Sukta 125
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the excerpt).
Devata: Vanaspati (lord of trees/wood), with the chariot as empowered object.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like; requires metrical verification.
这首简短的武战与丰饶赞歌，为战士之战车行灌顶加持：祈请林主神（Vanaspati，树木与木材之主），并将战车认作具因陀罗金刚（vajra）般威力的器具。诸咒语把木之坚固、牛群之力、水之精气与天授的战斗威势系结为一体，使乘车之勇士得胜，夺取“所获”（战利品），而其车体坚牢、蒙护、行用有功。
Mantras
Mantra 1
वीरस्य रथः। वन॑स्पते वी॒ड्वऽङ्गो॒ हि भू॒या अ॒स्मत्स॑खा प्र॒तर॑णः सु॒वीरः॑ । गोभिः॒ संन॑द्धो असि वी॒डय॑स्वास्था॒ता ते॑ जयतु॒ जेत्वा॑नि
英雄之车。噢林木之主（Vanaspati），愿你骨架坚固——作我们的伙伴，善于越胜，富有勇士。你以母牛之力紧紧束缚、备好轭具；当坚强。愿乘御你者得胜，并赢得所当赢之利。
Mantra 2
दि॒वस्पृ॑थि॒व्याः पर्योज॒ उद्भृ॑तं॒ वन॒स्पति॑भ्यः॒ पर्याभृ॑तं॒ सहः॑ । अ॒पामो॒ज्मानं॒ परि॒ गोभि॒रावृ॑त॒मिन्द्र॑स्य॒ वज्रं॑ ह॒विषा॒ रथं॑ यज
以供献之物礼敬那战车——因陀罗（Indra）之金刚雷霆：那从天与地间发出、被举起的威力；那从诸林木之主（vanaspati）四方取来、环绕而成的力量；以及水之充盈精力，被群牛所围覆、遮护者。以祭品礼敬其战车。
Mantra 3
इन्द्र॒स्यौजो॑ म॒रुता॒मनी॑कं मि॒त्रस्य॒ गर्भो॒ वरु॑णस्य॒ नाभिः॑ । स इ॒मां नो॑ ह॒व्यदा॑तिं जुषा॒णो देव॑ रथ॒ प्रति॑ ह॒व्या गृभाय
因陀罗之雄力，马鲁特（Marut）之战阵前锋；密多罗（Mitra）之胎室，伐楼那（Varuṇa）之脐枢——噢神啊，噢战车啊，既悦纳我等此一供献之赐，便请回护而执持诸供物，以作回报。
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to consecrate and empower a chariot before conflict or a campaign, so the vehicle is firm, protected, and brings victory and spoils to the rider.
Because the chariot is made of wood; Vanaspati is the divine power within trees and timber, invoked to make the frame strong, steady, and successful in its martial purpose.
It ritually identifies the chariot with Indra’s decisive striking power—turning the vehicle into a thunderbolt-like instrument so the warrior’s movement and impact become victorious and protected.
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