Atharva Veda Sukta 67
Kanda 6Anuvaka 7Sukta 673 Mantras

Sukta 67

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)

Devata: Indra and Pūṣan

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (probable; not fully verified)

Este breve himno de tradición atharvánica es un conjuro compacto, protector y ofensivo: asegura todos los accesos, sume a las fuerzas enemigas en la confusión y quiebra su jefatura. Se invoca a Indra y a Pūṣan para que patrullen y custodien los caminos por todos los flancos; el miedo y la desorientación se desvían hacia el enemigo, de modo que la prosperidad —simbolizada por el ganado— regrese a salvo al lado del cantor.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.67

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Frequently Asked Questions

It is used to protect all approaches (roads, paths, boundaries) and to cause enemy forces to become disoriented, panic, and lose leadership, while safety and prosperity return to the performer.

Indra supplies force that breaks hostile power and strikes leaders, while Pūṣan is the guardian of roads and safe passage; together they ‘cover’ the routes and turn movement and advantage toward the performer.

Yes. The third verse mentions binding on a bull-hide (vṛṣā-jina) as a protective fastening, and the second verse invokes Agni as a confounding force that contributes to the enemy’s bewilderment.

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