Sukta 99
Rishi: Requires hymn colophon consultation.
Devata: Vedi / ritual space (personified); secondarily protective prosperity powers tied to gold/niṣka.
Chandas: Likely anuṣṭubh-like with liturgical irregularities.
Himne satu-mantra ini merupakan kepungan pelindung (pari-dhā/pari-staraṇa) bagi vedi, yang memperlakukan ruang ritual sebagai kuasa hidup yang mesti dibentang, dibatasi, dan dijaga dengan tepat. Ia memohon agar yang “milik sendiri” (jāmi)—orang, harta benda, dan keperluan upacara—tidak dicuri, khususnya dalam keadaan rentan seperti ketika tidur, serta meneguhkan kemakmuran melalui tempat duduk Hotṛ berwarna keemasan kehijauan dan niṣka sebagai tanda kekayaan yang terjamin dalam lingkungan yajamāna.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It is used while laying out and enclosing the vedi to protect the ritual area and prevent theft or loss of one’s own people and property during the rite.
Niṣka and gold function as auspicious wealth-signs; the hymn declares them securely established within the yajamāna’s domain, reinforcing prosperity and protection.
It means “Do not steal what is ours”—a direct request that the protected space not allow loss, especially when people are vulnerable, such as during sleep.
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