
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often aligned with Agni-stotras; anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence is possible; AV often adapts RV-style meters here (exact meter requires full pada scansion).
この短いアタルヴァヴェーダの讃歌は、常に新たにされるアグニの臨在に祭主を結びつけることで、長寿と繁栄を確かなものとする。「古くしてなお新しい」ホートリ(祭官)は、自らを保ちつつ礼拝者をも支える。ついで厄除けへと転じ、ヤマに連なる命を断つ力からの守護、また家の秩序を乱しうる不吉な出生・時刻などの影響からの防護を願い、災いを越えて「百の秋」を生きることを求める。
Mantra 1
दीर्घायुः प्राप्तिः। प्र॒त्नो हि कमीड्यो॑ अध्व॒रेषु॑ स॒नाच्च॒ होता॒ नव्य॑श्च सत्सि । स्वां चा॑ग्ने त॒न्वं पि॒प्राय॑स्वा॒स्मभ्यं॑ च॒ सौभ॑ग॒मा य॑जस्व
(長寿の獲得。)彼は古来より祭儀において讃えられるべき者、昔よりホータル(Hotar)であり、しかも常に新しく坐す。アグニよ、汝自身の身(tanū)を繁栄させよ。さらに汝の祭祀によって、われらに幸運(saubhaga)をここへ招き寄せよ。
Mantra 2
ज्ये॒ष्ठ॒घ्न्यं जा॒तो वि॒चृतो॑र्य॒मस्य॑ मूल॒बर्ह॑णा॒त् परि॑ पाह्येनम्। अत्ये॑नं नेषद् दुरि॒तानि॒ विश्वा॑ दीर्घायु॒त्वाय॑ श॒तशा॑रदाय
年長を殺すその力――ヤマの裂き散らす者より生じ、根をも引き抜くもの――から、彼を周りより守護せよ。かくして彼があらゆる災いを越え、長寿へ、百の秋へと導かれますように。
Mantra 3
व्या॒घ्रेऽह्न्य॑जनिष्ट वी॒रो न॑क्षत्र॒जा जाय॑मानः सु॒वीरः॑ । स मा व॑धीत् पि॒तरं॒ वर्ध॑मानो॒ मा मा॒तरं॒ प्र मि॑नी॒ज्जनि॑त्रीम्
「虎の日」に生まれし者――勇士、ナクシャトラ(星宿)より生まれ、まさに生まれて善き勇を具える者。成長しつつ父を殺さぬように、またいかなる仕方でも、産みの母なる母を損なわぬように。
It is used to pray for long life and good fortune, and to ward off death-associated dangers and misfortunes, especially those feared from ominous signs or timing.
Agni is ‘ancient’ as the timeless sacrificial priest (Hotṛ), yet ‘new’ because he is freshly kindled and renewed in every rite; this makes him a dependable source of vitality and protection.
“A hundred autumns” is a standard Vedic expression for a full, complete lifespan—living through many yearly cycles in health, stability, and auspiciousness.
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