Atharva Veda Sukta 102
Kanda 6Anuvaka 11Sukta 1023 Mantras

Sukta 102

Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition (book 6 charm corpus)

Devata: Manas (Mind) and the Aśvins as paradigmatic agents of reunion

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Dieser kurze atharvanische Vaśīkaraṇa-Hymnus zielt darauf, den Geist einer begehrten Person in Einklang mit dem Sprecher zu ziehen, sodass er sich „begegnet, wendet und verweilt“ auf einem gemeinsamen Weg. Er verbindet zwei Register der Lenkung — mythisches Exempel (die vollkommen koordinierte Fahrt der Aśvins) und praktische Bindungsbilder (Zügel, Umwickeln mit Gras) — und kulminiert in einer pflanzlichen/kosmetischen Anziehungsmixtur, die Zustimmung und günstige Neigung hervorbringt.

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.102

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It aims to make another person’s mind return, agree, and remain oriented toward the speaker—reunion plus sustained attachment—using binding metaphors and a prepared attraction-compound.

The Aśvins function as the paradigm of swift reunion and coordinated movement; their ‘vehicle meeting and moving together’ becomes the model for two minds coming into the same course.

They supply the concrete ritual technology: a fragrant/cosmetic unguent (anurodhana) that embodies ‘sweetness’ and favor, meant to support social winning—compliance, consent, and attraction.

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