Kanda 410 Suktas76 Mantras

Anuvaka 1

Suktas in Anuvaka 1

Sukta 1

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (attribution varies; hymn functions as priestly invocation) | Devata: Bṛhaspati / Atharvan as archetypal priestly power | 7 Mantras

Sukta 2

Rishi: Traditionally associated with Prajāpati/Hiraṇyagarbha-type hymnic voice (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists). | Devata: Prajāpati / Hiraṇyagarbha (the ‘Ka’ deity of the refrain). | 8 Mantras

Sukta 3

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (protective household tradition; specific r̥ṣi not explicit in the provided excerpt). | Devata: Apotropaic ‘Path’/Banishment; implicitly Indraic protection against thieves and predators. | 7 Mantras

Sukta 4

Rishi: Atharvan/Āṅgirasa (hymn-cycle attribution typical for AV 4th kāṇḍa charms) | Devata: Vanaspati/Osadhi-rasa (plant-essence), with Soma as paradigmatic correlate | 8 Mantras

Sukta 5

Rishi: Atharvan (traditional attribution for stambhana/nidrā material; hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī) | Devata: Nidrā / Stambhana (functional ‘deity’), with Indra invoked indirectly via epithet | 7 Mantras

Sukta 6

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī) | Devata: Viṣaghna power; Soma as antidotal paradigm; Brahman as sacral agent | 8 Mantras

Sukta 7

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (ascribed generically; hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition) | Devata: Karambha/food as pacifying medium; implicitly the healing power of Oṣadhi and apotropaic speech (vāc) | 7 Mantras

Sukta 8

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-seer not securely fixed in all anukramaṇīs) | Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters) as healing and lustre-conferring powers | 7 Mantras

Sukta 9

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (uncertain) | Devata: Āñjana (personified remedy) / Viśve Devāḥ (as guarantors) | 10 Mantras

Sukta 10

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for maṇi-hymns) | Devata: Śaṅkha/Kṛśana as personified remedy (maṇi-devatā) | 7 Mantras