Sukta 3
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Ātman (as radiance/ghṛṇi and sustaining support)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (probable; requires full hymn metrical audit)
हा एक-ऋचा रक्षोघ्न सूक्त, तेजस्वी व दृढपणे प्रतिष्ठित आधार (धारुण) म्हणून आत्म्याचे आवाहन करतो; तो सुव्यवस्थित देहधारणेला उत्पन्न करतो आणि सुरक्षित “उभे राहण्याची जागा/आधारभूमी” (विष्ठा/गातु) दृढ करतो. आत्म्याची प्रभा (घृणि) आणि मधासारखा अग्रसार (मध्वो अग्र) यांची घोषणा केल्याने, हा मंत्र शरीररहित, देहविहीन शत्रुत्वकारी शक्तींना दूर लोटतो आणि साधकाचे संरक्षणक्षेत्र स्थिर करतो.
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
Here Ātman is praised as a cosmic-embodied principle: radiant power (ghṛṇi) and firm support (dhāruṇa) that establishes a stable base and protects life against disembodied harm.
The term points to unseen, disembodied hostile agencies—forces of obstruction, fear, or affliction that lack stable embodiment and are repelled by the mantra’s affirmation of embodied, sustaining presence.
Honey represents ‘madhvo agra’—the foremost sweet essence that nourishes and seals protection; ritually it can be offered or lightly consumed to mark the establishment of supportive, life-affirming potency.
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