Atharva Veda Sukta 9
Kanda 15Anuvaka 1Sukta 93 Mantras

Sukta 9

Rishi: Vrātya tradition (anonymous/collective)

Devata: Viś (the people) / Vrātya as functional focus

Chandas: Prose-like / short gāyatrī-like cadence but not securely metrical

Dieser kurze Hymnus aus dem Vrātya-Komplex rahmt sakrale Führung als die Achse, um die sich das Volk (viś) und die maßgeblichen Institutionen des Staates von selbst ordnen. Indem Rat (sabhā), Versammlung (samiti), Heer (senā) und Helden (śūrāḥ) als Gefolgschaft benannt werden, sichert er rituell politische Legitimität und bürgerlich-militärische Zustimmung für den Begünstigten. Seine Wirkkraft erscheint als Wissenszauber: Wer «so weiß», wird zu einem priyam dhāma — einem anerkannten, begünstigten Sitz unter diesen Körperschaften.

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 15.9

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

For securing followership and legitimacy—getting the people and key institutions (council, assembly, army, heroes) to align behind a leader.

They are personified civic institutions: Sabhā as the council and Samiti as the broader assembly. Invoking them means seeking formal consent and public acceptance.

It means becoming a dear, favored ‘seat’ or established standing—someone welcomed and influential within the council, assembly, and the military body.

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