Sukta 61
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Agni (as tapas-bearer)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; Atharvanic homa-formulas commonly in anuṣṭubh)
ຄຳສັດຖະບົດອັດຖະວານິກສັ້ນໆ ນີ້ ຖືວ່າ ອັຄນິ ເປັນຜູ້ອັດຖະບາຍ ແລະ ຜູ້ກຳເນີດຂອງ ຕາປັສ (ຄວາມຮ້ອນ, ພະລັງອັນມີວັດຖະຍົດ), ໂດຍໃຊ້ ເຕັກນິກຂອງໄຟ ໃນການ "ລະງັບ" ເພື່ອຜະລິດ ພະລັງພາຍໃນ. ໂດຍການຈູດ ຕາປັສ ຜ່ານ ອັຄນິ, ຜູ້ປະຕິບັດພິທີ ຊອກຫາ ຜົນປະໂຫຍດ ແບບ ເພີ່ມພູມພາກ - ອາຍຸດ (ຊີວິດຍາວ), ເມທາ (ປັນຍາຊັດເຈນ), ແລະ ການຢູ່ໃນສະຖານະທີ່ດີ ໃນ ຊູຕິ/ຊື່ສຽງ - ທີ່ຮັບປະກັນ ໂດຍການຟັງ ຢ່າງຕັ້ງໃຈ ແລະ ການສຸມໃຈໃສ່ພິທີຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ.
Mantras
Mantra 1
तपः। यद॑ग्ने॒ तप॑सा॒ तप॑ उपत॒प्याम॑हे॒ तपः॑ । प्रि॒याः श्रु॒तस्य॑ भूया॒स्मायु॑ष्मन्तः सुमे॒धसः॑
ຕາປັດ. ເມື່ອໃດ, ຮັອອັກນີ, ດ້ວຍຕາປັດພວກເຮົາຈຸບັນຕາປັດ, ແມ່ນແລ້ວ, ພວກເຮົາລະບັດມັນໃຫ້ຮ້ອນເປັນຕາປັດ, ຂໍໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາເປັນທີ່ຮັກແພງຂອງຊື່ສຽງສັກສິດ, ມີອາຍຸຍືນ, ແລະ ມີປັນຍາດີ.
Mantra 2
अग्ने॒ तप॑स्तप्यामह॒ उप॑ तप्यामहे॒ तपः॑ । श्रु॒तानि॑ शृ॒ण्वन्तो॑ व॒यमायु॑ष्मन्तः सुमे॒धसः॑
ຮັອອັກນີ, ຕາປັດພວກເຮົາປະຕິບັດ; ພວກເຮົາລະບັດຕາປັດໃຫ້ຮ້ອນຂຶ້ນອີກ. ໂດຍຟັງສິ່ງສັກສິດ, ຂໍໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາມີອາຍຸຍືນ ແລະ ມີປັນຍາດີ.
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks Agni to intensify tapas (transformative heat/discipline) so the reciters become long-lived (āyus), clear-minded (sumeḍhas/medhā), and favored in sacred hearing and good repute (śruti/śruta).
Both senses are present, but the hymn emphasizes a fire-centered technology: tapas as heat generated through Agni and disciplined practice, yielding tangible paustika benefits like longevity and sharpened understanding.
It can be recited while kindling or tending a fire (homa/household Agni), especially before study or recitation, focusing on steady attention and ‘heating up’ resolve so that learning and mental clarity increase along with vitality.
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