Sukta 21
Devata: Sūrya (as punitive heat/śóciḥ).
Is mantra mein Surya ki tejata ko hathiyar banaya gaya hai. Jo hamse nafrat karta hai, uski taraf se bura sapne wapas bheje jaate hain. Surya ki garmi dushman ko jala deti hai aur usko bhaga deti hai. Isme Surya ki kirnein, aag aur tez prakash ka prayog hota hai. Yeh mantra padne wale ko raksha deta hai. Bura log apni hi buri hawa me phans jaate hain. Surya ki shakti se dushman ka khatma hota hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
शत्रुनाशनम्। सूर्य॒ यत् ते॒ तप॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ तप॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Yeh mantra dushman ko khatam karne ke liye hai. Hey Surya, tumhari jo garmi hai, usse us aadmi ko tapao jo humse dushmani rakhta hai. Jise hum bhi apna dushman samajhte hain, usko tum wapas garmi se jala do.
Mantra 2
सूर्य॒ यत् ते॒ हर॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ हर॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Surya dev, tumhari garmi se maang hai ki dushman ko wapis bhagao. Jo hamse bura maanta hai, jisko hum bhi bardaasht nahi karte, usko tum apni garmi se peeche dhakelo.
Mantra 3
सूर्य॒ यत् ते॒ऽर्चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रत्य॑र्च॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Surya dev se dua hai ki woh apni kirron se hamare dushman ko wapas maare. Woh insaan jo hamse nafrat karta hai, jisko hum bhi pasand nahi karte, uspar Surya ki kirre paden.
Mantra 4
सूर्य॒ यत् ते॑ शो॒चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ शोच॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
Hey Surya, tumhari jo aag hai, usse us aadmi ko jala do jo humse nafrat karta hai. Jise hum bhi apna dushman maante hain, usko tum aag se charo.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to repel hostility and return harmful intent to the person who directs it, by invoking Sūrya’s scorching radiance as the agent of reversal.
Not in the cited verses. The hymn primarily treats Sūrya’s heat and rays (tejas) as the operative power, so recitation and intention are central.
During daylight—especially at sunrise or in strong sunlight—because the ritual logic depends on aligning the mantra’s action with Sūrya’s manifest radiance.
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