Sukta 114
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Varcas/Tejas (as transferable power); implicitly the operator’s will as agent
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (needs metrical verification)
この二句から成る短い讃歌は、敵のヴァルカス／テージャス（移し得る威光）を奪い取る攻撃的な「テージャス奪取」と、病・圧迫的な追逼・敵意ある言葉を祓い退ける厄除けの逐除とを結び合わせる。言辞によって標的の要所――肩・心・顔――から光輝を「持ち上げて」奪い、そののち諸患を追放して獲得を封じ固める。アグニとソーマは悪しき力を打ち砕く者として招かれる。
Mantras
Mantra 1
शत्रुनाशनम्। आ ते॑ ददे व॒क्षणा॑भ्य॒ आ ते॒ऽहं हृद॑याद् ददे । आ ते॒ मुख॑स्य॒ सङ्का॑शा॒त् सर्वं॑ ते॒ वर्च॒ आ द॑दे
（敵滅ぼし）汝の肩よりそれを我が身に取り、汝の心より――この我が――それを取り受ける。さらに汝の顔の輝きより、汝の光彩と栄光のすべてを我が身に取り受ける。
Mantra 2
प्रेतो य॑न्तु॒ व्याऽध्यः॒ प्रानु॒ध्याः प्रो अश॑स्तयः । अ॒ग्नी र॑क्ष॒स्विनी॑र्हन्तु॒ सोमो॑ हन्तु दुरस्य॒तीः
ここより病どもは去れ、追い迫る圧迫も去れ、悪しき言葉（呪詛）も去れ。アグニ（Agni）は魔を護る女どもを討て。ソーマ（Soma）は悪意を抱く力どもを討て。
Frequently Asked Questions
It means a person’s radiance—vital strength, courage, authority, and social brilliance—treated as a transferable power that can be diminished in one person and increased in another.
They function as symbolic ‘seats’ of strength and presence: shoulders for bearing/power, heart for resolve, and face for visible brilliance. Naming them makes the transfer act total and concrete.
Both. The first verse is aggressive (taking an opponent’s varcas), while the second verse is protective and cleansing, sending away disease and hostile speech and calling on Agni and Soma to strike harmful forces.
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