Sukta 75
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Rudra (as protector) with implicit Āpaḥ (Waters) and cattle as beneficiaries
Chandas: Mixed/triṣṭubh-like cadence (edition-dependent); not securely determinable from input alone
Is mantra mein gaay-bhains ki suraksha ke liye prayog bataya gaya hai. Jab pashu charne jaate hain ya paani peene jaate hain, tab unko khatra nahi hota. Rudra ji ko yahan destroyer nahi, balki guard ki tarah bulaya gaya hai. Unki shakti ek protective shield banati hai jo ghaas ke maidan aur paani ke sthan ko safe rakhti hai. Pani aur deviyan bhi herd ko strong banane aur ghar ko safe rakhne ke liye bulaye gaye hain. Isse cowshed aur malik ka ghar dono safe rehte hain.
Mantras
Mantra 1
अघ्न्याः। प्र॒जाव॑तीः सू॒यव॑से रु॒शन्तीः॑ शु॒द्धा अ॒पः सु॑प्रपा॒णे पिब॑न्तीः । मा व॑ स्ते॒न ई॑शत॒ माघशं॑सः॒ परि॑ वो रु॒द्रस्य॑ हे॒तिर्वृ॑णक्तु
Yeh gaayen hain, jo bacche deti hain, chamakti hain jaise chara khane jaati hain. Saaf paani peeti hain jahan paani milta hai. Chor inpe kabhi haath na daale, buri zabaan wala inhe kabhi gaali na de. Rudra ki baan unke aas-paas raksha kare.
Mantra 2
प॒द॒ज्ञा स्थ॒ रम॑तयः॒ संहि॑ता वि॒श्वना॑म्नीः । उप॑ मा देवीर्दे॒वेभि॒रेत॑ । इ॒मं गो॒ष्ठमि॒दं सदो॑ घृ॒तेना॒स्मान्त्समु॑क्षत
Tumhe raasta pata hai, tum acchi ho, sab milkar rehti ho, har tarah ke naam se bulaayi jaati ho. Deviyan, bhagwan ke saath yahan aao. Is gaushala ko, is baithak ko, ghee se geela karo. Aur humein bhi poora geela karke mazboot karo.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to protect cattle on the way to pasture and at the watering place, and to strengthen the cowshed and household seat through a protective invocation of Rudra and a ghee-sprinkling consecration.
In this hymn Rudra’s fierce power is redirected into guardianship: his “heti” (weapon/missile) is asked to stand around the herd as a deterrent to thieves and hostile forces.
The hymn itself points to clean water (āpaḥ) for purity and ghee (ghṛta) for sprinkling/strengthening; it is performed in relation to the pasture route, watering place, and the cowshed (goṣṭha).
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