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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not determinable from excerpt alone)
Devata: Bhaga (fortune/portion), with Indra as co-agent
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Is mantra mein Bhaga ko bulaya jaata hai. Bhaga matlab aapka hissa ya bhagya. Indra ki taakat se yeh sampatti laata hai. Pedon aur paudhon se dhan nikaala jaata hai. Saath hi aratis ko bhaga diya jaata hai. Aratis woh log hain jo aapki tarakki mein rukawat daalte hain. Isse vyakti bhagin ban jaata hai, matlab bhagyawan. Mantra aapka hissa pakka kar deta hai.
Mantra 1
भगप्राप्तिः भगे॑न मा शांश॒पेन॑ सा॒कमिन्द्रे॑ण मे॒दिना॑ । कृ॒णोमि॑ भ॒गिनं॒ माप॑ द्रा॒न्त्वरा॑तयः
Bhagwan Bhaga ki madad se, aur Indra ke saath, main apna bhagya bana raha hoon. Mere dushman mujhse door bhaag jayein.
Mantra 2
येन॑ वृ॒क्षाँ अ॒भ्यभ॑वो॒ भगे॑न॒ वर्च॑सा स॒ह। तेन॑ मा भ॒गिनं॑ कृ॒ण्वप॑ द्रा॒न्त्वरा॑तयः
Jis power se tumne pedhon par jeet paaye, usi Bhagwan ki kripa se mujhe bhi bhagya bana do. Jo log meri bura chahte hain, woh bhaag jaayein.
Mantra 3
यो अ॒न्धो यः पु॑नःस॒रो भगो॑ वृ॒क्षेष्वाहि॑तः । तेन॑ मा भ॒गिनं॑ कृ॒ण्वप॑ द्रा॒न्त्वरा॑तयः
Bhagwan jo chupa hai, jo phir se aata hai, jo pedhon mein base hain, usi shakti se mujhe bhagya bana do. Mere dushman bhaag jaayein.
Bhaga is the Vedic power of fortune understood as your rightful allotted share—what properly comes to you. Here Bhaga is invoked to make the reciter ‘fortunate’ (bhagin) and to stabilize gains.
The hymn treats prosperity as something lodged within vegetation—stored, hidden, and recoverable. Śāṃśapa functions as a tangible implement/amulet that helps ‘tap’ that vegetative reservoir of Bhaga.
It is an apotropaic dismissal of arātis—people or forces that obstruct your success (envy, rivalry, hostile claimants). The mantra is meant to protect acquisitions and prevent interference with one’s portion.
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