Atharva Veda Sukta 35
Kanda 7Anuvaka 4Sukta 353 Mantras

Sukta 35

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (edition-dependent).

Devata: Agni (Jātavedas); Viśve Devāḥ as collective sanction.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent).

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.35

Mantras

Mantra 1

सपत्नीनाशनम्। प्रान्यान्त्स॒पत्ना॒न्त्सह॑सा॒ सह॑स्व॒ प्रत्यजा॑तान् जातवेदो नुदस्व । इ॒दं रा॒ष्ट्रं पि॑पृ॒हि सौभ॑गाय॒ विश्व॑ एन॒मनु॑ मदन्तु दे॒वाः

Drive forth the other rivals; with force be thou overpowering: the counter-born, O Jātavedas, drive away. This realm do thou make full for good fortune; let all the Gods rejoice in it and follow it with favour.

Mantra 2

इ॒मा यास्ते॑ श॒तं हि॒राः स॒हस्रं॑ ध॒मनी॑रु॒त। तासां॑ ते॒ सर्वा॑साम॒हमश्म॑ना॒ बिल॒मप्य॑धाम्

These, which are thine—thy hundred veins, and thy thousand ducts besides—over the mouth of them all for thee, I, with a stone, have laid a covering.

Mantra 3

परं॒ योने॒रव॑रं ते कृणोमि॒ मा त्वा॑ प्र॒जाभि भू॒न्मोत सूनुः॑ । अ॒स्वं॑१ त्वाप्र॑जसं कृणो॒म्यश्मा॑नं ते अपि॒धानं कृणोमि

The upper and the lower of thy womb I set in order: let not offspring oppress thee, nor yet a son. Barren, without progeny, I make thee; a stone for thee I make as covering-stopper.

Frequently Asked Questions

It aims to drive away rivals and hostile forces while making the realm ‘full’ of good fortune under the approval of all the gods, and it adds a protective technique of ‘sealing’ vulnerability with a stone.

In Atharvanic ritual logic, a stone embodies firmness and closure; placing it as an apidhāna symbolically blocks harmful flow or entry, making protection tangible and durable.

Both readings exist in Atharvavedic usage: in a protective frame it can mean securing the womb against danger (e.g., loss, intrusion), while in an adversarial or contraceptive frame it can be used to inhibit conception—context and ritual intention decide the sense.

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