Rig Veda Sukta 97
Mandala 1Sukta 976 Mantras

Sukta 97

Sukta 1.97

Devata

Agni

Chandas

Gāyatrī-like refrain structure (short, repetitive; exact metrical classification may vary by recension)

この短いアグニ讃歌は、繰り返される祈り――「われらにまとわりつく悪(agham)を焼き払え」――を中心に構成される。アグニは、あらゆる方角に面し周遍して浄める者として招かれ、不浄を焼き尽くすだけでなく、富(rayi)を燃え立たせ、洪水を舟で渡るように礼拝者を危難の彼方へ運び渡す。このスークタの目的は、禳除と回復――罪/凶運の除去と、安泰・福祉(svasti)の確立――にある。

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.97

Mantras

Mantra 1

अप नः शोशुचदघमग्ने शुशुग्ध्या रयिम् । अप नः शोशुचदघम् ॥

アグニ(Agni)よ、われらにまといつく悪を焼き払え。汝の燃えさかる烈しさによって、われらに豊饒の富を燃え立たせよ。われらにまといつく悪を焼き払え。

Mantra 4

प्र यत्ते अग्ने सूरयो जायेमहि प्र ते वयम् । अप नः शोशुचदघम् ॥

われらが汝の光輝の力のうちに生まれ出でんとするとき、アグニよ――まことに、われらは汝において前進せん――われらよりまといつく悪を焼き払え。

Mantra 5

प्र यदग्नेः सहस्वतो विश्वतो यन्ति भानवः । अप नः शोशुचदघम् ॥

アグニの――力強き者の――光条が四方へと走り出づるとき、われらよりまといつく悪を焼き払え。

Mantra 6

त्वं हि विश्वतोमुख विश्वतः परिभूरसि । अप नः शोशुचदघम् ॥

汝こそ、四方に面をもつアグニよ、四方より取り巻き遍く支配する主なり。われらよりまといつく悪を焼き払え。

Mantra 7

द्विषो नो विश्वतोमुखाति नावेव पारय । अप नः शोशुचदघम् ॥

四方の敵より、万面のアグニ(Agni)よ、舟のごとく我らを渡し越えさせよ。まといつく悪(罪)を我らより焼き払え。

Mantra 8

स नः सिन्धुमिव नावयाति पर्षा स्वस्तये । अप नः शोशुचदघम् ॥

彼が我らの安寧のために、大洪水を舟で渡すがごとく我らを渡し越えさせよ。まといつく悪(罪)を我らより焼き払え。

Frequently Asked Questions

It repeatedly asks Agni to burn away “agham” (clinging evil/impurity/ill-luck) and to kindle “rayi” (prosperity), bringing safety and well-being (svasti).

The refrain makes the prayer easy to recite in ritual and intensifies its protective power—like a sustained petition for purification and removal of obstacles.

It means Agni is asked to guide and protect the worshipper through dangers and crises, carrying them across hardship into safety and steadiness.

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