
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi not securely determinable from the provided excerpt alone)
Devata: Nakṣatra-rājan (Śakadhūma) with day/night and sun/moon as invoked supports
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; common in AV 6th kāṇḍa short charms)
この短いアタルヴァヴェーダの呪法は、ナクシャトラの王シャカドゥーマに祈り、さらに時を統御する力――昼と夜、太陽と月――を支えとして招き、現在の瞬間を「bhadrāham(吉祥で成功をもたらす日)」へと転じさせることを願う。儀礼によって人間の企て(とりわけ王権・公的行為)を宇宙秩序に整合させ、凶兆となる時相を鎮め、昼夜の全周期にわたる確かな福運を確保する。
Mantra 1
राजा श॒क॒धूमं॒ नक्ष॑त्राणि॒ यद् राजा॑न॒मकु॑र्वत । भ॒द्रा॒हम॑स्मै॒ प्राय॑च्छन्नि॒दं रा॒ष्ट्रमसा॒दिति॑
ナクシャトラ(Nakṣatra)たちが王を—たとえシャカドゥーマ(Śakadhūma)であっても—王として立てたとき、バドラーハム(Bhadrāham)は彼にこの国土を授けた。「かくしてこの王国が成り立つように」と。
Mantra 2
भ॒द्रा॒हं नो॑ म॒ध्यंदि॑ने भद्रा॒हं सा॒यम॑स्तु नः । भ॒द्रा॒हं नो॒ अह्नां॑ प्रा॒ता रात्री॑ भद्रा॒हम॑स्तु नः
われらに正午の吉祥あれ。夕べにもわれらに吉祥あれ。日々を通して—朝に、夜に—われらに吉祥あれ。
Mantra 3
अ॒हो॒रा॒त्राभ्यां॒ नक्ष॑त्रेभ्यः सूर्याचन्द्र॒मसा॑भ्याम्। भ॒द्रा॒हम॒स्मभ्यं॑ राज॒न्छक॑धूम॒ त्वं कृ॑धि
昼と夜とにより、ナクシャトラ(Nakṣatra)らにより、太陽と月とにより――王よ、シャカドゥーマ(Śakadhūma)よ、われらのために吉日を作りたまえ。
Mantra 4
यो नो॑ भद्रा॒हमक॑रः सा॒यं नक्त॒मथो॒ दिवा॑ । तस्मै॑ ते नक्षत्रराज॒ शक॑धूम॒ सदा॒ नमः॑
夕べにも、夜にも、また昼にも、われらに吉祥の日を成したまう者よ。星宿の王(ナクシャトラ・ラージャ)、シャカドゥーマよ、汝に常しえに敬礼。
It aims to secure “bhadrāham”—a lucky, auspicious day—by pacifying harmful time/astral influences and aligning the undertaking with day/night, sun/moon, and the nakṣatras.
Śakadhūma is addressed as a Nakṣatra-king (nakṣatra-rājan), a ruling astral power who can ‘make’ the day auspicious when invoked with the cosmic supports of time.
No special substances are required by the text. It can be used as a short recitation at the start of an important action, ideally with a clear intention for an obstacle-free, auspicious day.
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