Atharva Veda Sukta 41
Kanda 19Anuvaka 5Sukta 411 Mantras

Sukta 41

Rishi: Ṛṣayaḥ (collective seers; hymn speaks of them as archetypes rather than naming one)

Devata: Rāṣṭra (as concept) with Devāḥ as legitimating agents

Dieser Ein‑Mantra‑Hymnus verankert politische Souveränität (rāṣṭra) in asketisch‑rituellen Ursprüngen: die archetypischen Seher, auf Heil und Gedeihen bedacht, „setzten sich“ zuerst zu tapas und dīkṣā nieder, und aus diesem disziplinierten Bereich der Weihe sollen Reich, Stärke und Kraft hervorgehen. Danach wird göttliche Legitimation erbeten — mögen die Götter herannahen und sich vor dem Patron verneigen — und so wird Herrschaft als zugleich geistig erzeugt und öffentlich bestätigt gefestigt.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 19.41

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

Here ‘rāṣṭra’ is not just territory; it is sovereignty as an ordered, protected realm—authority that holds people together with auspicious stability.

It teaches that lasting political power is born from disciplined consecration: tapas (inner heat/effort) and dīkṣā (ritual commitment) are the sacred source of rāṣṭra, bala, and ojas.

A priest recites it for a patron—especially at installation, assembly openings, or renewal rites—to invoke the birth of sovereignty-strength-vigor and to request the gods’ public validation of the ruler.

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