Sukta 85
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (svastyayana corpus; specific r̥ṣi not stated in the supplied excerpt)
Devata: Tārkṣya (Garuḍa-like protective power/steed)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (by cadence and length)
この一頌から成るパウスティカ（増益・護持）の讃歌は、タークシャ（Tārkṣya）を招請する。タークシャは、迅速で神々に駆られ、戦いに勝利をもたらす守護の力として描かれ、svasti（安泰・吉祥）――無傷の移動、安全な通行、そして競走的な疾走における成功――を確保することが願われる。タークシャを「ariṣṭanemi（輪縁／輪毂が損なわれぬ者）」および「tarutāra rathānām（戦車を凌駕する者）」と讃えることで、このマントラは旅、競走、軍事的移動のための厄除けの護符として機能する。
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tārkṣya is a swift, protective power often associated with a Garuḍa-like figure or divine steed, invoked to carry one beyond danger and opposition.
‘Ariṣṭanemi’ means “with an uninjured rim/nave,” implying freedom from damage. In this hymn it functions as a protective epithet, transferring the idea of ‘unharmedness’ to the traveler and the journey.
Recite it before starting a journey, before mounting a vehicle/horse, or before a race, contest, or risky undertaking—any time safe passage and victorious momentum are desired.
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