Sukta 69
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous.
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (short, benedictive).
Mantras
Mantra 1
आपः। जी॒वा स्थ॑ जी॒व्यासं॒ सर्व॒मायु॑र्जीव्यासम्
पानी में जान है। यह दुआ है कि मैं जीता रहूँ। मैं पूरा उम्र तक जियुँ।
Mantra 2
उ॒प॒जी॒वा स्थोप॑ जीव्यासं॒ सर्व॒मायु॑र्जीव्यासम्
तुम लोग मेरे जीने का सहारा बनो। मैं तुम्हारे सहारे जीता रहूँ। पूरा उम्र जीना मुझे नसीब हो।
Mantra 3
सं॒जी॒वा स्थ॒ सं जी॑व्यासं॒ सर्व॒मायु॑र्जीव्यासम्
तुम लोग मुझे पूरा जीना सिखाओ। मैं पूरा जीता रहूँ। पूरा उम्र जीना मुझे नसीब हो।
Mantra 4
जी॒व॒ला स्थ॑ जी॒व्यासं॒ सर्व॒मायु॑र्जीव्यासम्
तुम लोग मुझे जीवन दो। मैं जीता रहूँ। पूरा उम्र जीना मुझे नसीब हो।
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to strengthen and protect life-force (āyus), especially to recover vitality and to avert premature death by consecrating water with life-benedictions.
In Vedic thought, waters are purifying and life-sustaining; this hymn personifies them as carriers of vitality (jīva/saṃjīva/jīvala) that can renew and complete one’s lifespan.
Recite the mantras over a vessel of clean water, then sip a little (and optionally sprinkle on the head/chest). The focus is the repeated request to ‘live out the whole lifespan’ (sarvam āyuḥ).
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