Sukta 72
Rishi: Uncertain/late compilation layer (often treated as Atharvanic redactional voice rather than a named ṛṣi).
Devata: Brahman/Veda-power; secondarily ‘Devāḥ’ as protectors.
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (late Atharvanic style; not securely classed as a standard RV meter).
ບົດສາລະນີອັດຖະວະເທດຍັງນີ້ປະກອບດ້ວຍໜຶ່ງບົດ ເຊິ່ງຍົກເອົາເວດະມາເປັນພະລັງປ້ອງກັນ: ເວດະຖືກດຶງອອກຈາກຝັງ ແລະ ຕັ້ງໄວ້ພາຍໃນ ເຮັດໃຫ້ຄຳເວົ້າທີ່ເປີດເຜີຍກາຍເປັນຜູ້ປ້ອງກັນພາຍໃນ. ມັນປິດທ້າຍການປ້ອງກັນໂດຍປະກາດວ່າພິທີ ແລະ ການບູຊາສຳເລັດແລ້ວດ້ວຍພະລັງຂອງພະພຣະຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນຂໍໃຫ້ເທວະດາປ້ອງກັນຜູ້ອ່ານຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ ແລະ ຕອນນີ້ ໂດຍຜ່ານຕາປັດ.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It images the Veda as preserved/contained potency that is brought out into recitation and then deliberately ‘placed within’ the practitioner, turning sacred speech into an inner protection.
It functions as a ritual certification: by stating the work is successfully completed through brahman’s power, the hymn ‘seals’ the rite so protection can be claimed as a consequence.
Not necessarily. The hymn’s main ‘substance’ is the Veda as efficacious speech, strengthened by tapas (focused ardor/discipline). It can be used as a closing protective recitation after any simple offering or daily practice.
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