Atharva Veda 2.34.3: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 34, Mantra 3
Sukta 34
ये ब॒ध्यमा॑न॒मनु॒ दीध्या॑ना अ॒न्वैक्ष॑न्त॒ मन॑सा॒ चक्षु॑षा च । अ॒ग्निष्टानग्रे॒ प्र मु॑मोक्तु दे॒वो वि॒श्वक॑र्मा प्र॒जया॑ संररा॒णः
yé baddhyámānam ánu dī́dhyānā anváikṣanta mánasā cákṣuṣā ca | agníṣ ṭā́n ágre prá mumoktu devó viśvákarmā prajáyā saṃrarāṇáḥ ||
They who, intent in thought, pursued the man in bonds, watching him with mind and with the eye,—may Agni, the God, first of all unloose those; and may Viśvakarman, guarding him, (save him) with progeny.
Mereka yang, dengan tekun dalam pikiran, mengejar orang yang terbelenggu itu, mengawasinya dengan batin dan dengan mata,—semoga Agni, Sang Dewa, terlebih dahulu melepaskan ikatan-ikatan itu; dan semoga Viśvakarman, yang menjaganya, (menyelamatkannya) dengan keturunan.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvanic).
Devata: Agni; Viśvakarman (as protective cosmic artisan).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (Atharvanic mixed meters; often catalogued as Triṣṭubh in parallel diction).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.