Sukta 20
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (enemy-destroying hymns are typically attributed to Atharvan/Angiras lineages; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on the Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Vāyu (as bearer of tapas/tejas used for punitive reversal)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; to be confirmed against pada-count in the Saunaka metrical listing)
AVŚ 2.20は、敵を滅する（śatrunāśana）ための簡潔な讃歌であり、風神ヴァーユ（Vāyu）に、みずからの苦行熱（tapas）・灼熱の炎（śociṣ）・威光（tejas）をもって敵意を反転させ、憎む者へ憎しみを返すよう祈願する。反復される句「yo ’smān dveṣṭi yaṃ vayaṃ dviṣmaḥ（われらを憎む者、われらが憎む者）」が、この作法を報復的な反転として枠づけ、ヴァーユの灼く力で仇敵を打ち、敵対の力能を剥ぎ取ることを意図する。
Mantras
Mantra 1
शत्रुनाशनम्। वायो॒ यत् ते॒ तप॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ तप॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
（敵を滅する。）ヴァーユよ、汝のその灼熱の力――汝の苦行熱（tapas）をもって――返して彼を焼き焦がせ、われらを憎む者、われらもまた憎むその者を。
Mantra 2
वायो॒ यत् ते॒ हर॒स्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ हर॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
ヴァーユよ、汝のその撃つ威力（haras）をもって、まさにそれで返して彼を打て――われらを憎む者、われらもまた憎むその者を。
Mantra 3
वायो॒ यत् ते॒ऽर्चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रत्य॑र्च॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
風神ヴァーユよ、汝のその焔光をもって、彼に向けて照り返せ——われらを憎む者、われらが憎むその者に。
Mantra 4
वायो॒ यत् ते॑ शो॒चिस्तेन॒ तं प्रति॑ शोच॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
風神ヴァーユよ、汝のその炎光をもって、報いとして彼を焼き焦がせ——われらを憎む者、われらが憎むその者を。
Mantra 5
वायो॒ यत् ते॒ तेज॒स्तेन॒ तम॑ते॒जसं॑ कृणु॒ यो॒३स्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मः
ヴァーユ（Vāyu）よ、汝の輝きの威力（tejas）をもって、その者を輝きなき者とせよ。われらを憎む者、われらもまた憎むその者を。
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to reverse active hatred or hostile intent by invoking Vāyu’s burning power (tapas/śociṣ) and by draining the adversary’s tejas (effective strength).
The refrain marks a formal reversal: it identifies the hostile agent and frames the rite as a return of harm to its source, rather than a general prayer for wellbeing.
In the verses provided, no substances are specified; it functions primarily as a spoken act of reversal centered on Vāyu’s tapas/tejas, though traditions may add simple breath and directional observances.
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