Sukta 12
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (house-consecration hymn; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Gṛha/Śālā and the consecrated house-timbers (with Ṛta/Virāj as sacral power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (domestic benedictive style; exact metrical classification varies by pada division)
Yeh mantra ghar ko aashiyas banane ke liye hai. Isme shala yaani ghar ko pakka aur achha bataya gaya hai. Rta aur viraj is ghar ko banate hain. Isme ghar ke khambho aur chhat ko mazboot hone ka ashirwad diya jata hai. Yeh mantra dushmano ko ghar se door bhagata hai. Ghar mein lambi umar aur dhan milta hai. Bacche bhi surakshit rahte hain. Sau saal tak sukh mile, yeh hi iska matlab hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
शालानिर्माणम्। इ॒हैव ध्रु॒वां नि मि॑नोमि॒ शालां॒ क्षेमे॑ तिष्ठाति घृ॒तमु॒क्षमा॑णा । तां त्वा॑ शाले॒ सर्व॑वीराः सु॒वीरा॒ अरि॑ष्टवीरा॒ उप॒ सं च॑रेम
Main yahin apna ghar banata hoon, pakka aur majboot. Yeh ghar surakshit rahe, ghee se chamakta hua. Is ghar mein hum sab aayein, apne bacchon ke saath. Humare bete bahadur hon, kisi cheez se darte nahi.
Mantra 2
इ॒हैव ध्रु॒वा प्रति॑ तिष्ठ शा॒लेऽश्वा॑वती॒ गोम॑ती सू॒नृता॑वती । ऊर्ज॑स्वती घृ॒तव॑ती॒ पय॑स्व॒त्युच्छ्र॑यस्व मह॒ते सौभ॑गाय
Yeh ghar yahin pakka khada rahe. Isme ghode hon, gaayein hon, sachchai ho. Khana ho, ghee ho, doodh ho, sab kuchh. Yeh ghar bada ho aur humare liye bhagya laaye.
Mantra 3
ध॒रु॒ण्य॒ऽसि शाले बृ॒हच्छ॑न्दाः॒ पूति॑धान्या । आ त्वा॑ व॒त्सो ग॑मे॒दा कु॑मा॒र आ धे॒नवः॑ सा॒यमा॒स्पन्द॑मानाः
Yeh ghar ek bada bhandaran hai, jahan dhan saaf karke rakha hai. Isme baccha aaye, chhota beta aaye. Shaam ko gaayein aayein, doodh deti hui, darte hue nahi.
Mantra 4
इ॒मां शालां॑ सवि॒ता वा॒युरिन्द्रो॒ बृह॒स्पति॒र्नि मि॑नोतु प्रजा॒नन्। उ॒क्षन्तू॒द्ना म॒रुतो॑ घृ॒तेन॒ भगो॑ नो॒ राजा॒ नि कृ॒षिं त॑नोतु
Savitar, Vayu, Indra aur Brihaspati, yeh sab devta is ghar ko pakka karein. Yeh jaante hain ki parivar kaise chalata hai. Marut devta paani aur ghee se is ghar ko achha karein. Bhagwan Bhaga hamare raja hain, woh hamare khet ko achha karein.
Mantra 5
मान॑स्य पत्नि शरणा स्योना दे॒वी दे॒वेभि॒र्निमिता॒स्यग्रे॑ । तृणं॒ वसा॑ना सु॒मना॑ अस॒स्त्वमथा॒स्मभ्यं॑ स॒हवी॑रं र॒यिं दाः॑
Manas ki rani, tu hamare liye sharan hai. Devi, deviyon ne tujhe pehle hi bana diya tha. Tu ghaas pehanti hai aur acchi man wali hai. Hamein dhan de aur saath mein bahadur bete bhi de.
Mantra 6
ऋ॒तेन॑ स्थूणा॒मधि॑ रोह वंशो॒ग्रो वि॒राज॒न्नप॑ वृङ्क्ष्व॒ शत्रू॑न्। मा ते॑ रिषन्नुपस॒त्तारो॑ गृ॒हाणां॑ शाले श॒तं जी॑वेम श॒रदः॒ सर्व॑वीराः
Is ghar ki khambhiyon par dharam ke saath chadho. Ghar ki main beam chamak rahi hai, dushmanon ko door bhaga deti hai. Koi tumhara ghar nahi bigad sakta. Is ghar mein sau saal tak jiyo, apne bacchon aur sher bacchon ke saath.
Mantra 7
एमां कु॑मा॒रस्तरु॑ण॒ आ व॒त्सो जग॑ता स॒ह। एमां प॑रि॒स्रुतः॑ कु॒म्भ आ द॒ध्नः क॒लशै॑रगुः
Is ghar mein ek jawan ladka aaya hai. Baccha bhi saath mein aaya hai. Pani bhare matke aaye hain. Dahi aur bhande bhi aa gaye hain. Sab ghar mein aa gaye.
Mantra 8
पू॒र्णं ना॑रि॒ प्र भ॑र कु॒म्भमे॒तं घृ॒तस्य॒ धारा॑म॒मृते॑न॒ संभृ॑ताम्। इ॒मां पा॒तॄन॒मृते॑ना॒ सम॑ङ्ग्धीष्टापू॒र्तम॒भि र॑क्षात्येनाम्
Aurat, yeh matka bhar ke lao. Ghee ka paani hai, amrit jaisa. Isse ghar ke rakshakon ko tel lagao. Yeh tumhara poora ghar rakhega, punya bhi kamaoge.
Mantra 9
इ॒मा आपः॒ प्र भ॑राम्यय॒क्ष्मा य॑क्ष्म॒नाश॑नीः । गृ॒हानुप॒ प्र सी॑दाम्य॒मृते॑न स॒हाग्निना॑
Main yeh paani laaya hoon. Bimari se saaf hai, bimari bhagane wala hai. Ghar mein aa ke baitha hoon. Amrit le ke aaya hoon, Agni ke saath.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to consecrate a newly built or newly occupied house/hall, making it stable, safe, and prosperous, while driving away enemies and harmful ‘besetters’ of the home.
The hymn treats the main timbers as sacral supports: once installed under ṛta (right order) and virāj (radiant power), the structure itself becomes a protector that ‘cuts off’ hostility.
The core rite relies on domestic substances—especially ghee and fresh grass—plus the house-timbers being installed. The ‘amulet’ effect is chiefly the consecrated architecture and the spoken blessing.
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