Sukta 48
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn addressed to Rākā; specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī lists)
Devata: Rākā (full-moon goddess; fertility and restoration)
Chandas: Mixed; predominantly Triṣṭubh-like cadence in Atharvanic adaptation (exact metrical scan depends on pada resolution).
この短いアタルヴァ系の讃歌は、回復と生殖の満月の力であるラーカー（Rākā）を招き、刺し貫かれたり切り裂かれたりした箇所を「縫い合わせ」、身体を再び完全にするよう願う。同時に、剛健な英雄の子と繁栄を授けることを求め、月の円満を身体の健全さと家の増益の模範として示す。
Mantras
Mantra 1
राका। रा॒काम॒हं सु॒हवा॑ सुष्टु॒ती हु॑वे शृ॒णोतु॑ नः सु॒भगा॑ बोध॑तु॒ त्मना॑ । सीव्य॒त्वपः॑ सू॒च्याच्छिद्यमानया॒ ददा॑तु वी॒रं श॒तदा॑यमु॒क्थ्यऽम्
（ラーカーRākā。）われは善き呼びかけと正しき讃歌をもって、ラーカーRākāを招く。幸ある女神よ、われらの声を聞き、自らの力により目覚めて顧みよ。刺し通す針にて皮膚（傷）を縫い合わせ、勇ましき子を授け、百を与える恵みを賜え—讃え歌われるにふさわしきものを。
Mantra 2
यास्ते॑ राके सुम॒तयः॑ सु॑पेश॑सो॒ याभि॒र्ददा॑सि दा॒शुषे॒ वसू॑नि । ताभि॑र्नो अ॒द्य सु॒मना॑ उ॒पाग॑हि सहस्रापो॒षं सु॑भगे॒ ररा॑णा
ラーカー（Rākā）よ、姿うるわしきあなたの慈恵、善き相をそなえた恩寵――それによってあなたは敬虔に施す者へ財宝を授ける。その同じ恵みにより、今日、善意をもってわれらに近づき来たれ。福徳の女神よ、歓びつつ、千倍の増益と繁栄をもたらせ。
Frequently Asked Questions
Rākā is the auspicious fullness of the moon, invoked as a goddess who restores completeness—of the body (healing) and of the household (fertility and prosperity).
It is a vivid ritual image for repairing what has been pierced or cut: the mantra asks the lunar power of wholeness to ‘seal’ and restore the body’s covering so integrity returns.
Ideally near the full moon (Paurṇamāsī) or under the waxing/full moon for fertility and increase; for immediate healing needs, it may be recited at once and repeated on the next full moon as reinforcement.
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