Atharva Veda Sukta 23
Kanda 4Anuvaka 3Sukta 237 Mantras

Sukta 23

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Agni-hymn; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions)

Devata: Agni Jātavedas

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (Atharvanic mixed anuṣṭubh/triṣṭubh tendencies in this section; confirm by pada count per edition)

Is mantra mein Agni Jatavedas ko bulaya ja raha hai. Wo hamare dukh aur paap ke bandhan ko kholta hai. Jaise koi rishta khula ho, waise hi wo tangi door karta hai. Agni apni taakat se dushmano par jeeta hai. Wo hawa ke saath havan le jaata hai. Devta log khush ho jaate hain aur humein aashirwad dete hain. Is tarah hamare paap aur takleef nikal jaati hai.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 4.23

Mantras

Mantra 1

पाप-मोचनम्। अ॒ग्नेर्म॑न्वे प्रथ॒मस्य॒ प्रचे॑तसः॒ पाञ्च॑जन्यस्य बहु॒धा यमि॒न्धते॑ । विशो॑ विशः प्रविशि॒वांस॑मीमहे॒ स नो मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

Yeh mantra paap se azaadi ke liye hai. Agni sabse peela hai, sabko samajhta hai. Paanch jaatiyon ka agni hai, log use kai tarike se jalate hain. Woh har gaon mein ghusta hai, har khandan mein jaata hai. Hum usse pukarte hain ki woh humein dukh aur paap se azaad kar de.

Mantra 2

यथा॑ ह॒व्यं वह॑सि जातवेदो॒ यथा॑ य॒ज्ञं क॒ल्पय॑सि प्रजा॒नन्। ए॒वा दे॒वेभ्यः॑ सुम॒तिं न॒ आ व॑ह॒ स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

Jatavedas, jaise tu hawan ki cheez le jaata hai, aur jaise tu jaan ke yagya ko sahi tarike se sambhaal ta hai. Waise hi devtaon ke liye humein achhi soch laa. Aur woh humein dukh se aazaad kare.

Mantra 3

याम॑न्याम॒न्नुप॑युक्तं॒ वहि॑ष्ठं॒ कर्म॑न्कर्म॒न्नाभ॑गम् । अ॒ग्निमी॑डे र॒क्षो॒हणं॑ यज्ञ॒वॄधं॑ घृ॒ताहु॑तं॒ स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

Har mod par main Agni ki tarif karta hoon. Woh sabse accha hai, har kaam mein bhagya laata hai. Woh rakshas maarta hai, yagya ko badhaata hai, ghee mein jalaaya jaata hai. Woh humein dukh se aazaad kare.

Mantra 4

सुजा॑तं जा॒तवे॑दसम॒ग्निं वै॑श्वान॒रं वि॒भुम्। ह॒व्य॒वाहं॑ हवामहे॒ स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

Hum Agni ko bulate hain. Woh acche ghar mein paida hua, Jatavedas hai, Vishwanaar hai, sab jagah hai. Woh hawan le jaata hai. Woh humein dukh se aazaad kare.

Mantra 5

येन॒ ऋष॑यो ब॒लमद्यो॑तयन् यु॒जा येनासु॑राणा॒मयु॑वन्त मा॒याः । येना॒ग्निना॑ प॒णीनिन्द्रो॑ जि॒गाय॒ स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

Rishiyon ne jis Agni se taakat payi, aur jisse asuron ki jaadu ki baatein door rakhi. Indra ne usi Agni ke saath dushmanon ko haraya. Woh humein dukh se aazaad kare.

Mantra 6

येन॑ दे॒वा अ॒मृत॑म॒न्ववि॑न्द॒न् येनौष॑धी॒र्मधु॑मती॒रकृण्वन्। येन॑ दे॒वाः स्व॑१राभ॑र॒न्त्स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

Is shakti se devataon ne amrit paaya. Isse hi unhone paudhon ko meetha banaya. Isi shakti se devataon ne swarg laaya. Ab wohi shakti hamare dukh door kare.

Mantra 7

यस्ये॒दं प्र॒दिशि॒ यद् वि॒रोच॑ते॒ यज्जा॒तं ज॑नित॒व्यंऽ च॒ केव॑लम्। स्तौम्य॒ग्निं ना॑थि॒तो जो॑हवीमि॒ स नो॑ मुञ्च॒त्वंह॑सः

Yeh saari duniya uski hai jo har taraf chamak rahi hai. Jo paida hua hai aur jo abhi paida hoga, sab uska hai. Main Agni ki tareef karta hoon. Jab bahut musibat aati hai to main use bulata hoon. Woh humein buri cheezon se azaad kare.

Frequently Asked Questions

Aṃhas refers to constricting distress—misfortune, anxiety, guilt-like burden, and ritual/moral pollution that ‘binds’ a person and needs to be loosened.

Jātavedas means “knower of births/creatures.” It highlights Agni’s omniscience and competence to order the yajña and purify what is tangled or tainted in human life.

No. The hymn is centered on Agni and a simple offering (often ghee). Even a modest household fire with sincere recitation and a small oblation fits the hymn’s intent of release and pacification.

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