Sukta 3
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Ātman (as radiance/ghṛṇi and sustaining support)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (probable; requires full hymn metrical audit)
Ang Rakṣoghna hymn na ito na may isang taludtod ay tumatawag sa Ātman bilang ang sinag na matibay na suporta (dhāruṇa) na lumilikha ng maayos na katawan at nagtitiyak ng isang ligtas na "pinagtatayuan" (viṣṭhā/gātu). Sa pagpapatibay sa sinag ng Ātman (ghṛṇi) at sa kanyang pulot-pukinggan na pangunahing diwa (madhvo agra), ang mantra ay nagpapalayas sa mga walang katawan at mapanirang pwersa, at nagpapatatag sa protektibong saklaw ng tagasunod.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here Ātman is praised as a cosmic-embodied principle: radiant power (ghṛṇi) and firm support (dhāruṇa) that establishes a stable base and protects life against disembodied harm.
The term points to unseen, disembodied hostile agencies—forces of obstruction, fear, or affliction that lack stable embodiment and are repelled by the mantra’s affirmation of embodied, sustaining presence.
Honey represents ‘madhvo agra’—the foremost sweet essence that nourishes and seals protection; ritually it can be offered or lightly consumed to mark the establishment of supportive, life-affirming potency.
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