
Rishi: Atharvanic seer(s) for Agni-protection material (variable by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Agni (as kṣatrabhṛt, Jātavedas)
Chandas: Mixed/triṣṭubh tendency (requires metrical verification)
Mantra 1
क्षत्रभृदग्निः। अ॒ना॒धृ॒ष्यो जा॒तवे॑दा॒ अम॑र्त्यो वि॒राड॑ग्ने क्षत्र॒भृद् दी॑दिही॒ह। विश्वा॒ अमी॑वाः प्रमु॒ञ्चन् मानु॑षीभिः शि॒वाभि॑र॒द्य परि॑ पाहि नो॒ गय॑म्
Agni is the bearer of kṣatra. Unassailable Jātavedas, immortal, wide-ruling—O Agni, kṣatra-bearing, blaze here. Releasing all diseases by human, kindly means, today guard round about our home and substance.
Mantra 2
इन्द्र॑ क्ष॒त्रम॒भि वा॒ममोजोऽजा॑यथा वृषभ चर्षणी॒नाम्। अपा॑नुदो॒ जन॑ममित्रा॒यन्त॑मु॒रुं दे॒वेभ्यो॑ अकृणोरु लो॒कम्
Indra, for desirable kṣatra, for excellent strength, wast thou born, O Bull of the peoples. Repelling the hostile folk, thou verily didst make for the Gods a wide, secure realm.
Mantra 3
मृ॒गो न भी॒मः कु॑च॒रो गि॑रि॒ष्ठाः प॑रा॒वत॒ आ ज॑गम्या॒त् पर॑स्याः । सृ॒कं सं॒शाय॑ प॒विमि॑न्द्र ति॒ग्मं वि शत्रू॑न् ताढि॒ वि मृघो॑ नुदस्व
Like a fearsome wild beast, roaming, mountain-haunting, may he come hither from afar, from the farther side. Whetting the jaw, sharpening the keen edge, O Indra, smite the foes asunder; drive them off, like a beast, away.
To kindle Agni’s protective sovereignty around the home so diseases are released and the household’s life-support and goods are guarded, while Indra drives away hostile forces.
Agni provides an inner, purifying perimeter (encircling protection and disease-release), and Indra provides outer, forceful defense (repelling enemies and securing a wide safe space).
No. The primary ‘substance’ is a steady household fire; simple water-sprinkling and (optionally) a small ghee offering or hearth-ash boundary mark are sufficient for the protective intent.
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