Sukta 182
Sukta 10.182
Narāśaṃsa
अयं संक्षिप्तः सूक्तः नराशंसं प्रार्थयते यत् स यजमानं विशेषतः प्रयाजेषु च अनुयाजेषु च रक्षतु, यज्ञकर्मणि शान्तिं स्वस्तिं च ददातु। अत्राशस्तिं दुर्मतिं च अपाकर्तुं याचते, तथा ब्रह्मद्विषः शत्रून्—विशेषतः रक्षांसि—दीप्तया रक्षोघ्न्या तेजसा दग्ध्वा विनाशयतु इति।
Mantras
Mantra 2
नराशंसो नोऽवतु प्रयाजे शं नो अस्त्वनुयाजो हवेषु । क्षिपदशस्तिमप दुर्मतिं हन्नथा करद्यजमानाय शं योः ॥
नराशंसो नोऽवतु प्रयाजे; शं नोऽस्त्वनुयाजो हवेषु। क्षिपदशस्तिमप दुर्मतिं हन्नथ; करद्यजमानाय शं योः॥
Mantra 3
तपुर्मूर्धा तपतु रक्षसो ये ब्रह्मद्विषः शरवे हन्तवा उ । क्षिपदशस्तिमप दुर्मतिं हन्नथा करद्यजमानाय शं योः ॥
तपुर्मूर्धा तपतु रक्षसो ये ब्रह्मद्विषः; शरवे हन्तवा उ। क्षिपदशस्तिमप दुर्मतिं हन्नथ; करद्यजमानाय शं योः॥
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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