Sukta 85
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (svastyayana corpus)
Devata: Tārkṣya (Garuḍa-like protective power/steed)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (by cadence and length)
हा एक-ऋचेचा पौष्टिक सूक्त ताऱ्क्ष्याला—वेगवान, देवप्रेरित, रणजयी शक्ती म्हणून—आवाहन करून ‘स्वस्ति’ची याचना करतो: अहितरहित गमन, सुरक्षित प्रवास आणि स्पर्धात्मक गतीत यश. ताऱ्क्ष्याचे ‘अरिष्टनेमि’ (चक्राची नेमि/नाभि अखंड असलेला) आणि ‘तरुतार रथानाम्’ (रथांनाही मागे टाकणारा) असे स्तवन केल्याने हा मंत्र प्रवास, शर्यत आणि युद्धातील संक्रमण/कूच यांसाठी अपोत्प्रायिक संरक्षणकवच ठरतो.
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
Tārkṣya is a swift, protective power often associated with a Garuḍa-like figure or divine steed, invoked to carry one beyond danger and opposition.
‘Ariṣṭanemi’ means “with an uninjured rim/nave,” implying freedom from damage. In this hymn it functions as a protective epithet, transferring the idea of ‘unharmedness’ to the traveler and the journey.
Recite it before starting a journey, before mounting a vehicle/horse, or before a race, contest, or risky undertaking—any time safe passage and victorious momentum are desired.
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