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Sukta 72

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be filled from Anukramaṇī).

Devata: Arka (as empowered substance) / generative potency (implicit)

Chandas: To be verified (likely Anuṣṭubh-adjacent with prose-like opening label).

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Frequently Asked Questions

It is a vājīkaraṇa (virility) hymn used to increase male sexual potency, firmness, and effective union during intercourse.

Arka is treated as an empowered substance—often identified with the arka-plant (Calotropis) and its charged, radiant potency—invoked to strengthen generative power.

Atharvanic practice commonly pairs the recitation with arka as an unction or amulet after empowering it by mantra; however, exact procedures vary by tradition and are not fully specified within the three verses alone.