Sukta 65
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic milieu (enemy-crushing charm complex; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies)
Devata: Indra-like repelling power / Parāśara (as personified expulsion)
Chandas: Jagatī/Triṣṭubh-like (requires metrical verification)
AV 6.65 ist ein knappes martialisch-apotropäisches Zauberlied: Es drückt den Zorn des Feindes magisch nieder, setzt seine Schlagkraft außer Gefecht (macht ihn „handlos“) und zwingt ihn zum Rückzug. Seine Wirksamkeit gründet es in einem mythischen Präzedenzfall — Indras urzeitlicher Entwaffnung der Asuras — und lenkt die freigesetzte Macht dann auf Sieg und den Reichtum des Auftraggebers.
Mantras
Mantra 1
शत्रुनाशनम्। अव॑ म॒न्युरवाय॒ताव॑ बा॒हू म॑नो॒युजा॑ । परा॑शर॒ त्वं तेषां॒ परा॑ञ्चं॒ शुष्म॑मर्द॒याधा॑ नो र॒यिमा कृधि
Hinab sinke ihr Zorn; hinab sollen ihre Arme, vom Geist gelenkt, gesenkt werden. Stoße sie fort, o Parāśara: zerschmettere ihre Kraft, rückwärts gewandt; und dann schaffe uns Reichtum.
Mantra 2
निर्ह॑स्तेभ्यो नैर्ह॒स्तं यं दे॑वाः॒ शरु॒मस्य॑थ । वृ॒श्चामि॒ शत्रू॑णां बा॒हून॒नेन॑ ह॒विषा॒हम्
Aus den Behandeten macht Handlose, o Götter, wenn ihr das Wurfgeschoss schleudert. Mit dieser Opfergabe (havis) schneide ich die Arme der Feinde ab — ich.
Mantra 3
इन्द्र॑श्चकार प्रथ॒मं नै॑र्ह॒स्तमसु॑रेभ्यः । जय॑न्तु सत्वा॑नो॒ मम॑ स्थि॒रेणेन्द्रे॑ण मे॒दिना॑
Indra machte zuerst die Asuras handlos. Es mögen meine Streiter siegen – durch Indra, den Standhaften, durch Indra, reich an stärkender Kraft.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a ritual way of saying the opponent’s ability to strike is removed—arms, weapons, and agency are magically neutralized so they cannot act effectively.
Indra supplies the authoritative warrior precedent (he first disarmed the Asuras), while Parāśara functions as the expulsive force that drives the enemy away and crushes their strength in the present rite.
Its primary setting is martial or hostile confrontation, but Atharvan tradition also applies such repelling/disabling charms to any situation where an adversary’s aggression and capacity to harm must be checked.
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