Atharva Veda Sukta 4
Kanda 7Anuvaka 1Sukta 41 Mantras

Sukta 4

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here)

Devata: Vāyu (and Ātman as underlying principle)

Chandas: Jagatī/Triṣṭubh mixed feel (uncertain without full hymn metrical audit)

この一頌の讃歌は、祭祀を迅速に運ぶ担い手として、また諸の縛りを解く生命の息の力として、風神ヴァーユ(Vāyu)を招請する。供物の数(1、2、3、10、20、30)を列挙することで、儀礼を正しい順序と完全性に合致させ、そのうえで祭主を妨げるあらゆる拘束に対し、ヴァーユに「ここで解き放て」と願う。根底にある原理はアートマン(Ātman)であり、供献を有効ならしめ、解縛を可能にする内なる自己/息である。

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.4

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It is used to remove binding obstacles and to ensure the offering/effort proceeds smoothly, by invoking Vāyu as the power that carries and unyokes.

The numbers signal completeness and correct sequencing of offerings; the hymn links ritual correctness with the clearing of impediments.

No substances are specified in the verse. It can be applied as a breath-centered recitation, especially when one seeks immediate ‘release here’ (iha… vi muñca).

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