
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Prajāpati/Hiraṇyagarbha-type hymnic voice (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists).
Devata: Prajāpati / Hiraṇyagarbha (the ‘Ka’ deity of the refrain).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as in the well-known ‘kásmai devā́ya’ hymn-type).
《阿闼婆吠陀》4.2是一首兼具宇宙论与增益福祉(paustika)性质的赞歌,采用“kásmai devā́ya(献给哪一位神?)”的体式,以疑问式反复句“Ka(谁?)”来称颂那无名的至上者——般阇波提/金胎(Hiraṇyagarbha)。诗中列举宇宙的诸支撑:天、地、中空、太阳、群山、海洋及其“rasa(精髓/汁液)”,借由仪式性的陈述,使祭主与生命与力量之主、秩序井然之诸世界的主宰相契合,从而祈致安定、活力与福祉。
Mantra 1
आत्मविद्या। य आ॑त्म॒दा ब॑ल॒दा यस्य॒ विश्व॑ उ॒पास॑ते प्र॒शिषं॒ यस्य॑ दे॒वाः । यो॒३स्येशे॑ द्वि॒पदो॒ यश्चतु॑ष्पदः॒ कस्मै॑ दे॒वाय॑ ह॒विषा॑ विधेम
《自我之智》(Ātmavidyā):那位赐予自我者,赐予力量者;其法度为众所敬奉,其命令为诸神所遵行;他为此一切之主——二足者与四足者——我们当以供物敬事哪一位神明?
Mantra 2
यः प्रा॑ण॒तो नि॑मिष॒तो म॑हित्वैको॒ राजा॒ जग॑तो ब॒भूव॑ । यस्य॑ छा॒यामृतं॒ यस्य॑ मृ॒त्युः कस्मै॑ दे॒वाय॑ ह॒विषा॑ विधेम
以威德成为一切呼吸者与眨眼者之唯一王者者;其荫影即不死,其法令即死亡——我们当以供物敬献于哪一位天神?
Mantra 3
यं क्रन्द॑सी॒ अव॑तश्चस्कभा॒ने भि॒यसा॑ने॒ रोद॑सी॒ अह्व॑येथाम्। यस्या॒सौ पन्था॒ रज॑सो वि॒मानः॒ कस्मै॑ दे॒वाय॑ ह॒विषा॑ विधेम
两界战栗而支撑者;两穹因畏惧而呼唤者;其所有者乃那条量定的空际之路——我们当以供物敬献于哪一位天神?
Mantra 4
यस्य॒ द्यौरु॒र्वी पृ॑थि॒वी च॑ म॒ही यस्या॒द उ॒र्व॑१न्तरि॑क्षम्। यस्या॒सौ सूरो॒ वित॑तो महि॒त्वा कस्मै॑ दे॒वाय॑ ह॒विषा॑ विधेम
其所有者为苍天与广阔伟大的大地;由其安置那宽广的中空;其威德使彼方太阳铺展——我们当以供物敬献于哪一位天神?
Mantra 5
यस्य॒ विश्वे॑ हि॒मव॑न्तो महि॒त्वा स॑मु॒द्रे यस्य॑ र॒सामिदा॒हुः । इ॒माश्च॑ प्र॒दिशो॒ यस्य॒ बा॒हू कस्मै॑ दे॒वाय॑ ह॒विषा॑ विधेम
凭其威德,诸雪山皆属彼;海中之诸精髓(rasa)亦属彼——人们确如此宣说。此四方为其臂膀:我们当以供献(havis)敬奉哪一位天神?
Mantra 6
आपो॒ अग्रे॒ विश्व॑माव॒न् गर्भं॒ दधा॑ना अ॒मृता॑ ऋत॒ज्ञाः । यासु॑ दे॒वीष्वधि॑ दे॒व आ॑सी॒त् कस्मै॑ दे॒वाय॑ ह॒विषा॑ विधेम
诸水在初始护持万有,怀抱胚芽——不死者,知晓秩序(ṛta)者;在这些女神之中,天神曾安住其存在:我们当以供献(havis)敬奉哪一位天神?
Mantra 7
हि॒र॒ण्य॒ग॒र्भः सम॑वर्त॒ताग्रे॑ भू॒तस्य॑ जा॒तः पति॒रेक॑ आसीत्। स दा॑धार पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्यां कस्मै दे॒वाय॑ ह॒विषा॑ विधेम
金胎(Hiraṇyagarbha)最初显现而生;作为一切已成之物的唯一主宰而诞生。他支撑大地,也支撑苍天:我们当以供献(havis)敬奉哪一位天神?
Mantra 8
आपो॑ व॒त्सं ज॒नय॑न्ती॒र्गर्भ॒मग्रे॒ समै॑रयन्। तस्यो॒त जाय॑मान॒स्योल्ब॑ आसीद्धिर॒ण्ययः॒ कस्मै॑ दे॒वाय॑ ह॒विषा॑ विधेम
诸水(Āpas)生出牛犊,起初便使胚种发动、运行。就在他将要出生之时,他的包裹(olba)乃是金色的:我们当以供献(havis)敬奉哪一位天神?
The question points to ‘Ka’ (“Who?”) as a deliberate name for the Supreme—Prajāpati/Hiraṇyagarbha—beyond limited identifications, so the offering is directed to the highest cosmic Lord.
It is mainly paustika: prosperity, strength, vitality, protection of household and cattle, and overall stability—because it invokes the deity who upholds the worlds and life-sustaining ‘rasa’.
No. The hymn is structured around havis (a simple oblation like ghee/food) and contemplative alignment with cosmic order; optional water and kuśa/darbha may be used for ritual cleanliness and calm.
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.