Atharva Veda Sukta 103
Kanda 6Anuvaka 11Sukta 1033 Mantras

Sukta 103

Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition

Devata: Bṛhaspati, Savitar, Mitra, Aryaman, Bhaga, the Aśvins (collective guarantors of binding/protection)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Este breve encantamiento atharvavédico «afianza» un orden protector en torno al destinatario (hogar, tropa o comunidad) invocando a los garantes divinos de los pactos y de la cohesión, y atando ritualmente con un cordel a las fuerzas hostiles. Busca inmovilizar a los enemigos en todos los rangos —jefes, combatientes intermedios y soldados de a pie— para que se derrumben su avance, sus señales y su coordinación. El poder del himno descansa en la identificación del vínculo social (Mitra–Aryaman) y del vínculo físico (dāman/saṃdāna) como una sola atadura, exigible y coercitiva.

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.103

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Frequently Asked Questions

Saṃdāna means a fastening or binding—both a physical ligature (cord, knot, band) and a sacred restraint backed by divine authority, used to secure protection and restrain hostility.

Its primary mode is Abhicārika (coercive restraint) expressed as binding and immobilization of enemies, but it functions simultaneously as Rakṣa: it creates a protective enclosure for the client by neutralizing threats.

A cord (dāman/saṃdāna) is held and knotted during recitation to mirror the verbal binding; it may then be worn as an amulet or placed at a threshold/standard to seal protection and symbolically bind the hostile force.

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