Atharva Veda Sukta 131
Kanda 6Anuvaka 14Sukta 1313 Mantras

Sukta 131

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous

Devata: Smara (Kāma); Gods as enforcers

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like

Este breve encantamiento atharvavédico funciona como un rito de vaśīkaraṇa (atracción coercitiva): Smara/Kāma es «impulsado» a la cabeza y a la mente del objetivo para que la persona arda de anhelo por el ejecutante. Los dioses son tratados como ejecutores que empujan el deseo, mientras que Anumati (consentimiento/asentimiento) y Ākūti (intención) son invocadas para autorizar y energizar el acto; el último verso añade un motivo de «retorno», apremiando a un hombre ausente a volver y a reanudar su deber doméstico y paterno.

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It is primarily an attraction/compulsion charm (vaśīkaraṇa) meant to implant Smara (desire) into a target so the person longs for the performer and, if absent, turns back.

Anumati represents approval/assent—making the act ‘permitted’ and effective—while Ākūti is focused intention. Together they frame the rite as authorized and correctly aimed, then Smara supplies the burning desire.

No herbs or amulets are specified in the verses provided. The only explicit ritual item is a samid (fuel-stick) in mantra 6.131.2, used as a simple offering/gesture while reciting.

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