Sukta 68
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Savitar; Vāyu; Ādityas, Rudras, Vasus; Soma (as royal paradigm)
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like anuṣṭubh cadence (likely anuṣṭubh with ritual heading ‘vapanam’)
这首简短的剃发（vapanam）赞歌，将日常的修容之举神圣化为护身的成礼（saṃskāra），祈请诸神赐予巧艺，使剃刃不致伤身，并远离不净。它以王者范式为准：如同苏摩（并及伐楼那）由萨维特利剃净一般，使人的剃发与神圣秩序相契，从而把原本可能危险的动作转化为带来光辉（varcas）、长寿、明目与兴盛之福——牛马繁衍、子嗣昌盛。
Mantras
Mantra 1
वपनम्। आयम॑गन्त्सवि॒ता क्षु॒रेणो॒ष्णेन॑ वाय उद॒केनेहि॑ । आ॒दि॒त्या रु॒द्रा वस॑व उन्दन्तु॒ सचे॑तसः॒ सोम॑स्य॒ राज्ञो॑ वपत॒ प्रचे॑तसः
剃发。此仪已至：萨维塔（Savitar）携剃刀而来，携温热之水而来；婆由（Vāyu）啊，携清水而来。愿阿底提耶（Āditya）、鲁陀罗（Rudra）、婆苏（Vasu）诸神同心合意，洒润其身。你们这些谨慎而先知者啊，剃净苏摩王（Soma-rājan）。
Mantra 2
अदि॑तिः॒ श्मश्रु॑ वप॒त्वाप॑ उन्दन्तु॒ वर्च॑सा । चिकि॑त्सतु प्र॒जाप॑तिर्दीर्घायु॒त्वाय॒ चक्ष॑से
愿阿底提（Aditi）为其剃去胡须；愿诸水以光辉润泽（他）。愿生主（Prajāpati）明察并为长寿、为眼目清明的见照而制定此事。
Mantra 3
येनाव॑पत् सवि॒ता क्षु॒रेण॒ सोम॑स्य॒ राज्ञो॒ वरु॑णस्य वि॒द्वान्। तेन॑ ब्रह्माणो वपते॒दम॒स्य गोमा॒नश्व॑वान॒यम॑स्तु प्र॒जावा॑न्
以那把剃刀——智者萨维特里（Savitar）曾用它为王者苏摩（Soma）与伐楼那（Varuṇa）剃刮——以此，婆罗门们啊，你们当为此人剃除其（不净/障碍）。愿此人多牛、多马，并多子嗣。
Frequently Asked Questions
It is recited during shaving—especially beard shaving—to make the act safe, ritually pure, and auspicious, while invoking radiance (varcas), long life, and well-being.
Soma functions as a royal paradigm: by recalling that Savitar shaved King Soma (and Varuṇa) with divine knowledge, the same successful, harm-free pattern is applied to the human rite.
No specific herbs or amulets are stated here. The key ritual supports are the razor and water (especially warm water), used with sprinkling/bedewing alongside the recitation.
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