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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late book; specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Agni Jātavedas
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
这首简短的阿闼婆吠陀赞歌以所奉献的柴薪(samidh)点燃生知火神阿耆尼·阇多吠陀(Agni Jātavedas),祈求他植入“长寿”(dīrghāyus),并赐予“信心”(śraddhā,坚定的虔敬信赖)与“慧智”(medhā,清明而善记的智能)。赞歌使凡置入火中的燃料皆得净化,使仪式整体成为“吉祥良善”(śiva,温和而无害),并将祝福扩展至全家,尤其祈请师长(ācārya)得“甘露性”(amṛtatva,不竭的生命力与持久的威望)。
Mantra 1
दीर्घायुत्वम्। अग्ने॑ स॒मिध॒माहा॑र्षं बृह॒ते जा॒तवे॑दसे । स मे॑ श्र॒द्धां च॑ मे॒धां च॑ जा॒तवे॑दाः॒ प्र य॑च्छतु
长寿!阿耆尼(Agni)啊,我已把柴薪(供火之薪)奉献给伟大的全知者阇多吠陀(Jātavedas)。愿阇多吠陀充分赐予我信心与慧识。
Mantra 2
इ॒ध्मेन॑ त्वा जातवेदः स॒मिधा॑ वर्धयामसि । तथा॒ त्वम॒स्मान् व॑र्धय प्र॒जया॑ च॒ धने॑न च
以柴薪我们增盛你,哦阇多吠陀(Jātavedas);以引火之木我们使你兴旺。愿你亦如是,使我们增长——以子嗣与以财富。
Mantra 3
यद॑ग्ने॒ यानि॒ कानि॑ चि॒दा ते॒ दारू॑णि द॒ध्मसि॑ । सर्वं॒ तद॑स्तु मे शि॒वं तज्जु॑षस्व यविष्ठ्य
无论何等木材,哦阿耆尼(Agni),不拘何类,我们为你安置;愿这一切于我皆为吉祥。哦最年轻者(yaviṣṭhya),请欢然纳受。
Mantra 4
ए॒तास्ते॑ अग्ने स॒मिध॒स्त्वमि॒द्धः स॒मिद् भव । आयु॑र॒स्मासु॑ धेह्यमृत॒त्वमा॑चा॒र्याय
这些是你的引火柴,哦阿耆尼(Agni);你既被点燃,愿你成为我们的“引火”(支撑、助力)。请在我们之中安置寿命;并为师长(ācārya)安置不死之分。
It is recited to obtain long life (āyus) along with medhā (clear intelligence) and śraddhā (steady faith), by kindling Agni with samidh and asking him to make the rite auspicious.
Because it aims to remove defects in the offering: even if the fuel differs in type or quality, the mantra asks Agni to accept it and make the result śiva—benign and welfare-giving.
In this context it means enduring vitality and unimpaired standing for the teacher—an āyuṣya blessing that protects the teaching line and the household’s guiding authority.
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