Sukta 71
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not recoverable from the single verse alone)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Is mantra mein Agni ko ek aisi deewar banaya jata hai jo basti ko gher leti hai. Ye Agni ki deewar basti ke charo taraf phail jati hai aur logon ko surakshit rakhti hai. Rozana is Agni ko basti ke kinare sthapit karte hain. Isse koi bhi dushman, insan ya rakshas, bhi andar nahi aa sakta. Ye mantra aise sab dushmanon ko bhagane aur khatam karne ke liye hai. Agni ki shakti aur buddhi se basti surakshit rehti hai.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It means treating the sacred fire as an encircling boundary-power: Agni is envisioned not only in the hearth but as a protective ring around the home or settlement.
Because the protection is meant to be renewed regularly; the mantra frames security as a daily re-establishment of Agni’s guarding presence.
No. In Atharvavedic usage, ‘assailants’ can include human attackers as well as rakṣas and other harmful influences; Agni is invoked to repel and destroy any hostile intrusion.
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