Atharva Veda Sukta 32
Kanda 6Anuvaka 4Sukta 323 Mantras

Sukta 32

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras rubric for rakṣohā hymns)

Devata: Agni (as rakṣohā, demon-burner)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV apotropaic stanzas; this verse conforms to anuṣṭubh-like cadence)

AV 6.32は、家の炉火と神的主権を武器として、ヤートゥダーナ(yātudhāna)、ラクシャサ(rākṣasa)、ピシャーチャ(piśāca)を家とその境界から追い払う、簡潔なラクショーハ(魔除け・鬼祓い)の讃歌である。そこでは、炎による反撃(アグニ)、身体を無力化する威力(ルドラ)、そして裁断と守護の秩序(ミトラ=ヴァルナ)が結び合わされ、襲撃者が家族やその「立脚の場/安立処」(pratiṣṭhā)を見いだせないようにし、最後に彼らをヤマへと委ねる(排除/死)。

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.32

Mantras

Mantra 1

यातुधानक्षयणम्। अ॒न्त॒र्दा॒वे जु॑हुता॒ स्वे॒३तद् या॑तुधान॒क्षय॑णं घृ॒तेन॑ । आ॒राद् रक्षां॑सि॒ प्रति॑ दह॒ त्वम॑ग्ने॒ न नो॑ गृ॒हाणा॒मुप॑ तीतपासि

燃えたる火の中に供物を捧げよ、汝自身の場所において。これがヤートゥダーナを滅するものなり、ギーをもって。遠きよりラークシャサたちを焼き返せ、アグニよ。我らの家に近づきて焼き、略奪することなかれ。

Mantra 2

रु॒द्रो वो॑ ग्री॒वा अश॑रैत् पिशाचाः पृ॒ष्टीर्वोऽपि॑ शृणातु यातुधानाः । वी॒रुद् वो॑ वि॒श्वतो॑वीर्या य॒मेन॒ सम॑जीगमत्

ルドラよ、ピシャーチャたちの首を打ち砕きたまえ。ヤートゥダーナたちの背中をも押し潰したまえ。全てに力ある蔓草が、ヤマ神と共に、彼らを完全に連れ去った。

Mantra 3

अभ॑यं मित्रावरुणावि॒हास्तु॑ नो॒ऽर्चिषा॒त्त्रिणो॑ नुदतं प्र॒तीचः॑ । मा ज्ञा॒तारं॒ मा प्र॑ति॒ष्ठां वि॑दन्त मि॒थो वि॑घ्ना॒ना उप॑ यन्तु मृ॒त्युम्

ミトラ・ヴァルナ神よ、我らに恐れなき心を与えたまえ。汝らの炎をもって貪る者たちを退け、後方へ追いやれたまえ。彼らが我らの親族を見出さぬよう、我らの確固たる立場を見出さぬよう。互いに妨げ合いながら、障害をなす者たちを死の世界へ行かしめたまえ。

Frequently Asked Questions

It is used to protect a household by burning back and expelling hostile beings (rākṣasas, yātudhānas, piśācas), establishing fearlessness and preventing intrusion or harassment.

Because Agni is the immediate household protector; the ghee oblation ritually “arms” the flame so it can repel and scorch threats from a distance and keep them from nearing the home.

Mitra–Varuṇa enforce order, boundaries, and safety so attackers cannot find kin or the household’s foundation, while Yama represents final removal—sending the threats away to the realm of death/awayness.

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