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).
हा उशिरचा अथर्वणिक एक-ऋचांचा सूक्त वేదाला रक्षणकारी शक्ती म्हणून अंतर्मुख करतो: वेद ‘आवरण/कोशातून बाहेर काढला’ जातो आणि मग ‘आत स्थापन’ केला जातो; त्यामुळे प्रकट वाणी अंतःस्थ रक्षक बनते. ब्रह्मन्च्या सामर्थ्याने विधी व हविर्दान यशस्वीरीत्या पूर्ण झाल्याची घोषणा करून तो संरक्षणाची मुद्रा घालतो; आणि नंतर तपस् (यज्ञताप/क्रीयातेज) यांच्या बळावर देवांनी इथे-आताच पठण करणाऱ्याचे रक्षण करावे अशी विनंती करतो.
Mantras
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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