Sukta 97
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Saunaka)
Devata: Indra (with collective Devas as secondary)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted in AV style; mixed/irregular possible)
Is sukta mein yagya ke zariye khushi aur safai mangi jaati hai. Indra se kaha jaata hai ki yagya aur uski saari cheezein saath saath jodi rakhein. Mann, irada, gaay-bhains, aur dhan sab ek jagah jud jaate hain. Yagya mein mantra ki taakat aur devtaon ka ashirwad dono chahiye. Svaha bolkar offering ko space mein set kiya jaata hai. Jab insaan ka irada, bol, aur bhagwan ki marzi mil jaati hai, tab yagya sahi lagta hai. Isse kalyan aur taakat milti hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
यज्ञः यद॒द्य त्वा॑ प्रय॒ति य॒ज्ञे अ॒स्मिन् होत॑श्चिकित्व॒न्नवृ॑णीमही॒ह। ध्रु॒वम॑यो ध्रु॒वमु॒ता श॑विष्ठ प्रवि॒द्वान् य॒ज्ञमुप॑ याहि॒ सोम॑म्
Aaj yeh yagya tumhare liye shuru ho raha hai. Hum tumhe chun rahe hain, tum jo sahi samajhte ho. Pakka kaam karne wale, pakka result dene wale, tum bahut taakatwala ho. Aao is yagya mein, Som dev.
Mantra 2
समि॑न्द्र नो॒ मन॑सा नेष॒ गोभिः॒ सं सू॒रिभि॑र्हरिव॒न्त्सं स्व॒स्त्या। सं ब्रह्म॑णा दे॒वहि॑तं॒ यदस्ति॒ सं दे॒वानां॑ सुम॒तौ य॒ज्ञिया॑नाम्
Indra, humein le chal. Gayen aur achhe log saath hon. Sab theek rahe, koi pareshani na ho. Bhagwan ki dua aur puja saath mein ho. Bhagwan hamare upar khush hon.
Mantra 3
यानाव॑ह उश॒तो दे॑व दे॒वांस्तान् प्रेर॑य॒ स्वे अ॑ग्ने स॒धस्थे॑ । ज॒क्षि॒वांसः॑ पपि॒वांसो॒ मधू॑न्य॒स्मै ध॑त्त वसवो॒ वसू॑नि
Agni, un bhagwano ko bula le jo aana chahte hain. Unko apne paas bitha. Jab woh khaye-peeye, madhushudhan jaisa pyala piye, toh Vasu bhagwan us aadmi ko dhan dein.
Mantra 4
सु॒गा वो॑ देवाः॒ सद॑ना अकर्म॒ य आ॑ज॒ग्म सव॑ने मा जुषा॒णाः । वह॑माना॒ भर॑माणाः॒ स्वा वसू॑नि॒ वसुं॑ घ॒र्मं दिव॒मा रो॑ह॒तानु॑
Deviyon devaton, tumhare liye baithne ki jagah aasan kar di hai. Tum yagya mein aaye ho, mujhse khush ho. Apna dhan lekar aao, garam pyala lekar aao. Phir aasman mein chadho.
Mantra 5
यज्ञ॑ य॒ज्ञं ग॑च्छ य॒ज्ञप॑तिं गच्छ । स्वां योनिं॑ गच्छ॒ स्वाहा॑
Yagya ko bulaya ja raha hai ki woh doosre yagya ke paas jaye. Yagya ke malik ke paas jaye. Apne asli sthan pe wapas jaye, jahan se shuru hua tha. Svaha.
Mantra 6
ए॒ष ते॑ य॒ज्ञो य॑ज्ञपते स॒हसू॑क्तवाकः । सु॒वीर्यः॒ स्वाहा॑
Yeh yagya hai, yagya ke malik ke liye. Iske saath acche shabd bolte hain, acche mantra gate hain. Yeh taakat deta hai, bal deta hai. Svaha.
Mantra 7
वष॑ड् ढु॒तेभ्यो॒ वष॒डहु॑तेभ्यः । देवा॑ गातुविदो गा॒तुं वि॒त्त्वा गा॒तुमि॑त
Vashat ka shabd bolna unke liye jo pehle se taiyaar hain. Aur unke liye bhi jinka abhi tak kaam shuru nahi hua. Bhagwan raasta jaante hain. Unhone raasta dhundh liya hai. Haan, raasta mil gaya hai.
Mantra 8
मन॑सस्पत इ॒मं नो॑ दि॒वि दे॒वेषु॑ य॒ज्ञम्। स्वाहा॑ दि॒वि स्वाहा॑ पृथि॒व्यां स्वाहा॒न्तरि॑क्षे॒ स्वाहा॒ वाते॑ धां॒ स्वाहा॑
Hey mann ke swami, humari puja ko aasman mein bhagwan ke paas rakh do. Swaha aasman mein, swaha dharti par, swaha hawa mein. Swaha hawa mein sab set kar do.
Frequently Asked Questions
To make a sacrifice succeed in a unified way—aligning the performers’ mind, the rite’s resources (wealth/cattle), patron support, and the gods’ favor—so welfare and vigor result without obstruction.
It is a ritual ‘placement’ device: the offering is verbally established across the cosmic layers so it reaches the gods correctly and remains protected from being diverted or failing.
In the provided portion, no specific herbs or amulets are required. The key operative elements are correct recitation (well-formed speech), the svāhā seal, and the rite’s normal offerings and prosperity-symbols (such as cattle-wealth or its equivalents).
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