Sukta 47
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer attribution uncertain/variable)
Devata: Kuhū
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence with AV flexibility (longer pādas than strict anuṣṭubh)
Mantras
Mantra 1
कुहूः। कु॒हूं दे॒वीं सु॒कृतं॑ विद्म॒नाप॑सम॒स्मिन् य॒ज्ञे सु॒हवा॑ जोहवीमि । सा नो॑ र॒यिं वि॒श्ववा॑रं॒ नि यच्छाद् ददा॑तु वी॒रं श॒तदा॑यमु॒क्थ्यऽम्
Kuhū! Kuhū, the Goddess, beneficent, with knowledge active, in this sacrifice—easy to invoke—I call on her again and again. May she assign to us wealth of every choicest sort, and give a hero-son, a hundred-giving boon, worthy of hymn.
Mantra 2
कु॒हूर्दे॒वाना॑म॒मृत॑स्य॒ पत्नी॒ हव्या॑ नो अस्य ह॒विषो॑ जुषेत । शृ॒णोतु॑ य॒ज्ञमु॑श॒ती नो॑ अ॒द्य रा॒यस्पोषं॑ चिकि॒तुषी॑ दधातु
Kuhū, the Gods’ consort of immortality—may she accept for us the offered portions of this oblation. Let her, well-inclined, hear the sacrifice to-day, and, wise in her knowing, bestow on us increase of wealth.
Frequently Asked Questions
Kuhū is a lunar goddess associated with the dark/new-moon phase, invoked here as a beneficent power who accepts offerings and turns the sacrifice into prosperity and fertility.
It asks for wealth of every desirable kind (viśvavāra rayi), sustained increase of resources (rāyas-poṣa), and the gift of a vīra—understood as a strong, worthy son or heroic strength for the household.
It fits especially well around amāvāsyā (new-moon observances) or any domestic offering for prosperity. Recite the two mantras with a simple havis offering, asking Kuhū to accept and ‘hear’ the rite so the requested increase manifests.
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