Sukta 3
Rishi: Atharvanic (protective litany; traditional attribution varies)
Devata: Multiple: Indra, Pūṣan, Aditi, Maruts, Apām Napāt, Seven Rivers, Viṣṇu, Dyauḥ
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like litany (prose-rubric + metrical cola)
《阿闼婆吠陀》6.3是一篇简短的“自我守护”（ātmagopanam）护身祈祷文，通过召集一群吠陀护佑者——涵盖宇宙、风雷大气、水域与祭仪诸力——在四方建立周遍的防护之盾。其效力在于层层累积的呼请：逐一祈请每位神祇/力量“护持”（pātu/pāntu），叠加成多重安全屏障，以抵御aṃhas（困厄、罪咎、不幸）以及可见与不可见的诸般伤害。
Mantras
Mantra 1
आत्मगोपनम्। पा॒तं न॑ इन्द्रापूष॒णादि॑तिः॒ पान्तु॑ म॒रुतः॑ । अपां॑ नपात् सिन्धवः स॒प्त पा॑तन॒ पातु॑ नो॒ विष्णु॑रु॒त द्यौः
自我护持。愿因陀罗与普尚护佑我们；愿阿底提护佑；愿马鲁特诸风神护佑。愿阿帕姆·那帕特护佑；七大河流啊，请护佑！愿毗湿奴护佑我们，亦愿苍天护佑。
Mantra 2
पा॒तां नो॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी अ॒भिष्ट॑ये॒ पातु॒ ग्रावा॒ पातु॒ सोमो॑ नो॒ अंह॑सः । पातु॑ नो दे॒वी सु॒भगा॒ सर॑स्वती॒ पात्व॒ग्निः शि॒वा ये अ॑स्य पा॒यवः॑
愿天与地为救援而护佑我们；愿榨石护佑；愿苏摩护佑我们脱离困厄。愿吉祥的女神萨拉斯瓦蒂护佑我们；愿阿耆尼护佑——其守护者皆为吉祥者。
Frequently Asked Questions
It means “self-guarding.” The hymn is framed as a protective act where the reciter asks many cosmic and ritual powers to form a shield around them.
Because protection is sought from every realm—sky, earth, storms, waters, and the sacrificial fire. The ‘many protectors’ approach leaves no opening for harm or misfortune.
No. They can be symbolic: a clean stone can stand for grāvā, and a simple offering-intention (or milk/juice) can stand for Soma. The central practice is focused recitation with a protection intention.
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