Sukta 6
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution for 16.6 varies by anukramaṇī/edition)
Devata: Apotropaic force of Vāc (speech) and the ‘parā-vahana’ (banishing) act; implicitly directed against hostile humans
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (short imperative cola; exact metrical classification may be irregular)
Yeh mantra dusron ki buri baat ko wapas lekar jaata hai. Jo log gali dete hain ya jadu karte hain, unka kaam bigad jaata hai. Yeh sab buri baatein un logon tak pahunch jaati hain jinhone bheja tha. Isme Agni aur Dev log madad karte hain. Dusman jo Vaghri hai, woh toot kar reh jaata hai. Apni baat saaf hoti hai aur koi dosh nahi rehta.
Mantras
Mantra 1
अजै॑ष्मा॒द्यास॑नामा॒द्याभू॒माना॑गसो व॒यम्
Hum jeet gaye hain. Hum sabse aage nikal gaye hain. Humne apne dushmanon ko hara diya. Ab hum par koi dosh nahi, hum saaf hain.
Mantra 2
उषो॒ यस्मा॑द् दु॒ष्वप्न्या॒दभै॒ष्माप॒ तदु॑च्छतु
Hey Usha, jo bura sapna dekh ke hum darr gaye the, woh ab chala jaye. Usey yahan se bhaga do.
Mantra 3
द्वि॒ष॒ते तत् परा॑ वह॒ शप॑ते॒ तत् परा॑ वह
Jo mujhse nafrat karta hai, uske paas yeh buraai bhej do. Jo gaali deta hai, uske paas bhi yeh buraai bhej do. Dono ko apni-apni buraai wapas mil jaye.
Mantra 4
यं द्वि॒ष्मो यश्च॑ नो॒ द्वेष्टि॒ तस्मा॑ एनद् गमयामः
Jisse hum nafrat karte hain, aur jo humse nafrat karta hai, us aadmi ke paas yeh buraai bhejni hai. Woh apni buraai khud uthaye.
Mantra 5
उ॒षा दे॒वी वा॒चा सं॑विदा॒ना वाग् दे॒व्यु॑१षसा॑ संविदा॒ना
Usha devi aur Vani devi saath mein hain. Dono ek dusre ke saath milkar kaam karti hain. Subah aur bolne ki shakti, dono milke aati hain.
Mantra 6
उ॒षस्पति॑र्वा॒चस्पति॑ना संविदा॒नो वा॒चस्पति॑रु॒षस्पति॑ना संविदा॒नः
Subah ke swami aur Bolne ke swami saath mein hain. Dono ek dusre ka saath dete hain. Ek ke saath doosra bhi aata hai.
Mantra 7
ते॒३मुष्मै॒ परा॑ वहन्त्व॒राया॑न् दु॒र्णाम्नः॑ स॒दान्वाः॑
Yeh log us aadmi ke dushmanon ko le jaayein, jo log bura naam wale hain, jo hamesha uske dushman bane rehte hain. Woh sab door ho jaayein.
Mantra 8
कु॒म्भीकाः॑ दू॒षीकाः॒ पीय॑कान्
Main in cheezon ko naam lekar nishani laga raha hoon, Kumbhika, jo ganda karte hain, aur Piyaka. In sab ko main pahchan raha hoon.
Mantra 9
जा॒ग्र॒द्दु॒ष्व॒प्न्यं स्व॑प्नेदुष्व॒प्न्यम्
Jab jaag raho ho tab bura sapna, aur jab so rahe ho tab bura sapna, dono ko main rok raha hoon.
Mantra 10
अना॑गमिष्यतो॒ वरा॒नवि॑त्तेः संक॒ल्पानमु॒च्या द्रु॒हः पाशा॑न्
Jo vard mile nahi, jo cheezein haath nahi aayi, jo plans bane, main tumhe dhokhe ke phaand se azaad kar raha hoon.
Mantra 11
तद॒मुष्मा॑ अग्ने दे॒वाः परा॑ वहन्तु॒ वघ्रि॒र्यथास॒द् विथु॑रो॒ न सा॒धुः
Agni, dev log yeh cheez le jaayein wahan. Vaghri ka kaam khatam ho jaye, woh toot jaaye, kuch kaam na aaye.
Frequently Asked Questions
It means “carry it away.” In AV 16.6 it is a command that the evil embedded in hatred and curses be removed from the reciter and transported outward—often back toward the hostile source.
Its primary function is protective reversal: it prevents hostile speech from landing on the reciter by sending it away and back to the hater/curser. The emphasis is on expulsion and neutralization rather than initiating unprovoked harm.
The text itself does not require substances. The closing verse explicitly involves Agni, so recitation near a household fire can support the rite, but the core mechanism is the spoken imperative of banishment.
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