Sukta 75
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Rudra (as protector) with implicit Āpaḥ (Waters) and cattle as beneficiaries
Chandas: Mixed/triṣṭubh-like cadence (edition-dependent); not securely determinable from input alone
Mantras
Mantra 1
अघ्न्याः। प्र॒जाव॑तीः सू॒यव॑से रु॒शन्तीः॑ शु॒द्धा अ॒पः सु॑प्रपा॒णे पिब॑न्तीः । मा व॑ स्ते॒न ई॑शत॒ माघशं॑सः॒ परि॑ वो रु॒द्रस्य॑ हे॒तिर्वृ॑णक्तु
Ye inviolable, rich in progeny, shining as ye fare to good pasture, pure, drinking the Waters at the fair watering-place—let not the thief have mastery over you, nor the evil-tongued reviler: round about you may Rudra’s missile choose its guard.
Mantra 2
प॒द॒ज्ञा स्थ॒ रम॑तयः॒ संहि॑ता वि॒श्वना॑म्नीः । उप॑ मा देवीर्दे॒वेभि॒रेत॑ । इ॒मं गो॒ष्ठमि॒दं सदो॑ घृ॒तेना॒स्मान्त्समु॑क्षत
Ye track-knowing, gracious ones, united, bearing every name—hither to me come, O Goddesses, with the Gods. This cattle-stall, this seat of ours, with ghee do ye bedew; and us, with full sprinkling, strengthen.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to protect cattle on the way to pasture and at the watering place, and to strengthen the cowshed and household seat through a protective invocation of Rudra and a ghee-sprinkling consecration.
In this hymn Rudra’s fierce power is redirected into guardianship: his “heti” (weapon/missile) is asked to stand around the herd as a deterrent to thieves and hostile forces.
The hymn itself points to clean water (āpaḥ) for purity and ghee (ghṛta) for sprinkling/strengthening; it is performed in relation to the pasture route, watering place, and the cowshed (goṣṭha).
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