Sukta 78
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition.
Devata: Agni (as purifier and stabilizer of the release).
Chandas: Mixed/prose-rubric + metrical line; likely Anuṣṭubh-like cadence in the metrical portion (requires metrical check).
Himne Atharvanik yang singkat ini melaksanakan ritus “melepaskan ikatan”: melalui ujaran suci ia melonggarkan tali, kuk, dan segala pengikat yang menandai penawanan, penderitaan, atau belenggu permusuhan. Setelah ikatan dilepas, keadaan bebas itu segera diteguhkan dengan “memasang kuk” Agni melalui brahman ilahi, sehingga penerima memperoleh daya lindung laksana kṣatra, kemujuran, dan kekayaan. Dalam dua gerak—pelepasan dan pemberdayaan kembali—Agni dijadikan sekaligus pemurni dan penjamin bagi keadaan baru yang tak terbelenggu.
Mantras
Mantra 1
वन्दमोचनम्। वि ते॑ मुञ्चामि रश॒नां वि योक्त्रं॒ वि नि॒योज॑नम्। इ॒हैव त्वमज॑स्र एध्यग्ने
Pelepasan dari belenggu. Aku melonggarkan bagimu tali pengikat, melonggarkan tali kuk, melonggarkan ikatan pemasangannya. Di sini juga—ya, di sini—engkau, wahai Agni, tumbuhlah kuat tanpa henti.
Mantra 2
अ॒स्मै क्ष॒त्राणि॑ धा॒रय॑न्तमग्ने यु॒नज्मि॑ त्वा॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒ दैव्ये॑न । दी॒दि॒ह्य॑१स्मभ्यं॒ द्रवि॑णे॒ह भ॒द्रं प्रेमं वो॑चो हवि॒र्दां दे॒वता॑सु
Untuk orang ini engkau menegakkan kuasa ksatra (kṣatrāṇi), wahai Agni; dengan brahman ilahi (brahmaṇā daivyena) aku memasangkan (menjodohkan) engkau. Menyala-lah bagi kami di sini menuju harta, menuju kebaikan yang mujur; ucapkanlah (sabda ini), wahai pemberi persembahan (havirdā), di antara para dewa.
Frequently Asked Questions
It can mean literal restraint (cords, yokes, captivity) and also symbolic constraint—illness, fear, hostile magic, or obligations felt as something that ‘ties’ a person down.
Agni purifies and transforms: he ‘burns away’ constriction, carries the prayer through oblation, and then stands as a steady presence so the released condition remains firm and protected.
This hymn is materially simple: it centers on a cord/strap as the binding symbol and a fire (Agni). An oblation is implied in the second mantra, but the emphasis is on the act of untying and the mantra’s stabilizing ‘yoking’ of Agni.
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