Rig Veda Sukta 182
Mandala 10Sukta 1822 Mantras

Sukta 182

Sukta 10.182

Devata

Narāśaṃsa

Kidung singkat ini memanggil Narāśaṃsa untuk melindungi pelaksana yajña, khususnya pada persembahan pendahulu (prayāja) dan persembahan penutup (anuyāja), agar upacara berlangsung damai dan membawa kesejahteraan. Dipohonkan agar ujaran yang mencelakakan (aśasti) dan niat jahat (durmati) disingkirkan, serta agar kekuatan-kekuatan bermusuhan—terutama para Rakṣasa yang menentang brahman (rumusan/mantra suci)—dibakar dan dimusnahkan oleh daya pelindung yang menyala-nyala

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

Narāśaṃsa is invoked as an auspicious protective power who guards the sacrifice and helps the worshipper gain peace and well-being through correct invocation.

They are the “fore-offerings” and “after-offerings” in a Vedic fire ritual—sets of oblations performed before and after the main offering to frame and secure the rite.

In Vedic ritual language, Rakṣasas symbolize forces that obstruct worship. “Haters of brahman” are those opposed to sacred speech and right formulation, so the hymn asks for them to be burned away and removed from the rite.

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