
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Āṅgirasa provenance for protective charms; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Indra (as protector and deflector of weapons); secondarily the ‘missiles’ as the object being controlled.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; short protective verses in AV Book 1 are predominantly anuṣṭubh—confirmable against padapāṭha/anukramaṇī tables).
この短い厄除けの讃歌は、武器をそらす護身の呪法である。敵の射手や「貫き過ぎる者」が祭式の被護者を見いだせず、あらゆる飛び道具が進路を外れて無害に落ちるようにと祈る。さらに、神と人のいずれの矢であれ、守られる者には当たらず外れて、かえって敵に命中せよと命じ、敵の攻勢をその身に返す。インドラ(また一節では弓を執るルドラ)が軌道を支配する神として招かれ、守護は単なる回避ではなく聖なる命令として成就される。
Mantra 1
शत्रुनिवारणम्। मा नो॑ विदन् विव्या॒धिनो॒ मो अ॑भिव्या॒धिनो॑ विदन्। आ॒राच्छ॑र॒व्या ऽ अ॒स्मद्विषू॑चीरिन्द्र पातय
穿ち刺す者どもよ、われらを見出すな。過度に穿ち刺す者どもよ、われらを見出すな。インドラよ、矢のごとき飛び来る射撃を、われらより遠くへ、脇へとそらし、打ち落とせ。
Mantra 2
विष्व॑ञ्चो अ॒स्मच्छर॑वः पतन्तु॒ ये अ॒स्ता ये चा॒स्याः । दैवी॑र्मनुष्येषवो॒ ममा॒मित्रान् वि वि॑ध्यत
四方より来る矢よ、われらから離れて飛び去れ――放たれたものも、彼女に向けられたものも。神々の矢、人の矢よ、わが敵を貫け、貫き尽くせ。
Mantra 3
यो नः॒ स्वो यो अर॑णः सजा॒त उ॒त निष्ट्यो॒ यो अ॒स्माँ अ॑भि॒दास॑ति । रु॒द्रः श॑रव्य ऽ यै॒तान् ममा॒मित्रा॒न् वि वि॑ध्यतु
われらの身内であれ、よそ者であれ、同族であれ、また家の内の者であれ――悪意をもってわれらを襲う者は誰であろうと、矢を執るルドラ(Rudra)が、このわが敵どもを貫き、さらに貫け。
Mantra 4
यः स॒पत्नो॒ योऽस॑पत्नो॒ यश्च॑ द्वि॒षन् छपा॑ति नः । दे॒वास्तं सर्वे॑ धूर्वन्तु॒ ब्रह्म॒ वर्म॒ ममान्त॑रम्
敵対する者であれ、まだ敵対せぬ者であれ、また憎しみてわれらを呪う者であれ――その者を、すべての神々がともに打ち砕き、追い払え。われの内にはブラフマン(Brahman)があり、鎧となる。
It is used as a protective charm to prevent attackers and their weapons (literal or symbolic) from finding or striking the person, and to divert the harm away.
Indra is the primary protector who makes missiles swerve and fall; Rudra appears as the archer-power who can pierce hostile forces, completing the ‘deflect and reverse’ logic of the charm.
No specific herb or offering is required in the text; the hymn works primarily through recitation and protective intention, though some traditions add a simple rakṣā-thread or boundary-marking as a support.
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.