Sukta 8
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-seer not securely fixed in all anukramaṇīs)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters) as healing and lustre-conferring powers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed; Atharvanic meters often irregular)
这首《阿闼婆吠陀》赞歌作为灌顶与疗愈之水的咒法：以阿毗湿迦（洒水／涂抹）加持受者，使生命力、容色与社会光辉（vārchas）显著复归。在王权语境中，它令王位与主权得以安定——把滋养的“如乳之精髓”引入君王体内——并以仪式收摄统治所伴随的危厄（死神 Mṛtyu），从而确立民众的归附与向四方的扩展。
Mantras
Mantra 1
राज्याभिषेकः। भू॒तो भू॒तेषु॒ पय॒ आ द॑धाति॒ स भू॒ताना॒मधि॑पतिर्बभूव । तस्य॑ मृ॒त्युश्च॑रति राज॒सूयं॒ स राजा॑ रा॒ज्यमनु॑ मन्यतामि॒दम्
王权灌顶。彼为“有”，在众生之中安置乳汁；于是他成为众生的主宰。为他，死神在罗阇苏耶（Rājasūya）祭中巡行；愿那位王承认此王权为其应得之分。
Mantra 2
अ॒भि प्रेहि॒ माप॑ वेन उ॒ग्रश्चे॒त्ता स॑पत्न॒हा। आ ति॑ष्ठ मित्रवर्धन॒ तुभ्यं॑ दे॒वा अधि॑ ब्रुवन्
前来吧；莫因渴慕而偏离：你凶猛而明察，能杀灭对手。站定吧，增长盟友者；诸神已为你宣告其裁定。
Mantra 3
आ॒तिष्ठ॑न्तं॒ परि॒ विश्वे॑ अभूषं॒छ्रियं॒ वसा॑नश्चरति॒ स्वरो॑चिः । म॒हत् तद् वृष्णो॒ असु॑रस्य॒ नामा वि॒श्वरू॑पो अ॒मृता॑नि तस्थौ
他坚定而立，众生环绕并加以庄严；披着光辉而行，自身灿然发光。那公牛——威严的阿修罗（Asura）——其名至大；具一切形相者，安住于不死之力中。
Mantra 4
व्या॒घ्रो अधि॒ वैया॑घ्रे॒ वि क्र॑मस्व॒ दिशो॑ म॒हीः । विश॑स्त्वा॒ सर्वा॑ वाञ्छ॒न्त्वापो॑ दिव्याः पय॑स्वतीः
猛虎登于虎座——愿你迈步，遍行伟大的诸方。愿一切族众都渴望你；愿天界之水，乳汁丰盈者，怀着愿求随侍于你。
Mantra 5
या आपो॑ दि॒व्याः पय॑सा॒ मद॑न्त्य॒न्तरि॑क्ष उ॒त वा॑ पृथि॒व्याम्। तासां॑ त्वा॒ सर्वा॑साम॒पाम॒भि॑ षि॑ञ्चामि॒ वर्च॑सा
诸水——天界之水，以其乳液般的精华而欢腾者——或在中空，或又在大地之上：我以一切诸水洒汝，使汝披覆光泽与生命的炽辉。
Mantra 6
अ॒भि त्वा॒ वर्च॑सासिच॒न्नापो॑ दि॒व्याः पय॑स्वतीः । यथासो॑ मित्र॒वर्ध॑न॒स्तथा॑ त्वा सवि॒ता क॑रत्
天界之水，汁液丰饶，以光辉洒灌于汝；汝既为友朋之增益者，愿萨维特里（Savitar）亦如是塑成汝，使汝恒常如此。
Mantra 7
ए॒ना व्या॒घ्रं प॑रिषस्वजा॒नाः सिं॒हं हि॑न्वन्ति मह॒ते सौभ॑गाय । स॒मु॒द्रं न सु॒भुव॑स्तस्थि॒वांसं॑ मर्मृ॒ज्यन्ते॑ द्वी॒पिन॑म॒प्स्व॑१न्तः
凭此，他们环抱猛虎，催策雄狮以求广大吉祥；如人在水中磨拭花豹——其立定坚固，如同大海——他们在水内抛光那豹，使其光彩显现。
Frequently Asked Questions
It consecrates a person—especially a king—by sprinkling empowered waters so that health, vitality, and visible lustre (vārchas) return, while prosperity and authority become socially established.
The hymn gathers all forms of water into one total power-source, implying that the consecration draws on a complete, cosmic reservoir of healing and radiance, not merely local water.
Its imagery is royal, but its mechanism—charging water and transferring vārchas by aspersion—also fits non-royal aims such as recovery after illness, restoring confidence/attractiveness, and removing dullness or inauspiciousness.
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