Sukta 5
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (per Anukramaṇī for AV 5.5).
Devata: Lākṣā/Silācī (personified substance); associated with Rātrī, Nabhas, Aryaman.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
Is mantra mein laaksha aur silaachi ko bulaya gaya hai. Ye dono cheezein bhagwan ki behen jaisi batayi gayi hain. Inko raat aur aasmaan se juda hua bataya hai. Ye cheezein jodne, bandhne aur ilaaj ke kaam aati hain. Arundhati ko bhi bulaya gaya hai yahan. Wo sabko surakshit rakhti hain aur accha bandhan deti hain. Ghar mein bhi ye shaktiyan protection deti hain.
Mantras
Mantra 1
लाक्षा रात्री॑ मा॒ता नभः॑ पि॒तार्य॒मा ते॑ पिताम॒हः । सि॒ला॒ची नाम॒ वा अ॑सि॒ सा दे॒वाना॑मसि॒ स्वसा॑
Yeh laakh ki baat hai. Raat iski maa hai, aasmaan baap hai, aur Aryaman dada hai. Tera naam Silachi hai. Tu deviyon ki behan hai.
Mantra 2
यस्त्वा॒ पिब॑ति॒ जीव॑ति॒ त्राय॑से॒ पुरु॑षं॒ त्वम्। भ॒र्त्री हि शश्व॑ता॒मसि॒ जना॑नां च॒ न्यञ्च॑नी
Jo bhi tumhe peeta hai, woh jeeta hai. Tum insaan ko bacha leti ho. Tum logon ko hamesha sambhalti ho. Tum buri cheezein neeche gira deti ho.
Mantra 3
वृ॒क्षंवृ॑क्ष॒मा रो॑हसि वृष॒ण्यन्ती॑व क॒न्यला॑ । जय॑न्ती प्रत्या॒तिष्ठ॑न्ती॒ स्पर॑णी॒ नाम॒ वा अ॑सि
Tum ped se ped par chadhti ho. Jaise koi tez kudi bhaagti ho. Tum jeet kar saamne khadi ho jaati ho. Tumhara naam Sparerhi hai.
Mantra 4
यद् द॒ण्डेन॒ यदिष्वा॒ यद् वारु॒र्हर॑सा कृ॒तम्। तस्य॒ त्वम॑सि॒ निष्कृ॑तिः॒ सेमं निष्कृ॑धि॒ पूरु॑षम्
Chaahe dande se maara ho, chaahe teer se, chaahe kisi buri cheez se bandha ho, ya jalaya ho. Tum us sab se chhutkara dilati ho. Is aadmi ko aazad karo.
Mantra 5
भ॒द्रात् प्ल॒क्षान्निस्ति॑ष्ठस्यश्व॒त्थात् ख॑दि॒राद्ध॒वात्। भ॒द्रान्न्य॒ग्रोधा॑त् प॒र्णात् सा न॒ एह्य॑रुन्धति
Tum achhe ped se aati ho, pakad se, ashth se, khair se, dhava se. Bade banyan ped se aati ho, patti se aati ho. Arundhati, hamare paas aa jao.
Mantra 6
हिर॑ण्यवर्णे॒ सुभ॑गे॒ सूर्य॑वर्णे॒ वपु॑ष्टमे । रु॒तं ग॑छासि निष्कृते॒ निष्कृ॑ति॒र्नाम॒ वा अ॑सि
Hey sone jaisi chamakne wali, tu bhagwan ki kripa wali hai. Suraj jaisi roshni hai, roop mein sabse upar. Tu sachchai ki raah par jaati hai. Tera naam hai Nishkriti, matlab chhutkara. Tu logon ko bade bade paap se azaad karti hai.
Mantra 7
हिर॑ण्यवर्णे॒ सुभ॑गे॒ शुष्मे॒ लोम॑शवक्षने । अ॒पाम॑सि॒ स्वसा॒ लाक्षे॒ वातो॑ हा॒त्मा ब॑भूव ते
Tera rang sona jaisa hai, tu bhagya wali hai, tu taakatwali hai. Tera seena baal se bhara hai. Tu paani ki hai, Laksha behen. Hawa tera apna roop ban gayi hai.
Mantra 8
सि॒ला॒ची नाम॑ कानी॒नोऽज॑बभ्रु पि॒ता तव॑ । अश्वो॑ य॒मस्य॒ यः श्या॒वस्तस्य॑ हा॒स्नास्यु॑क्षि॒ता
Iska naam Silachi hai, log use Kanina bhi bolte hain. Tera baap Ajababhru hai. Yama ka jo kala ghora hai, uski nas se tera sharer chidka gaya hai.
Mantra 9
अश्व॑स्या॒स्नः संप॑तिता॒ सा वृ॒क्षां अ॒भि सि॑ष्यदे । स॒रा प॑त॒त्रिणी॑ भू॒त्वा सा न॒ एह्य॑रुन्धति
Ghore ke muh se jo gir ke aayi hai, woh ped par jaake baithti hai. Woh pankh wali ban gayi, ek essence ban gayi. Arundhati, tu rukne wali hai, idhar aa ja hamare paas.
Frequently Asked Questions
Both: the hymn treats lac and silācī as personified sacred powers. By giving them divine kinship (Night, Sky, Aryaman), the material becomes ritually empowered to protect and heal.
Arundhatī functions as the restraining, fastening force of protection. The repeated invitation aims to localize that power so it ‘settles’ and ‘clings’ onto the amulet, knot, person, or home.
Typically by reciting over lac/silācī and a leaf/cord, then tying or sealing an amulet or protective knot. The goal is to bind auspicious protection in place and block affliction from entering or returning.
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