Sukta 71
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not recoverable from the single verse alone)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
这首仅一颂的“破魔护卫”（rakṣoghna）赞歌，将阿耆尼（Agni）安置为聚落周围有生命的城垣之墙，以火焰的智慧与威力环绕共同体。通过每日确立这位受灵感启迪的“圣智者”（vipra）阿耆尼为边界与周界，此咒旨在驱退、击碎并诛灭一切侵袭者——无论人类或妖魔——凡威胁此围护之地者。
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
It means treating the sacred fire as an encircling boundary-power: Agni is envisioned not only in the hearth but as a protective ring around the home or settlement.
Because the protection is meant to be renewed regularly; the mantra frames security as a daily re-establishment of Agni’s guarding presence.
No. In Atharvavedic usage, ‘assailants’ can include human attackers as well as rakṣas and other harmful influences; Agni is invoked to repel and destroy any hostile intrusion.
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