Sukta 71
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not recoverable from the single verse alone)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
एष एकऋचो रक्षोघ्नः सूक्तः अग्निं ग्रामस्य परितो जीवत्-दुर्ग-भित्तिरिव स्थापयति, यः समुदायं तेजोमय्या प्रज्ञया बलेन च परिक्षिपति। प्रतिदिनं विप्रप्रेरितं अग्निं परिधिं कृत्वा मन्त्रः परिक्षेत्रं रक्षति, तत्र प्रविशन्तं मानुषं वा राक्षसं वा शत्रुं निवारयति, भिनत्ति, हन्ति च।
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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