Sukta 7
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for AV 9.7; requires edition-specific confirmation).
Devata: Dhātṛ and Savitar (functional deities of stabilization and impulsion).
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (short formulaic pādas; often treated as anustubh-fragment in AV ritual use).
Is mantra mein Dhata aur Savita ko bulaya ja raha hai. Dhata cheezon ko pakka karke rakhta hai. Savita aage badhane ki taakat deta hai. Isse koi bura asar ulta ho jata hai. Vayu aur svarg loka ka bhi zikr hai jo sab jagah ka dhyan rakhte hain. Gaay-bail, jaan aur ghar ki kismat sab theek hoti hai. Ant mein bataya hai ki jo yeh mantra jaane uska kalyan hota hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
गौः प्र॒जाप॑तिश्च परमे॒ष्ठी च॒ शृङ्गे॒ इन्द्रः॒ शिरो॑ अ॒ग्निर्ल॒लाटं॑ य॒मः कृका॑टम्
Gaay ke baare mein yeh baat batayi gayi hai. Uske seenghon mein Prajapati aur Parameshthin rehte hain. Uske sir mein Indra hai. Maathe par Agni hai. Gardan ke peeche Yama hai.
Mantra 2
सोमो॒ राजा॑ म॒स्तिष्को॒ द्यौरु॑त्तरह॒नुः पृ॑थि॒व्यऽधरह॒नुः
Soma raja uske dimaag mein hai. Aasmaan uske upar wale jabanh hai. Dharti uske neeche wale jabanh hai.
Mantra 3
वि॒द्युज्जि॒ह्वा म॒रुतो॒ दन्ता॑ रे॒वति॑र्ग्री॒वाः कृत्ति॑का स्क॒न्धा घ॒र्मो वहः॑
Bijli uski jeebh hai. Marut devta uske daant hain. Revati nakshatra uski gardan hai. Krittika nakshatra uske kandhe hain. Garmi uski peeth hai jo sab uthaata hai.
Mantra 4
विश्वं॑ वा॒युः स्व॒र्गो लो॒कः कृ॑ष्ण॒द्रं वि॒धर॑णी निवे॒ष्यः
Hawa hi sab kuch hai, yeh poori duniya swarg jaisi hai. Kala lakdi ek sahara hai, use theek jagah pe rakhna hai.
Mantra 5
श्ये॒नः क्रो॒डो॒३ऽन्तरि॑क्षं पाज॒स्यं॑१ बृह॒स्पतिः॑ क॒कुद् बृ॑ह॒तीः कीक॑साः
Baaz seena hai, hawa mein taakat hai. Brihaspati kubad hai, badi haddiyan hain.
Mantra 6
दे॒वानां॒ पत्नीः॑ पृ॒ष्टय॑ उप॒सदः॒ पर्श॑वः
Bhagwan ki patniyan peeth ke hisse hain. Upasadh naam ki cheez side ke hisse hain. Pasliyan body ko pakad ke rakhti hain, jaise koi support ho.
Mantra 7
मि॒त्रश्च॒ वरु॑ण॒श्चांसौ॒ त्वष्टा॑ चार्य॒मा च॑ दो॒षणी॑ महादे॒वो बा॒हू
Mitra aur Varun kandhe hain. Tvashtha aur Aryaman haath ke hisse hain, neeche wale. Mahadev dono baazu hain, poora haath.
Mantra 8
इ॒न्द्रा॒णी भ॒सद् वा॒युः पुच्छं॒ पव॑मानो॒ बालाः॑
Indrani baitne ki jagah hai. Vayu puuchh hai, jo peeche hota hai. Pavaman baal hain, jo body pe hain.
Mantra 9
ब्रह्म॑ च क्ष॒त्रं च॒ श्रोणी॒ बल॑मू॒रू
Is mantra mein shareer ke hisaab se bataya gaya hai. Brahman aur Kshatra, yeh dono kamar ke hisse hain. Aur taakat, bal, yeh jaangh hain, yani taangein.
Mantra 10
धा॒ता च॑ सवि॒ता चा॑ष्ठी॒वन्तौ॒ जङ्घा॑ गन्ध॒र्वा अ॑प्स॒रसः॒ कुष्ठि॑का॒ अदि॑तिः श॒फाः
Aage bhi shareer ke hisse bataye hain. Dhatru aur Savita, yeh dono ghutnon ke jod hain. Jaanghen, yani taang ke neeche ka hissa, Gandharva aur Apsara hain. Takhnon par Kushthika naam ke log hain. Aur Aditi, woh taangein hain.
Mantra 11
चेतो॒ हृद॑यं॒ यकृ॑न्मे॒धा व्र॒तं पु॑री॒तत्
Dimaag, dil, kaleja, yeh sab apni jagah par hain. Buddhi aur vrat ka kaam bhi sahi jagah par hai. Andar ki jhilli bhi apni jagah par hai.
Mantra 12
क्षुत् कु॒क्षिरिरा॑ वनि॒ष्ठुः पर्व॑ताः प्ला॒शयः॑
Bhookh aur pet apni jagah par hain. Thakaan mitane wali cheez bhi apni jagah par hai. Peshab ki thaili bhi sahi jagah par hai. Pahad aur tili bhi apni jagah par baithe hain.
Mantra 13
क्रोधो॑ वृ॒क्कौ म॒न्युरा॒ण्डौ प्र॒जा शेपः॑
Gussa gurde mein rehta hai. Jyada gussa andon mein hota hai. Aulad paida karne ki taakat apni jagah par hai. Aise hi sab kuch apni jagah par laga hai.
Mantra 14
न॒दी सू॒त्री व॒र्षस्य॒ पत॑य॒ स्तना॑ स्तनयि॒त्नुरूधः॑
Nadiya apna raasta bana ke chalti hain, jaise koi dor se seedha kiya ho. Baadal ke malik baarish laate hain. Maa ka doodh peeta hai baccha. Bijli chamakti hai aur garajti hai. Gaay ka doodh nikalta hai. Yeh sab cheezein bahar nikalne ke tareeke hain.
Mantra 15
वि॒श्वव्य॑चा॒स्चर्मौष॑धयो॒ लोमा॑नि॒ नक्ष॑त्राणि रू॒पम्
Chamdi sab jagah faili hai, poori body ko dhak ke. Ghaas-patti aur jadi-booti chamdi ki tarah hi hai. Baal chamdi se nikalte hain. Taare aasman mein chamakte hain. Yeh sab roop hai, sab dikhta hai ismein.
Mantra 16
दे॒व॒ज॒ना गुदा॑ मनु॒ष्याऽ आ॒न्त्राण्य॒त्रा उ॒दर॑म्
Bhagwan ke log neeche ke hisse hain. Insaan aant hain. Yeh pet hai.
Mantra 17
रक्षां॑सि॒ लोहि॑तमितरज॒ना ऊब॑ध्यम्
Rakshas laal rang ke hain. Paraye logon ko baandh dena hai.
Mantra 18
अ॒भ्रं पीबो॑ म॒ज्जा नि॒धन॑म्
Baadal charbi hai. Majja ant hai.
Mantra 19
अ॒ग्निरासी॑न॒ उत्थि॑तो॒ऽश्विना॑
Agni baitha hua bhi uth khada hua hai. Ashvin devtaon se yeh kaha ja raha hai ki Agni ne uth ke kaam shuru kar diya.
Mantra 20
इन्द्रः॒ प्राङ् तिष्ठ॑न् दक्षि॒णा तिष्ठ॑न् य॒मः
Indra purab ki taraf khada hai, samne dekh ke. Yama dayin taraf khada hai. Dono apni jagah par hain.
Mantra 21
प्र॒त्यङ् तिष्ठ॑न् धा॒तोद॒ङ् तिष्ठ॑न्त्सवि॒ता
Yeh mantra do tarah se khade hone ki baat karta hai. Pichhe ki taraf khada, yeh Dhatr ka roop hai. Upar ki taraf dekh ke khada, yeh Savita devta hai. Dono tarah se bhagwan ki nazar hai.
Mantra 22
तृणा॑नि प्राप्तः॒ सोमो॒ राजा॑
Raja Soma ghaas ke paas aa gaya hai. Yeh Som raja hai jo ab puja ke liye taiyaar hai. Ghaas par aake woh baith gaya hai.
Mantra 23
मि॒त्र ईक्ष॑माण॒ आवृ॑त्त आन॒न्दः
Mitra devta dekh raha hai aur phir peeche mud gaya hai. Khushi wapas aa gayi hai. Jab devta dekhta hai to khushi aati hai, aur woh khushi phir se wapas hoti hai.
Mantra 24
यु॒ज्यमा॑नो वैश्वदे॒वो यु॒क्तः प्र॒जाप॑ति॒र्विमु॑क्तः॒ सर्व॑म्
Jab sabhi devta ki taakat judti hai, tab Prajapati khul jaata hai. Aur phir sab kuch mil jaata hai.
Mantra 25
ए॒तद् वै वि॒श्वरू॑पं॒ सर्व॑रूपं गोरू॒पम्
Yeh sabhi roop wali cheez hai. Har roop mein hai. Gai jaisa roop bhi hai.
Mantra 26
उपै॑नं वि॒श्वरू॑पाः॒ सर्व॑रूपाः प॒शव॑स्तिष्ठन्ति॒ य ए॒वं वेद॑
Jo insaan is baat ko samajhta hai, uske paas paas sab tarah ke jaanwar khade rehte hain. Har shakal ke, har qisam ke, sab uske paas aate hain.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to protect and stabilize the household or cattle-pen, to reverse harmful influences, and to attract/hold livestock-prosperity through Dhātṛ’s fixing power and Savitar’s uplifting impulse.
The backward-turning (praty-añc) stationing functions as a ritual reversal—sending danger away—while the upward (ud-añc) stationing directs vitality, luck, and increase toward a higher, thriving state.
Not strictly, but it alludes to setting a ‘black wood’ support (kṛṣṇadruma) in place as a stabilizing ward; many recitation-only uses treat the ‘support’ as symbolic emplacement in the protected space.
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