Atharva Veda Sukta 76
Kanda 6Anuvaka 8Sukta 764 Mantras

Sukta 76

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input; commonly Atharvan/Angiras for such charms)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires full metrical verification against pada counts)

この短いアタルヴァ系の護呪は、アグニを内なる生命賦与の火として燃え立たせ、心臓から立ち上って生命の秩序を回復し、視力と安定を取り戻させる。供柴(samidh)についての正しい知と、守護の力としてのアグニの「名」を把握することにより、さまよう襲撃者を退け、死の権利主張を取り除く。とりわけ王権・護衛(クシャトリヤ)的な枠組みで語られる。

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.76

Mantras

Mantra 1

आयुष्यम्। य ए॑नं परि॒षीद॑न्ति समा॒दध॑ति॒ चक्ष॑से । सं॒प्रेद्धो॑ अ॒ग्निर्जि॒ह्वाभि॒रुदे॑तु॒ हृद॑या॒दधि॑

(寿命を与える。)これは寿命をもたらすもの。彼の周りに坐し、眼(見る力)のために正しく彼を整え据える者たちよ——よく燃え立つアグニ(Agni)が、その舌もって、心の上より立ち昇り、現れ出でよ。

Mantra 2

अ॒ग्नेः सा॑न्तप॒नस्या॒हमायु॑षे प॒दमा र॑भे । अ॒द्धा॒तिर्यस्य॒ पश्य॑ति धू॒ममु॒द्यन्त॑मास्य॒तः

我は寿命のために、アグニ(Agni)の「灼熱(sāntapana)」の座・位を取り押さえる。まことにその定めを行う者について、人はその口より立ちのぼる煙を見る。

Mantra 3

यो अ॑स्य स॒मिधं॒ वेद॑ क्ष॒त्रिये॑ण स॒माहि॑ताम्। नाभि॑ह्वा॒रे प॒दं नि द॑धाति॒ स मृ॒त्यवे॑

彼の薪(samidh)を知り、王権の力によって正しく据えた者は、「臍の渦」のところに足場を置かない。彼は死(Mṛtyu)のものではない。

Mantra 4

नैनं घ्नन्ति पर्या॒यिणो॒ न स॒न्नाँ अव॑ गच्छति । अ॒ग्नेर्यः क्ष॒त्रियो॑ वि॒द्वान् नाम॑ गृ॒ह्णात्यायु॑षे

さすらう襲撃者たちは彼を打ち倒さず、彼は沈み落ちない。寿命のためにアグニ(Agni)の名を取り押さえる、知あるクシャトリヤ(Kṣatriya)よ。

Frequently Asked Questions

To rekindle life-force through Agni, protect the person from inner collapse and external attack, and explicitly avert Death’s claim by correct kindling and mantra-power.

The heart is treated as the seat of vital fire and affliction; Agni is asked to rise from there. “For the eye” signals restoring clarity, perception, and life-stability—common markers of returning vitality.

It means ritually appropriating Agni’s protective identity through deliberate utterance and intent, making the deity’s power present as a safeguard for longevity and protection.

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