Sukta 48
Rishi: Not specified in the excerpt (svastivācana formulaic unit)
Devata: Chandas (Gāyatrī) personified; ‘Śyena’ as carrier-form
Chandas: Gāyatrī (explicit)
この短いスヴァスティヴァーチャナ（吉祥句）は、ヴェーダの韻律（chandas）の守護力を用いて、祭主が儀礼を安全に、途切れることなく進められるようにする。儀礼的に「つかむ／把持する」（rabh-）ことによって、担い手の形態――ガーヤトリー（Gāyatrī）を伴うシュイェーナ（Śyena）、ジャガティー（Jagatī）を伴うリブ（Ṛbhu）、トリシュトゥブ（Triṣṭubh）を伴うヴリシャーン（Vṛṣan）――を捉え、行者は封印の「svāhā」によって、ヤジュニャ（yajña）の究極の成就へと運ばれる。
Mantras
Mantra 1
स्वस्तिवाचनम्। श्ये॒नोऽसि गाय॒त्रच्छन्दा॒ अनु॒ त्वा र॑भे । स्व॒स्ति मा॒ सं व॑हा॒स्य य॒ज्ञस्यो॒दृचि॒ स्वाहा॑
（安泰の言葉）汝は隼（śyena）、韻律はGāyatrī。これに則り、われ汝を取り押さえる。安らかに、われを余すところなく祭の最奥（最遠の到達）へ運びたまえ――svāhā！
Mantra 2
ऋ॒भुर॑सि॒ जग॑च्छन्दा॒ अनु॒ त्वा र॑भे । स्व॒स्ति मा॒ सं व॑हा॒स्य य॒ज्ञस्यो॒दृचि॒ स्वाहा॑
汝はR̥bhu（ṛbhu）、韻律はJagatī。これに則り、われ汝を取り押さえる。安らかに、われを余すところなく祭の最奥（最遠の到達）へ運びたまえ――svāhā！
Mantra 3
वृषा॑सि त्रि॒ष्टुप्छ॑न्दा॒ अनु॒ त्वा र॑भे । स्व॒स्ति मा॒ सं व॑हा॒स्य य॒ज्ञस्यो॒दृचि॒ स्वाहा॑
汝は雄牛、韻律はTriṣṭubh。これに従い、われ汝を取り押さえる。安穏のうちに、われを余すところなく祭祀の最奥へと運びたまえ——svāhā！
Frequently Asked Questions
It is recited for svasti—safe, obstacle-free progress and successful completion of a sacrifice or ritual sequence.
The hymn treats these metres (chandas) as protective powers; aligning speech with them is believed to stabilize and ‘carry’ the rite to its intended end.
Not from this excerpt. The key act is correct recitation and intention; if performed in a fire-rite, one may optionally accompany each svāhā with a small ghee oblation.
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