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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution for AV 1.13 commonly places it in Atharvan/Angiras milieu; verse-level r̥ṣi not securely isolable here)
Devata: Tapas-bearing ‘Nāpāt’ (a fiery/ascetic power addressed as a personal agent; often interpreted in the orbit of Agni-like potency)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; with Vedic metrical flexibility)
《阿闼婆吠陀》1.13是一首简短的祈安与疗护赞歌,向一种凝聚而可能危险的苦行热力(tapas)致敬;此力被人格化为“Pravato Nāpāt”,并连同其如武器般的“飞射/弹矢”面向一并受呼唤。通过反复的“namas”(敬礼)与对其隐秘宇宙座处的称颂,赞歌使这股力量得以安抚,并将其导向身体康宁、家宅平安与护佑儿童。
Mantra 1
विद्युत्। नम॑स्ते अस्तु वि॒द्युते॒ नम॑स्ते स्तनयि॒त्नवे । नम॑स्ते अ॒स्त्वश्म॑ने॒ येना॑ दू॒डाशे॒ अस्य॑सि
【致电光】愿向汝致敬,电光啊;愿向汝致敬,雷鸣者啊。愿向汝致敬,石(霹雳之石)啊;汝以此将击打掷向那dūḍāśa。
Mantra 2
नम॑स्ते प्रवतो नपा॒द्यत॒स्तपः॑ स॒मूह॑सि । मृ॒डया॑ नस्त॒नूभ्यो॒ मय॑स्तो॒केभ्य॑स्कृधि
向你致敬,噢坡岭之子;你从那里聚敛你炽热的威力。愿你怜悯我们,为护佑我们的身体;并为我们的孩童成就安康。
Mantra 3
प्रव॑तो नपा॒न्नम॑ ए॒वास्तु॒ तुभ्यं॒ नम॑स्ते हे॒तये॒ तपु॑षे च कृण्मः । वि॒द्म ते॒ धाम॑ पर॒मं गुहा॒ यत् स॑मु॒द्रे अ॒न्तर्नि॑हि॑तासि॒ नाभिः॑
自诸下坡之处,后裔啊,愿对你唯有致敬——是的,致敬归于你。我们向你的投射之器(hetí,飞矢)与你的灼热(tápus)致敬。我们知晓你至高的居处:那在隐秘之所;在大海之内,你被安置、被藏匿为脐(nābhi,中枢)。
Mantra 4
यां त्वा॑ दे॒वा असृ॑जन्त॒ विश्व॒ इषुं॑ कृण्वा॒ना अस॑नाय धृ॒ष्णुम्। सा नो॑ मृड वि॒दथे॑ गृणा॒ना तस्यै॑ ते॒ नमो॑ अस्तु देवि
诸神——一切诸神——所放遣的你;他们把你制作为飞射之矢,勇猛,专为击杀而掷。愿你在祭仪中受我等赞颂时,赐我等慈惠与安宁:向她、向你,致敬;女神啊,愿受我等礼拜。
He is a personified fiery potency—an ‘offspring’ associated with slopes/descents—who gathers tapas (burning heat). The hymn treats him as powerful and potentially dangerous unless honored and pacified.
It asks for mṛḍa (gracious relief) for the body (tanū) and welfare for children/offspring (toka), while ensuring the deity’s heat and weapon-force do not strike the household.
No specific substances are mentioned in the hymn. It primarily works through reverent namas, praise, and the redirection of ‘tapas’ and ‘missile’ power into protection; optional clean water may be used symbolically but is not required.
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