Sukta 34
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvanic).
Devata: Paśupati (Rudra as Lord of beasts; protector and controller of cattle and bipeds).
Chandas: Mixed/Pragātha-like (two long pādas; not a simple anuṣṭubh).
《AVŚ 2.34》是一首简短的阿闼婆系护佑与兴旺之咒，旨在通过承认帕舒帕提（鲁陀罗，群畜之主）为两足与四足众生的正当主宰，来确保牛群与人众的安宁，并向他奉上其应得之分作为“赎买/买脱”（niṣkrīti）。随后咒意扩展为求成就之式：祈请诸神为祭主（yajamāna）开启一条安全的“道路”（gātu/pāthaḥ）；又由阿耆尼解开敌对的束缚与监视，并由毗湿伐羯磨加以守护，使财富、畜群增殖与子嗣得以完好无损。
Mantras
Mantra 1
पशवः। य ईशे॑ पशु॒पतिः॑ पशू॒नां चतु॑ष्पदामु॒त यो द्वि॒पदा॑म्। निष्क्री॑तः॒ स य॒ज्ञियं॑ भा॒गमे॑तु रा॒यस्पोषा॒ यज॑मानं सचन्ताम्
（致）牲畜：那统御者——牲畜之主（Paśupati），四足之兽以及二足之众的主宰——既已以赎价买脱，愿他领受祭品之分；愿财富之增益与繁盛之养育，伴随这位祭主（yajamāna）。
Mantra 2
प्र॒मु॒ञ्चन्तो॒ भुव॑नस्य॒ रेतो॑ गा॒तुं ध॑त्त॒ यज॑मानाय देवाः । उ॒पाकृ॑तं शशमा॒नं यदस्था॑त् प्रि॒यं दे॒वाना॒मप्ये॑तु॒ पाथः॑
诸天神啊，释放世界之种（reta），请为祭主（yajamāna）安置一条通达之路。既然所备之仪已稳固立定，劳作者亦坚忍守持其中，愿诸神所喜爱的道路临近，并得以抵达。
Mantra 3
ये ब॒ध्यमा॑न॒मनु॒ दीध्या॑ना अ॒न्वैक्ष॑न्त॒ मन॑सा॒ चक्षु॑षा च । अ॒ग्निष्टानग्रे॒ प्र मु॑मोक्तु दे॒वो वि॒श्वक॑र्मा प्र॒जया॑ संररा॒णः
凡追逐那被缚之人者，心念专注，以意与目而观伺者——愿神阿耆尼（Agni）首先解开那些束缚；愿护持于他者毗湿瓦羯磨（Viśvakarman），以子嗣（prajā）护佑而使其得全。
Mantra 4
ये ग्रा॒म्याः प॒शवो॑ वि॒श्वरू॑पा विरू॑पाः सन्तो॑ बहु॒धैक॑रूपाः । वा॒युष्टानग्रे॒ प्र मु॑मोक्तु दे॒वः प्र॒जाप॑तिः प्र॒जया॑ संररा॒णः
凡村落之畜群，形形色色，或同或异，虽多样而归于一相者——愿风神伐由（Vāyu）这位天神在前方将它们释放；愿生主（Prajāpati）护持它们，并以子嗣之增益（prajā）使之兴盛。
Mantra 5
प्र॒जा॒नन्तः॒ प्रति॑ गृह्णन्तु॒ पूर्वे॑ प्रा॒णमङ्गे॑भ्यः॒ पर्या॒चर॑न्तम्। दिवं॑ गच्छ॒ प्रति॑ तिष्ठा॒ शरी॑रैः स्व॒र्गं या॑हि प॒थिभि॑र्देव॒यानैः॑
愿那先行逝去、识汝者，前来迎受汝——那从诸肢体离去、周行游走的气息（prāṇa）。汝当往天界而去；以诸身而对立安住。循诸神所引之道（devayāna），往至天国（svarga）。
Frequently Asked Questions
Because Paśupati is treated as the rightful lord of herd and household; giving his due share ritually converts fear of seizure or harm into protection and increase (rāyaspoṣa) for the yajamāna.
It is a formula for unobstructed success—safe movement, smooth completion of the rite, and divine acceptance—so the sacrificer’s work reaches its goal without hindrance.
Both: it explicitly includes four-footed and two-footed beings, so it protects livestock and the human household, including freedom from ‘binding’ and the safeguarding of progeny (prajā).
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