Sukta 72
Rishi: Uncertain/late compilation layer (often treated as Atharvanic redactional voice rather than a named ṛṣi).
Devata: Brahman/Veda-power; secondarily ‘Devāḥ’ as protectors.
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (late Atharvanic style; not securely classed as a standard RV meter).
یہ دیرینہ اتھرون یک آیت کی منتر وید کو ایک حفاظتی طاقت کے طور پر باطنی بناتا ہے: وید 'غلاف سے نکالا گیا' اور پھر 'اندرونی طور پر قائم کیا گیا'، ظاہر کلام کو ایک باطنی محافظ میں بدل دیتا ہے۔ یہ برہمن کی طاقت سے رسم اور نذر کی کامیابی سے تکمیل کا اعلان کر کے حفاظت کو مہر لگاتا ہے، پھر دیوتاؤں سے التجا کرتا ہے کہ وہ تپس (رسومی جوش) کے ذریعے یہاں اور ابھی تلاوت کرنے والے کی حفاظت کریں۔
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
It images the Veda as preserved/contained potency that is brought out into recitation and then deliberately ‘placed within’ the practitioner, turning sacred speech into an inner protection.
It functions as a ritual certification: by stating the work is successfully completed through brahman’s power, the hymn ‘seals’ the rite so protection can be claimed as a consequence.
Not necessarily. The hymn’s main ‘substance’ is the Veda as efficacious speech, strengthened by tapas (focused ardor/discipline). It can be used as a closing protective recitation after any simple offering or daily practice.
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