Sukta 29
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution for this individual verse is not explicit in the provided excerpt; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type benediction).
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas), Tvaṣṭṛ, Savitar (composite benedictive invocation).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (benedictive pādas; exact metrical classification may vary by pada-counting in recensional analysis).
Is mantra mein lambi umar aur dhan-dhaan ke liye ashirwad diya ja raha hai. Agni, Tvashtr aur Savitar jaise devta is jeevan ko pakka karne mein madad karte hain. Yeh ashirwad lambi zindagi ke saath saath achi aulad aur badhti hui daulat bhi deta hai. Isme yeh bhi kaha hai ki body mein naya taakat aata hai jo kabhi khatam nahi hota. Roshan chehra aur swasthya bhi is ashirwad ka hissa hai. Is tarah se pura jeevan khushhaal aur bharpoor ho jata hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
दीर्घायुष्यम्। पार्थि॑वस्य॒ रसे॑ देवा॒ भग॑स्य त॒न्वो॒३ बले॑ । आ॒यु॒ष्यऽम॒स्मा अ॒ग्निः सूर्यो वर्च॒ आ धा॒द् बृह॒स्पतिः॑
Lambi umr mile. Devata ne dharti ke ras mein, Bhaga ke hisse mein, sharir ki taakat mein yeh rakha hai. Agni, Surya, Brihaspati ne is aadmi ke liye umr aur chamak di hai.
Mantra 2
आयु॑र॒स्मै धे॑हि जातवेदः प्रजां त्व॑ष्टरधि॒निधे॑ह्य॒स्मै। रा॒यस्पोषं॑ सवित॒रा सु॑वा॒स्मै श॒तं जी॑वाति श॒रद॒स्तवा॒यम्
Agni, is aadmi ko lambi umar de. Tvashta, iske ghar mein bachche hon. Savita devta iske dhan-daulat badha de. Sau saal tak yeh jiyega, tumhari kripa se.
Mantra 3
आ॒शीर्ण॒ ऊर्ज॑मु॒त सौ॑प्रजा॒स्त्वं दक्षं॑ धत्तं॒ द्रवि॑णं॒ सचे॑तसौ । जयं॒ क्षेत्रा॑णि॒ सह॑सा॒यमि॑न्द्र कृण्वा॒नो अ॒न्यानध॑रान्त्स॒पत्ना॑न्
Ashirwad do, taakat mile, aulad achi mile. Tum dono milke hamein samajh aur paisa do. Indra, zor se jeet ke, dusron ko neeche kar do, jo hamare saamne aaye.
Mantra 4
इन्द्रे॑ण द॒त्तो वरु॑णेन शि॒ष्टो म॒रुद्भि॑रु॒ग्रः प्रहि॑तो न॒ आग॑न्। ए॒ष वां॑ द्यावापृथिवी उ॒पस्थे॒ मा क्षु॑ध॒न्मा तृ॑षत्
Indra ne diya, Varuna ne order kiya, Marut bheje, yeh hamein mila hai. Aasman aur dharti, yeh tumhare haath mein hai. Isko bhook na lage, pyaas na lage.
Mantra 5
ऊर्ज॑मस्मा ऊर्जस्वती धत्तं॒ पयो॑ अस्मै पयस्वती धत्तम्। ऊर्ज॑म॒स्मै द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी अ॑धातां॒ विश्वे॑ दे॒वा म॒रुत॒ ऊर्ज॒मापः॑
Hey shakti wale devta, is aadmi ko taakat de. Doodh wali mata, isko doodh de. Aasman aur dharati iske bal de. Saare devta, Marut gan, paani, sab milkar isko shakti den.
Mantra 6
शि॒वाभि॑ष्टे॒ हृद॑यं तर्पयाम्यनमी॒वो मो॑दिषीष्ठाः सु॒वर्चाः॑ । स॒वा॒सिनौ॑ पिबतां म॒न्थमे॒तम॒श्विनो॑ रू॒पं प॑रि॒धाय॑ मा॒याम्
Yeh pyaas dil ko shant karti hai, bimari door ho, khush reh, chamak. Ashwin dono bhai is mad ko piyo, apna roop aur shakti dikhake.
Mantra 7
इन्द्र॑ ए॒तां स॑सृजे विद्धो अग्र॑ ऊ॒र्जां स्व॒धाम॒जरां॒ सा त॑ ए॒षा। तया॒ त्वं जी॑व श॒रदः॑ सु॒वर्चा॒ मा त॒ आ सु॑स्रोद् भि॒षज॑स्ते अक्रन्
Indra ne shuru mein hi yeh taakat bheji thi. Yeh taakat kabhi khatam nahi hoti aur khud se chalti hai. Isse tum kai saal tak jeete raho aur chamakte raho. Ab dawa karke vaidya tumhe theek kar rahe hain, isliye tension mat lo.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used as an āyuṣya–paustika blessing to secure long life, health and radiance, along with stable progeny and the flourishing increase of wealth for a beneficiary.
Agni is asked to bestow life, Tvaṣṭṛ to firmly ‘set’ progeny and bodily continuity, and Savitar to ‘impel’ prosperity and auspicious growth—together covering life, lineage, and livelihood.
It is a standard Vedic longevity formula meaning a full, complete lifespan—living through many yearly cycles with sustained strength, radiance (varcas), and freedom from premature decline.
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