Atharva Veda Sukta 6
Kanda 9Anuvaka 1Sukta 617 Mantras

Sukta 6

Devata: Ritual bandhu (sacrificial implements/acts as correlates of cosmic entities).

Chandas: Prose-like yajus-style formulation (not a regular ṛc-meter); often treated as anustubh-deficient/ritual prose in AV ritual sections.

《AVŚ》9.6 为一首“bandhu(对应/连结)”赞歌:它将仪式的材料与动作“映射”到其权威的宇宙对应物与 śrauta(正统祭式)对应物之上,使家用/技术性的操作成为有效的祭献通道。通过称呼每一件器具(barhis 祭草、pavitra 滤器、诸水、祭余副产物、铺陈/涂布等)为其真正的祭仪身份,此赞歌确立并稳固正确性(ṛta),防止仪式在礼法上“失去系缚、漂离正轨”。其效力在于精确的指认:言辞(近似 yajus 的散文体)使供献之处与诸工具参与到更宏大的祭献之中。

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 9.6

Mantras

Mantra 1

अतिथि-सत्कारः। (१) यो वि॒द्याद् ब्रह्म॑ प्र॒त्यक्षं॒ परूं॑षि॒ यस्य॑ संभा॒रा ऋचो॒ यस्या॑नू॒क्यऽम्

(款待宾客)凡知晓梵力(Brahman)者——在诸肢体中亲见其显现;其所需具备者为《梨俱》(Ṛc)诸颂,其规定的诵读为阿努迦(Anūkyā)——

Mantra 2

सामा॑नि॒ यस्य॒ लोमा॑नि॒ यजु॒र्हृद॑यमु॒च्यते॑ परि॒स्तर॑णा॒मिद्ध॒विः

其毛发为娑曼(Sāman)之歌咏,其心被称为夜柔(Yajus);其铺陈为点燃的供献——

Mantra 3

यद् वा अति॑थिपति॒रति॑थीन् प्रति॒पश्य॑ति देव॒यज॑नं॒ प्रेक्ष॑ते

当那“宾客之主”(Atithipati)回望诸宾客时,他确然是在观照诸神的祭祀(devayajana)。

Mantra 4

यद॑भि॒वद॑ति दी॒क्षामुपै॑ति॒ यदु॑द॒कं याच॑त्य॒पः प्र ण॑यति

当他恭敬致辞时,便进入受戒灌顶(dīkṣā);当他求取水时,便引领诸水(apah)前行而出。

Mantra 5

या ए॒व य॒ज्ञ आपः॑ प्रणी॒यन्ते॒ ता ए॒व ताः

在祭祀中被引领前行的那些水——正是那些,正是这些。

Mantra 6

यत् तर्प॑णमा॒हर॑न्ति॒ य ए॒वाग्नी॑षो॒मीयः॑ प॒शुर्ब॒ध्यते॒ स ए॒व सः

当他们奉来“滋养供献”(tarpana)之时——那确然就是被缚的阿耆尼—苏摩祭牲(Agnīṣomīya paśu)。

Mantra 7

यदा॑वस॒थान् क॒ल्पय॑न्ति सदोहविर्धा॒नान्ये॒व तत् क॑ल्पयन्ति

当他们整备宿营之处时——他们确然是在整备萨达斯(Sadas)与哈维尔达那(Havirdhāna)。

Mantra 8

यदु॑पस्तृ॒णन्ति॑ ब॒र्हिरे॒व तत्

他们所铺在下方的——那确实就是巴尔希斯(Barhis,祭草席)。

Mantra 9

यदु॑परिशय॒नमा॒हर॑न्ति स्व॒र्गमे॒व तेन॑ लो॒कमव॑ रुन्द्धे

他们带来的那层覆盖物——凭此,他确实为自己围护、圈定天界之世(svarga-loka)。

Mantra 10

यत् क॑शिपूपबर्ह॒णमा॒हर॑न्ति परि॒धय॑ ए॒व ते

他们带来的那坐垫——那确实就是帕里提(Paridhi,祭坛围木)。

Mantra 11

यदा॑ञ्जनाभ्यञ्ज॒नमा॒हर॒न्त्याज्य॑मे॒व तत्

他们所带来的那涂抹之膏——此实即为酥油(ājya)。

Mantra 12

यत् पु॒रा प॑रि॒वेषात् स्वा॒दमा॒हर॑न्ति पुरो॒डाशा॑वे॒व तौ

在分食之前,他们所带来的那一份甘美之物——那两者实即为普罗达沙饼(puroḍāśa)。

Mantra 13

यद॑शन॒कृतं॒ ह्वय॑न्ति हवि॒ष्कृत॑मे॒व तद्ध्व॑यन्ति

他们称为“为食而制”的,那——确然同一物——他们也称为“制成供献(havis)”。

Mantra 14

ये व्री॒हयो॒ यवा॑ निरु॒प्यन्तें॒ऽशव॑ ए॒व ते

凡那被如法陈设的稻米与大麦——那些,确然就是一匹马。

Mantra 15

यान्यु॑लूखलमुस॒लानि॒ ग्रावा॑ण ए॒व ते

凡是臼与杵——那些,确然就是榨取之石(压榨石)。

Mantra 16

शूर्पं॑ प॒वित्रं॒ तुषा॑ ऋजी॒षाभि॒षव॑णी॒रापः॑

簸箕为净化器;糠壳为ṛjīṣa;此处之水即为榨取之水(压榨之水)。

Mantra 17

स्रुग् दर्वि॒र्नेक्ष॑णमा॒यव॑नं द्रोणकल॒शाः कु॒म्भ्योऽ वाय॒व्या॒ऽनि॒ पात्रा॑णी॒यमे॒व कृ॑ष्णाजि॒नम्

酌勺(srúg)、勺(darvī)、洒水器、引导上行之具;drona之罐即为壶;诸器皿属风神Vāyu:此物,确然就是黑羚羊皮。

Frequently Asked Questions

Bandhu is a ritual correspondence: the mantra states that a given tool or action is truly the same as its authoritative sacrificial/cosmic form, so the rite becomes valid and connected to its intended result.

Because ritual efficacy depends on correct sacral framing. By equating the fan with the purifier (pavitra) and husks with ṛjīṣa, the domestic process is aligned with soma-rite purity and order.

Not primarily. Its main function is śānti and ritual-technical correctness—purifying and validating the rite by fixing the identities of implements, spaces, and waters through bandhu statements.

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