Sukta 34
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (edition-dependent).
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas); Aditi as protective horizon.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent).
अथर्ववेदस्य ७.३४ सूक्तं संक्षिप्तं किन्तु तीव्रम् अपोत्पातन-मन्त्ररूपं भवति। अत्र जातवेदसं अग्निं नियोजयति यत् स प्रतिद्विषः—ये पूर्वमेव प्रतिष्ठिताः ये च नवोत्पन्नाः यजमानस्य प्रतिमुखं समुत्थिताः—तान् अपाकरोतु। केवलं निष्कासनं न, किन्तु शत्रूणां पदस्य अधःकरणं (अधः-पदं) विधीयते। निर्दोषं यजमानं तु अदितेः विस्तीर्णायां विमोचिन्यां रक्षायां स्थापयति।
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
It commands Agni Jātavedas to drive away rivals—both present and newly arising—and to reduce their standing, while placing the petitioner under Aditi’s protection.
Agni performs the active expulsion and enforcement of the mantra, while Aditi provides the final protective ‘horizon’—a safe, unbroken shelter for the petitioner described as anāgas (without fault).
It is primarily apotropaic and competitive: it repels and subdues hostile rivals, but it also explicitly seals the act by asserting the petitioner’s innocence and seeking Aditi’s lawful protection.
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