Sukta 75
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Rudra (as protector) with implicit Āpaḥ (Waters) and cattle as beneficiaries
Chandas: Mixed/triṣṭubh-like cadence (edition-dependent); not securely determinable from input alone
この二句から成る短い讃歌は、牛のための護りと繁栄の呪である。牧場へ向かう道中と水飲み場で雌牛を安泰にし、牛舎と家の座を堅固にする。ルドラは破壊者ではなく、目覚めた守護者として招かれ、その「矢」は厄除けの結界となる。さらに水と慈しみ深い女神たちに、群れと持ち主の領域を清め、塗油し、力づけることが願われる。
Mantras
Mantra 1
अघ्न्याः। प्र॒जाव॑तीः सू॒यव॑से रु॒शन्तीः॑ शु॒द्धा अ॒पः सु॑प्रपा॒णे पिब॑न्तीः । मा व॑ स्ते॒न ई॑शत॒ माघशं॑सः॒ परि॑ वो रु॒द्रस्य॑ हे॒तिर्वृ॑णक्तु
侵すべからざる者たちよ、子孫に富む者たちよ。良き牧草へ向かい輝く者たちよ。清らかにして、よき水飲み場にて諸水を飲む者たちよ――盗人が汝らを支配せず、悪舌の誹り手も害さぬように。汝らの周りをルドラ（Rudra）の矢が取り巻き、守護を選び取らんことを。
Mantra 2
प॒द॒ज्ञा स्थ॒ रम॑तयः॒ संहि॑ता वि॒श्वना॑म्नीः । उप॑ मा देवीर्दे॒वेभि॒रेत॑ । इ॒मं गो॒ष्ठमि॒दं सदो॑ घृ॒तेना॒स्मान्त्समु॑क्षत
足跡を知る者たちよ、愛すべき者たちよ、結び合わされ、あらゆる名を帯びる者たちよ――女神たちよ、神々とともに、わたしのもとへ来たれ。此の牛舎、この我らの座を、ギー（酥油）にて潤し、満ちた灌ぎによって我らを強めよ。
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to protect cattle on the way to pasture and at the watering place, and to strengthen the cowshed and household seat through a protective invocation of Rudra and a ghee-sprinkling consecration.
In this hymn Rudra’s fierce power is redirected into guardianship: his “heti” (weapon/missile) is asked to stand around the herd as a deterrent to thieves and hostile forces.
The hymn itself points to clean water (āpaḥ) for purity and ghee (ghṛta) for sprinkling/strengthening; it is performed in relation to the pasture route, watering place, and the cowshed (goṣṭha).
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