Sukta 63
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies; commonly Atharvan/Angiras-type for such apotropaic hymns)
Devata: Nirṛti (as the binding power), with the rite oriented to release into Āyus/Varcas/Bala
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-count verification against a critical text)
这首简短的《阿闼婆吠陀》赞歌是一种危急时的护命咒，用以松解尼梨底（Nirṛti）致死的束缚——被想象为缠颈之绳或铁制镣铐——并使病者复归于āyus（寿命）、varcas（光辉的精力）与bala（力量）。诗中以“解缚”与“救援”的语汇为主，同时以合乎仪轨的方式祈请阎摩（Yama）与祖灵（Pitṛs），并以家火的仪式框架封缄其效：点燃阿耆尼（Agni），以求更新的兴盛与守护。
Mantras
Mantra 1
वर्चोबलप्राप्तिः। यत् ते॑ दे॒वी निरृ॑तिराब॒बन्ध॒ दाम॑ ग्री॒वास्व॑विमो॒क्यं यत्। तत् ते वि ष्या॒म्यायु॑षे॒ वर्च॑से॒ बला॑यादोम॒दमन्न॑मद्धि॒ प्रसू॑तः
【得威光与力】女神尼梨提（Nirṛti）加在你身上的那束缚——套在颈上的绳索、难以解开的系结——我今为你解开；为你的寿命、为你的威光（várchas）、为你的力量。吃这使人欢悦的食物；它被遣送而来，使你再度得生。
Mantra 2
नमो॑ऽस्तु ते निरृते तिग्मतेजोऽय॒स्मया॒न् वि चृ॑ता बन्धपा॒शान्। य॒मो मह्यं॒ पुन॒रित् त्वां द॑दाति॒ तस्मै॑ य॒माय॒ नमो॑ अस्तु मृ॒त्यवे॑
向你致敬，尼梨提（Nirṛti），锋锐之威者：你那铁制的缚索之套已被割断。阎摩（Yama）又把你交还给我；向那阎摩致敬——向死亡致敬。
Mantra 3
अ॒य॒स्मये॑ द्रुप॒दे बे॑धिषे इ॒हाभिहि॑तो मृ॒त्युभि॒र्ये स॒हस्र॑म्। य॒मेन॒ त्वं पि॒तृभिः॑ संविदा॒न उ॑त्त॒मं नाक॒मधि॑ रोहये॒मम्
被铁镣所缚者啊，你被击中于这铁枷；你在此躺卧，被千重之死围困。与阎摩（Yama）同在，并与祖灵（Pitṛ）相契合，愿你使此人登上最高的天界。
Mantra 4
संस॒मिद् यु॑वसे वृष॒न्नग्ने॒ विश्वा॑न्य॒र्यृ आ। इ॒डस्प॒दे समि॑ध्यसे॒ स नो॒ वसू॒न्या भ॑र
柴薪已如法为你铺设，噢青春之雄牛——阿耆尼（Agni）！祭主召唤万有来此。你在伊荼（Iḍā）之座被点燃；请为我们带来财富与美善的积藏。
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a ritual image for deadly constriction—misfortune, wasting, or a death-crisis—spoken of as a cord on the neck or a hard-to-loosen fetter. The mantra treats it as something that can be ‘sundered’ by authoritative speech and rite.
Its primary aim is recovery: release into āyus (life), varcas (vigor), and bala (strength). The mention of Yama and the Pitṛs adds a regulated, lawful framing—countering untimely death and, if fate is fixed, seeking an auspicious ‘best state’ rather than chaotic harm.
Agni seals the unbinding by restoring auspicious domestic order. Kindling the fire and invoking vasu (good stores) shifts the situation from crisis and inauspicious binding to protection, nourishment, and stable vitality.
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