Sukta 71
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not recoverable from the single verse alone)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
हा एकऋचा रक्षोघ्न सूक्त अগ্নीला वस्तीभोवती उभ्या असलेल्या जिवंत किल्लेभिंतीप्रमाणे प्रतिष्ठित करतो. त्याच्या ज्वालामय बुद्धी व पराक्रमाने तो समुदायाला वलयाकार वेढून संरक्षण देतो. दररोज प्रेरित (विप्र) अগ্নीला परिघ/सीमा म्हणून स्थापन करून, या आवरणाला धक्का देणारे मानवी किंवा राक्षसी हल्लेखोर परतवणे, मोडून काढणे व संहार करणे हाच या मंत्राचा हेतू आहे.
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
It means treating the sacred fire as an encircling boundary-power: Agni is envisioned not only in the hearth but as a protective ring around the home or settlement.
Because the protection is meant to be renewed regularly; the mantra frames security as a daily re-establishment of Agni’s guarding presence.
No. In Atharvavedic usage, ‘assailants’ can include human attackers as well as rakṣas and other harmful influences; Agni is invoked to repel and destroy any hostile intrusion.
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