Sukta 25
Rishi: Traditionally connected with Vaiṣṇava/Ṛgvedic material; Atharvanic redaction preserves it for protective use (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Viṣṇu (with Varuṇa in associative dual sovereignty)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (borrowed/parallel to Ṛgvedic diction; metrical exactness depends on recension reading)
この二句から成る短い讃歌は、宇宙秩序を支える一対の主として、ヴィシュヌとヴァルナをともに招請する。彼らは「諸方を堅く定め」、抗しがたい力とダルマによって万有を統べる。アタルヴァヴェーダ的用法では厄除け・鎮静のための護符的讃歌であり、儀礼空間と方位をその無対の主権に合わせて整えることで、誦者の周囲の世界を安定させ、乱れ・恐怖・敵対する力を退ける。
Mantras
Mantra 1
विष्णुः। ययो॒रोज॑सा स्कभि॒ता रजां॑सि॒ यौ वीर्यौऽर्वी॒रत॑मा॒ शवि॑ष्ठा । यौ पत्ये॑ते॒ अप्र॑तीतौ॒ सहो॑भि॒र्विष्णु॑मग॒न् वरु॑णं पू॒र्वहू॑तिः
ヴィシュヌ：その二つの威力によって諸界は支え固められる——その二つの英雄の力、最も男らしく、最も強大なるもの。彼らは抗し得ぬ力をもって統べ治める——古き祈請はヴィシュヌとヴァルナへと赴いた。
Mantra 2
यस्ये॒दं प्र॒दिशि॒ यद् वि॒रोच॑ते॒ प्र चान॑ति॒ वि च॒ चष्टे॒ शची॑भिः । पु॒रा दे॒वस्य॒ धर्म॑णा॒ सहो॑भि॒र्विष्णु॑मग॒न् वरु॑णं पू॒र्वहू॑तिः
四方において輝き現れるこの者は誰か。彼は進み出て、広く行き渡り、その神力によって見通す。いにしえより、神の法（dharma）により、その威力とともに——古き祈請はヴィシュヌとヴァルナへと赴いた。
Frequently Asked Questions
They function as complementary sovereign powers: Viṣṇu stabilizes and pervades the regions, while Varuṇa represents dharma/ṛta that restrains disorder. Together they secure the quarters and make protection ‘unresisted.’
It is used for rakṣā and śānti—especially to pacify and protect the directions (pradiśaḥ) before a rite, in a new dwelling, or whenever one seeks stability and freedom from hostile influences.
No substances are specified in the text. It can be performed as a pure recitation with mental extension of protection to all quarters; optional simple cleanliness and boundary-setting are customary.
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