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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (short svāhā formulas; specific r̥ṣi per anukramaṇī for AVŚ 5.9)
Devata: Dyaus/Heaven (cosmic region as recipient); svāhā as offering-power
Chandas: Not metrical in the strict sense; yajus-like offering formula
《阿闼婆吠陀》5.9 为一组简短而凝练的阿闼婆派“svāhā”献供语,近似祭词(yajus)。诸献供将生命之我与护持之意“安置/归属”于天界(Dyaus),以确立宇宙性的庇护。末尾以宏阔的“举扬”式咒语作结:高举生命、力量、思维与诸官能,同时驱逐 kṛtyā(巫蛊/咒害)及既已施作之伤害,并在自我之中安立成对的生命守护者。
Mantra 1
आत्मा दि॒वे स्वाहा॑
自我,归于天界, 萨婆诃!
Mantra 2
पृ॒थि॒व्यै स्वाहा॑
归于大地, 萨婆诃!
Mantra 3
अ॒न्तरि॑क्षाय॒ स्वाहा॑
献给中空(安达利迦,Antarikṣa)——svāhā!
Mantra 4
अ॒न्तरि॑क्षाय॒ स्वाहा॑
献给中空(安达利迦,Antarikṣa)——svāhā!
Mantra 5
दि॒वेस्वाहा॑
献于天界——娑婆诃(svāhā)!
Mantra 6
पृ॒थि॒व्यै स्वाहा॑
献于大地——娑婆诃(svāhā)!
Mantra 7
सूर्यो॑ मे॒ चक्षु॒र्वातः॑ प्रा॒णो॒३न्तरि॑क्षमा॒त्मा पृ॑थि॒वी शरी॑रम्। अ॒स्तृ॒तो नामा॒हम॒य म॑स्मि॒ स आ॒त्मानं॒ नि द॑धे॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वीभ्यां॑ गोपी॒थाय॑
太阳为我之眼;风为我之气息;中空(antarikṣa)为我之自我;大地为我之身体。我的名号为阿斯特利塔(Astṛta);此即是我。于是我将此自我安置、牢固系于天与地之间,以作守护与庇佑。
Mantra 8
उदायु॒रुद् बल॒मुत् कृ॒तमुत् कृ॒त्यामुन्म॑नी॒षामुदि॑न्द्रि॒यम्। आयु॑ष्कृ॒दायु॑ष्पत्नी॒ स्वधा॑वन्तौ गो॒पा मे॑ स्तं गोपा॒यतं॑ मा । आ॒त्म॒सदौ॑ मे स्तं॒ मा॑ हिंसिष्टम्
愿我的寿命上升,愿我的力量上升;愿已作之害上升而去,愿巫魅之作(kṛtyā)上升而去;愿我的思虑上升,愿我的感官之力上升。二位——赐寿者与寿命之配偶,具足自性供养之力(svadhā)——愿作我的守护者;守护我。住于我自我之内者,愿与我同在;勿加害于我。
For consecratory protection and vitality: it aligns the practitioner with Heaven through svāhā and culminates in lifting life-force and expelling kṛtyā (witchcraft) and harm.
A small homa with ghee fits the svāhā style, but the hymn also works as a spoken consecration with a symbolic offering and clear protective intention.
They are paired life-powers—"Life-maker" and "Life’s Consort"—invoked as guardians who increase vitality and dwell within the self without causing harm.
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