maante hain, usse aag se jala de.
Mantra 5
अग्ने॒ यत् ते॒ तेज॒स्तेन॒ तम॑ते॒जसं॑ कृणु॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Agni bhagwan, aapki chamak se us aadmi ko bejaan kar de. Jo humse nafrat karta hai, jise hum dushman maante hain, uski saari chamak cheen le.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to protect oneself and one’s household by ritually reversing hatred or harmful intent back onto the person who is sending it.
Agni is the visible, immediate power of fire; the hymn treats his flame and heat as an executable force that can burn, scorch, and neutralize an enemy’s potency.
The primary ‘substance’ is the fire itself. Traditional performance may add kindling and a small oblation, but the hymn’s main mechanism is directing Agni’s arciṣ/śocis/tejas through recitation.
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