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Sūktam 87 — rakṣohaṇa (25 mantras)

Sūkta 87

25 pāyurbhāradvājaḥ|rakṣohāgniḥ|triṣṭup , 22-25 anuṣṭup|

ra̱kṣo̱haṇa̍ṃ vā̱jina̱mā ji̍gharmi mi̱traṃ prathi̍ṣṭha̱mupa̍ yāmi̱ śarma̍ |

śiśā̍no a̱gniḥ kratu̍bhi̱: sami̍ddha̱: sa no̱ divā̱ sa ri̱ṣaḥ pā̍tu̱ nakta̍m

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ayo̍daṃṣṭro a̱rciṣā̍ yātu̱dhānā̱nupa̍ spṛśa jātaveda̱: sami̍ddhaḥ |

ā ji̱hvayā̱ mūra̍devānrabhasva kra̱vyādo̍ vṛ̱ktvyapi̍ dhatsvā̱san

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u̱bhobha̍yāvi̱nnupa̍ dhehi̱ daṃṣṭrā̍ hi̱ṃsraḥ śiśā̱no'va̍ra̱ṃ para̍ṃ ca |

u̱tāntari̍kṣe̱ pari̍ yāhi rāja̱ñjambhai̱: saṃ dhe̍hya̱bhi yā̍tu̱dhānā̍n

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ya̱jñairiṣū̍: sa̱ṃnama̍māno agne vā̱cā śa̱lyām̐ a̱śani̍bhirdihā̱naḥ |

tābhi̍rvidhya̱ hṛda̍ye yātu̱dhānā̍npratī̱co bā̱hūnprati̍ bhaṅdhyeṣām

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agne̱ tvaca̍ṃ yātu̱dhāna̍sya bhindhi hi̱ṃsrāśani̱rhara̍sā hantvenam |

pra parvā̍ṇi jātavedaḥ śṛṇīhi kra̱vyātkra̍vi̱ṣṇurvi ci̍notu vṛ̱kṇam

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yatre̱dānī̱ṃ paśya̍si jātaveda̱stiṣṭha̍ntamagna u̱ta vā̱ cara̍ntam |

yadvā̱ntari̍kṣe pa̱thibhi̱: pata̍nta̱ṃ tamastā̍ vidhya̱ śarvā̱ śiśā̍naḥ

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u̱tāla̍bdhaṃ spṛṇuhi jātaveda ālebhā̱nādṛ̱ṣṭibhi̍ryātu̱dhānā̍t |

agne̱ pūrvo̱ ni ja̍hi̱ śośu̍cāna ā̱māda̱: kṣviṅkā̱stama̍da̱ntvenī̍:

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i̱ha pra brū̍hi yata̱maḥ so a̍gne̱ yo yā̍tu̱dhāno̱ ya i̱daṃ kṛ̱ṇoti̍ |

tamā ra̍bhasva sa̱midhā̍ yaviṣṭha nṛ̱cakṣa̍sa̱ścakṣu̍ṣe randhayainam

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tī̱kṣṇenā̍gne̱ cakṣu̍ṣā rakṣa ya̱jñaṃ prāñca̱ṃ vasu̍bhya̱: pra ṇa̍ya pracetaḥ |

hi̱ṃsraṃ rakṣā̍ṃsya̱bhi śośu̍cāna̱ṃ mā tvā̍ dabhanyātu̱dhānā̍ nṛcakṣaḥ

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nṛ̱cakṣā̱ rakṣa̱: pari̍ paśya vi̱kṣu tasya̱ trīṇi̱ prati̍ śṛṇī̱hyagrā̍ |

tasyā̍gne pṛ̱ṣṭīrhara̍sā śṛṇīhi tre̱dhā mūla̍ṃ yātu̱dhāna̍sya vṛśca

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triryā̍tu̱dhāna̱: prasi̍tiṃ ta etvṛ̱taṃ yo a̍gne̱ anṛ̍tena̱ hanti̍ |

tama̱rciṣā̍ sphū̱rjaya̍ñjātavedaḥ sama̱kṣame̍naṃ gṛṇa̱te ni vṛ̍ṅdhi

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tada̍gne̱ cakṣu̱: prati̍ dhehi re̱bhe śa̍phā̱ruja̱ṃ yena̱ paśya̍si yātu̱dhāna̍m |

a̱tha̱rva̱vajjyoti̍ṣā̱ daivye̍na sa̱tyaṃ dhūrva̍ntama̱cita̱ṃ nyo̍ṣa

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yada̍gne a̱dya mi̍thu̱nā śapā̍to̱ yadvā̱castṛ̱ṣṭaṃ ja̱naya̍nta re̱bhāḥ |

ma̱nyormana̍saḥ śara̱vyā̱3 jāya̍te̱ yā tayā̍ vidhya̱ hṛda̍ye yātu̱dhānā̍n

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parā̍ śṛṇīhi̱ tapa̍sā yātu̱dhānā̱nparā̍gne̱ rakṣo̱ hara̍sā śṛṇīhi |

parā̱rciṣā̱ mūra̍devāñchṛṇīhi̱ parā̍su̱tṛpo̍ a̱bhi śośu̍cānaḥ

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parā̱dya de̱vā vṛ̍ji̱naṃ śṛ̍ṇantu pra̱tyage̍naṃ śa̱pathā̍ yantu tṛ̱ṣṭāḥ |

vā̱cāste̍na̱ṃ śara̍va ṛcchantu̱ marma̱nviśva̍syaitu̱ prasi̍tiṃ yātu̱dhāna̍:

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yaḥ pauru̍ṣeyeṇa kra̱viṣā̍ sama̱ṅkte yo aśvye̍na pa̱śunā̍ yātu̱dhāna̍: |

yo a̱ghnyāyā̱ bhara̍ti kṣī̱rama̍gne̱ teṣā̍ṃ śī̱rṣāṇi̱ hara̱sāpi̍ vṛśca

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sa̱ṃva̱tsa̱rīṇa̱ṃ paya̍ u̱sriyā̍yā̱stasya̱ māśī̍dyātu̱dhāno̍ nṛcakṣaḥ |

pī̱yūṣa̍magne yata̱mastitṛ̍psā̱ttaṃ pra̱tyañca̍ma̱rciṣā̍ vidhya̱ marma̍n

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vi̱ṣaṃ gavā̍ṃ yātu̱dhānā̍: piba̱ntvā vṛ̍ścyantā̱madi̍taye du̱revā̍: |

parai̍nānde̱vaḥ sa̍vi̱tā da̍dātu̱ parā̍ bhā̱gamoṣa̍dhīnāṃ jayantām

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sa̱nāda̍gne mṛṇasi yātu̱dhānā̱nna tvā̱ rakṣā̍ṃsi̱ pṛta̍nāsu jigyuḥ |

anu̍ daha sa̱hamū̍rānkra̱vyādo̱ mā te̍ he̱tyā mu̍kṣata̱ daivyā̍yāḥ

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tvaṃ no̍ agne adha̱rāduda̍ktā̱ttvaṃ pa̱ścādu̱ta ra̍kṣā pu̱rastā̍t |

prati̱ te te̍ a̱jarā̍sa̱stapi̍ṣṭhā a̱ghaśa̍ṃsa̱ṃ śośu̍cato dahantu

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pa̱ścātpu̱rastā̍dadha̱rāduda̍ktātka̱viḥ kāvye̍na̱ pari̍ pāhi rājan |

sakhe̱ sakhā̍yama̱jaro̍ jari̱mṇe'gne̱ martā̱m̐ ama̍rtya̱stvaṃ na̍:

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pari̍ tvāgne̱ pura̍ṃ va̱yaṃ vipra̍ṃ sahasya dhīmahi | dhṛ̱ṣadva̍rṇaṃ di̱vedi̍ve ha̱ntāra̍ṃ bhaṅgu̱rāva̍tām

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vi̱ṣeṇa̍ bhaṅgu̱rāva̍ta̱: prati̍ ṣma ra̱kṣaso̍ daha | agne̍ ti̱gmena̍ śo̱ciṣā̱ tapu̍ragrābhiṝ̱ṣṭibhi̍:

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pratya̍gne mithu̱nā da̍ha yātu̱dhānā̍ kimī̱dinā̍ | saṃ tvā̍ śiśāmi jāgṛ̱hyada̍bdhaṃ vipra̱ manma̍bhiḥ

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pratya̍gne̱ hara̍sā̱ hara̍: śṛṇī̱hi vi̱śvata̱: prati̍ | yā̱tu̱dhāna̍sya ra̱kṣaso̱ bala̱ṃ vi ru̍ja vī̱rya̍m

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