Sukta 68
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (late technical verse).
Devata: Avyasa and Vyacas (paired powers); secondarily Veda/Brahman as efficacious speech.
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like with anuṣṭubh cadence; often treated as a technical mantra rather than strict metrical verse.
この一詩句から成る技術的讃歌は、秘匿からヴェーダが「回収」され、あるいは顕現するという物語によって、ヴェーダ祭式の行為（karman）を正当化し、儀礼が確実に遂行されることを保証する。祭官は対をなす力アヴィヤーサとヴィヤーチャスを招請し、作動する māyā（儀礼的効力）によって隠れた「洞穴」（bilá）を象徴的に切り開き、ヴェーダの言（ことば）を引き出して、行為の正しさとその果を確定する。
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
They are paired personified powers invoked to make hidden Vedic potency manifest—opening what is concealed and enabling Vedic speech to function effectively in the rite.
It is a ritual-symbolic image for removing concealment or obstruction—opening a hidden locus so the Veda (effective sacred speech) can be ‘brought forth’ into the ritual.
Typically right before beginning a Veda-enjoined ceremony, or when the performer wants to reaffirm legitimacy and efficacy—so the subsequent karman proceeds correctly and bears fruit.
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