Atharva Veda Sukta 82
Kanda 7Anuvaka 9Sukta 826 Mantras

Sukta 82

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per anukramaṇī for 7.82)

Devata: Agni (primary), with ‘devatāḥ’ as attending gods

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (appears triṣṭubh-like in cadence; requires metrical verification against padapāṭha edition)

AV 7.82は、繁栄を増し加えるアグニ讃歌であり、祭そのものを強めて、富——とりわけ牛、競技の賞品としての獲得、そして「吉祥なる財」——が祭主に定着するようにする。儀礼の成功を宇宙の規則性(暁→太陽→昼)に結びつけ、神々にヤジュニャを「導く」ことを促しつつ、豊かな酥油の流れが、供物を運び秩序を確立するアグニへと注がれる。

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.82

Mantras

Mantra 1

अग्निः। अ॒भ्यऽर्चत सुष्टु॒तिं गव्य॑मा॒जिम॒स्मासु॑ भ॒द्रा द्रवि॑णानि धत्त । इ॒मं य॒ज्ञं न॑यत दे॒वता॑ नो घृ॒तस्य॒ धारा॒ मधु॑मत् पवन्ताम्

(アグニに)よく讃えの歌をもって前へと唱えよ。牛の賞、競走の利得をわれらに授け、吉祥なる財宝をわれらのうちに据えよ。神々よ、われらのこの祭祀を導け。蜜のごとく甘きギー(ghṛta、酥油)の流れが流れ出でよ。

Mantra 2

मय्यग्रे॑ अ॒ग्निं गृ॑ह्णामि स॒ह क्ष॒त्रेण॒ वर्च॑सा॒ बले॑न । मयि॑ प्र॒जां मय्यायु॑र्दधामि॒ स्वाहा॒ मय्य॒ग्निम्

われにおいてまずアグニ(Agni)を取り納める――王権の力(kṣatra)と、光輝(varcas)と、力(bala)とともに。われにおいて子孫を、われにおいて寿命を据える。svāhā!われにアグニあれ。

Mantra 3

इ॒हैवाग्ने॒ अधि॑ धारया र॒यिं मा त्वा॒ नि क्र॒न् पूर्व॑चित्ता निका॒रिणः॑ । क्ष॒त्रेणा॑ग्ने सु॒यम॑मस्तु॒ तुभ्य॑मुपस॒त्ता व॑र्धतां ते॒ अनि॑ष्टृतः

ここに、まさにここに、アグニよ、財宝・福沢(rayi)をしっかりと保持せよ。先に謀る欺きの者どもが汝を打ち倒さぬように。王権の力(kṣatra)によって、アグニよ、汝に善き統御があれ。汝の随侍する者たちが、損なわれることなく増し広がれ。

Mantra 4

अन्व॒ग्निरु॒षसा॒मग्र॑मख्य॒दन्वहा॑नि प्रथ॒मो जा॒तवे॑दाः । अनु॒ सूर्य॑ उ॒षसो॒ अनु॑ र॒श्मीननु॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी आ वि॑वेश

諸々の曙光ののち、アグニ(Agni)はまずその先端(前面)を現した。諸々の日ののち、ジャータヴェーダス(Jātavedas)は力において先に生まれた。太陽に従い、曙光に従い、その光線に従って——彼はそこへ入り、まことに天と地のうちへと通り入った。

Mantra 5

प्रत्य॒ग्निरु॒षसा॒मग्र॑मख्य॒त् प्रत्यहा॑नि प्रथ॒मो जा॒तवे॑दाः । प्रति॒ सूर्य॑स्य पुरु॒धा च॑ र॒श्मीन् प्रति॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी आ त॑तान

曙光に向かって、アグニ(Agni)はその最前の顔を現した。日々に向かって、ジャータヴェーダス(Jātavedas)は力において先頭に立った。太陽の光線へ、さまざまに広がるそれらへと、彼は届き;天と地へ向かって、彼は自らを広く張り渡した。

Mantra 6

घृ॒तं ते॑ अग्ने दि॒व्ये स॒धस्थे॑ घृ॒तेन॒ त्वां मनु॑र॒द्या समि॑न्धे । घृ॒तं ते॑ दे॒वीर्न॒प्त्य॑१आ व॑हन्तु घृ॒तं तुभ्यं॑ दुह्रतां॒ गावो॑ अग्ने

ギー(ghṛta)は汝のため、アグニよ、天上の座にある。ギーによって、マヌ(Manu)は今日汝を燃え立たせる。神なる乙女たち、後裔の者たちよ、汝にギーを運べ。牝牛たちよ、アグニよ、汝のためにギーを乳し出せ。

Frequently Asked Questions

It is primarily a prosperity (paustika) hymn: it strengthens Agni and the sacrifice so that cattle-wealth, prize/victory gains, and auspicious riches accrue to the patron.

Ghṛta is the central oblation that feeds Agni; the hymn treats abundant, sweet-flowing ghee as the mechanism by which the yajña becomes effective and prosperity—especially dairy and cattle increase—manifests.

Dawn or early morning is especially fitting because the hymn links Agni with Uṣas and Sūrya; it is also appropriate at the beginning of an offering sequence when kindling and stabilizing the fire.

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