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Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgiras-type attribution (hymn-level tradition; verse-specific r̥ṣi not isolated here).
Devata: Protective guardians (spáśaḥ), noose-bearers; broadly the apotropaic divine retinue.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable cadence typical of this style)
Is mantra mein raksha ke liye devtaon ko bulaya ja raha hai. Pahle charon taraf nigrani karne wale rakshak lagaye ja rahe hain. Dushman log ab seema paar nahi kar sakte. Phir buri ghatna aur galti se chhutkara maanga ja raha hai. Ant mein Indra ki sharan mein jaane ki baat hai. Is sharan mein shareer, jaan, parivar aur sampatti sab surakshit rehti hai.
Mantra 1
ब्रह्मविद्या। ब्रह्म॑ जज्ञा॒नं प्र॑थ॒मं पु॒रस्ता॒द् वि सी॑म॒तः सु॒रुचो॑ वे॒न आ॑वः । स बु॒ध्न्याऽ उप॒मा अ॑स्य वि॒ष्ठाः स॒तश्च॒ योनि॒मस॑तश्च॒ वि वः॑
Brahm ka gyaan, yeh sabse pehle tha. Vena, jismein chamak thi, usne seema se isko bahar laya. Iski neev bahut gehri hai, iski jagah bhi hai. Isne jo hai uski joni banaayi, aur jo nahi hai uski bhi.
Mantra 2
अना॑प्ता॒ ये वः॑ प्रथ॒मा यानि॒ कर्मा॑णि चक्रि॒रे। वी॒रान् नो॒ अत्र मा द॑भ॒न् तद् व॑ ए॒तत् पु॒रो द॑धे
Jo log pehle kaam karte the lekin success nahi mili, woh log hamare veeron ko dhoka nahi denge. Main yeh baat aage rakh raha hoon taaki tum safe raho. Yeh log purane kaam karne wale the, lekin unka kaam poora nahi hua. Isliye woh hamare logon ko galat raaste pe le ja sakte hain. Main yeh cheez tumhare saamne rakh di hai jaise ek protection.
Mantra 3
स॒हस्र॑धार ए॒व ते सम॑स्वरन् दि॒वो नाके॒ मधु॑जिह्वा अस॒श्चतः॑ । तस्य॒ स्पशो॒ न नि मि॑षन्ति॒ भूर्ण॑यः प॒देप॑दे पा॒शिनः॑ सन्ति॒ सेत॑वे
Aasman mein ek cheez hai jisse hazaaron dhaarein nikalti hain. Woh meethi zubaan wali hai aur kabhi khatam nahi hoti. Uske rakshak aankh nahi marti, woh har kadam par pahare mein khade hain.
Mantra 4
पर्यू॒ षु प्र ध॑न्वा॒ वाज॑सातये॒ परि॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ स॒क्षणिः॑ । द्वि॒षस्तदध्य॑र्ण॒वेने॑यसे सनिस्र॒सो नामा॑सि त्रयोद॒शो मास॒ इन्द्र॑स्य गृ॒हः
Indra ke liye yeh kehte hain, aas-paas se aage badho, jeet ke liye. Raste mein jo rukawatein hain unko paar karo. Dushmanon ke upar tum badi taakat se chalo. Tera naam Sanisras hai, tum terahveen mahina ho, aur Indra ke ghar ka hissa ho.
Mantra 5
न्वे॒३तेना॑रात्सीरसौ॑ स्वाहा॑ । ति॒ग्मायु॑धौ ति॒ग्महे॑ती सु॒शेवौ॒ सोमा॑रुद्रावि॒ह सु मृ॑डतं नः
Ab is mantra ke saath Aratsirasau ko pukaro, svaha! Soma aur Rudra, tum dono ke hath mein tez hathiyar hai, teer bhi tez hai, par tum bade dayalu ho. Humein aashirwad do aur humein aaram dilao.
Mantra 6
अवै॒तेना॑रात्सीरसौ॒ स्वाहा॑ । ति॒ग्मायु॑धौ ति॒ग्महे॑ती सु॒शेवौ॒ सोमा॑रुद्रावि॒ह सु मृ॑डतं नः
Ab neeche ki taraf is mantra ke saath Aratsirasau ko pukaro, svaha! Soma aur Rudra, tum dono ke hath mein tez hathiyar hai, teer bhi tez hai, par tum bade dayalu ho. Humein aashirwad do aur humein aaram dilao.
Mantra 7
अपै॒तेना॑रात्सीरसौ॒ स्वाहा॑ । ति॒ग्मायु॑धौ ति॒ग्महे॑ती सु॒शेवौ॒ सोमा॑रुद्रावि॒ह सु मृ॑डतं नः
Bhagwan se dua hai ki buraai door ho jaaye. Soma aur Rudra, tum dono ke paas tej hathiyar hai, par tum bade dayalu ho. Humein aashirwaad do aur hum pe meharbani rakho.
Mantra 8
मु॒मु॒क्तम॒स्मान् दु॑रि॒ताद॑व॒द्याज्जु॒षेथां य॒ज्ञम॒मृत॑म॒स्मासु॑ धत्तम्
Hamein buri kismat se aazaad karo, jo galti ho woh maaf karo. Yeh yagya qubool karo, jo kabhi khatam nahi hota. Hamein andar tak shakti do.
Mantra 9
चक्षु॑षो हेते॒ मन॑सो हेते॒ ब्रह्म॑णो हेते॒ तप॑सश्च हेते । मे॒न्या मे॒निर॑स्यमे॒नय॒स्ते स॑न्तु॒ ये॒३स्माँ अ॑भ्यघा॒यन्ति॑
Aankh ka hathiyar, mann ka hathiyar, mantra ka hathiyar, tapasya ka hathiyar. Tu gussa hai, tu pratishodh hai. Jo log hamare khilaf bura sochte hain, unka gussa khatam kar do.
Mantra 10
यो॒३ऽस्मांश्चक्षु॑षा॒ मन॑सा॒ चित्त्याकू॑त्या च॒ यो अ॑घा॒युर॑भि॒दासा॑त्। त्वं तान॑ग्ने मे॒न्यामे॒नीन् कृ॑णु॒ स्वाहा॑
Jo aankh se, mann se, soch se hamare peechhe padta hai, buri niyat se hamare peechhe padta hai. Agni, tum un gusse wale logon ka gussa khatam kar do. Swaha.
Mantra 11
इन्द्र॑स्य गृ॒होऽसि । तं त्वा॒ प्र प॑द्ये॒ तं त्वा॒ प्र वि॑शामि॒ सर्व॑गुः॒ सर्व॑पूरु॒षः सर्वा॑त्मा॒ सर्व॑तनूः स॒ह यन्मेऽस्ति॒ तेन॑
Tu Indra ka ghar hai. Main tujh paas aata hoon, main tujhmein ghus jaata hoon. Sab paas hai, sab log paas hain, poora khud hai, poora badan hai. Jo bhi mera hai woh saath le ke aaya hoon.
Mantra 12
इन्द्र॑स्य॒ शर्मा॑सि ।तं त्वा॒ प्र प॑द्ये॒ तं त्वा॒ प्र वि॑शामि॒ सर्व॑गुः॒ सर्व॑पूरु॒षः सर्वा॑त्मा॒ सर्व॑तनूः स॒ह यन्मेऽस्ति॒ तेन॑
Yeh mantra Indra ki sharan mein jaane ke liye hai. Main tumhare paas aa raha hoon, tum mein sama raha hoon. Tum paas sab gaye ho, sab logon ke ho, poore ho, shareer se bhi poore ho. Jo bhi mera hai, woh sab lekar aa raha hoon.
Mantra 13
इन्द्र॑स्य॒ वर्मा॑सि ।तं त्वा॒ प्र प॑द्ये॒ तं त्वा॒ प्रवि॑शामि॒ सर्व॑गुः॒ सर्व॑पूरु॒षः सर्वा॑त्मा॒ सर्व॑तनूः स॒ह यन्मेऽस्ति॒ तेन॑
Tu Indra ki kavach hai. Main tujh mein aake dakhil ho jaata hoon. Tu paas hai, gaay-bhains mein, aadmiyon mein, jaan mein, shareer mein. Jo bhi mera hai, sab lekar main tujh mein sama jaata hoon.
Mantra 14
इन्द्र॑स्य॒ वरू॑थमसि । तं त्वा॒ प्र प॑द्ये॒ तं त्वा॒ प्रवि॑शामि॒ सर्व॑गुः॒ सर्व॑पूरु॒षः सर्वा॑त्मा॒ सर्व॑तनूः स॒ह यन्मेऽस्ति॒ तेन॑
Tu Indra ki suraksha hai, uski chhaya hai. Main tujh mein aake dakhil ho jaata hoon. Tu paas hai, gaay-bhains mein, aadmiyon mein, jaan mein, shareer mein. Jo bhi mera hai, sab lekar main tujh mein sama jaata hoon.
It creates a protective perimeter by invoking unblinking divine watchers and noose-bearers who stop hostile forces at thresholds and along paths, and it seals protection by entering Indra’s shelter (varūtha).
No specific substance is required by the hymn itself. Practitioners may optionally use water-sprinkling or a boundary cord as a support, but the core efficacy is in the posted-guard and refuge formulas.
In Atharvanic protection, harm is not only external (intruders, sorcery) but also internalized as mischance and ritual-moral fault. The hymn asks that these be loosened, while ‘amṛta’—enduring protective vitality—be established in the client.
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