Rig Veda Sukta 182
Mandala 10Sukta 1822 Mantras

Sukta 182

Sukta 10.182

Devata

Narāśaṃsa

Este breve hino invoca Narāśaṃsa para proteger o sacrificante, especialmente durante as oferendas preliminares (prayāja) e as oferendas posteriores (anuyāja), garantindo paz e bem-estar no rito. Pede que a fala nociva (aśasti) e a intenção maligna (durmati) sejam afastadas, e que as forças hostis —sobretudo os Rakṣasas que se opõem ao brahman (a formulação sagrada)— sejam queimadas e destruídas por um poder protetor ígneo.

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

Narāśaṃsa is invoked as an auspicious protective power who guards the sacrifice and helps the worshipper gain peace and well-being through correct invocation.

They are the “fore-offerings” and “after-offerings” in a Vedic fire ritual—sets of oblations performed before and after the main offering to frame and secure the rite.

In Vedic ritual language, Rakṣasas symbolize forces that obstruct worship. “Haters of brahman” are those opposed to sacred speech and right formulation, so the hymn asks for them to be burned away and removed from the rite.

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