Atharva Veda Sukta 4
Kanda 3Anuvaka 1Sukta 47 Mantras

Sukta 4

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (per Anukramaṇī for AV 3.4).

Devata: Rāṣṭra (realm) and royal sovereignty; implicitly the Directions (Pradiś).

Chandas: Mixed/prose + metrical cola (opening nominal phrase + anuṣṭubh-like cadence thereafter; to be verified).

Ye mantra rajya ke liye hai, jo naya raja banne wale ko taakat deta hai. Isme rashtra ko raja ki taraf khicha jata hai taaki sab usko maane. Charo disha se log uski satta ko accept karte hain. Raja ki shaan aur authority badh jati hai. Bhagwan usko sabse upar place karte hain. Dhan aur sampannata uski party ki taraf aane lagti hai. Ye sab batata hai ki wo sachcha hakdar hai.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.4

Mantras

Mantra 1

प्रजाभी राज्ञः संवरणम्। आ त्वा॑ गन् रा॒ष्ट्रं स॒ह वर्च॒सोदि॑हि प्रा॑ङ्वि वि॒शां पति॑रेक॒राट् त्वं वि रा॑ज । सर्वा॑स्त्वा राजन् प्र॒दिशो॑ ह्वयन्तूप॒सद्यो॑ नम॒स्योऽ भवे॒ह

Raja ki raksha uske praja karti hai. Rashtra tumhare paas aaye, chamke ke saath. Aage badho, akela raja, sab logon ka malik ban ke raj karo. Charon disha tumhe pukaarein, aur log tumhare paas aayein aur tumhe namaste karein.

Mantra 2

त्वां विशो॑ वृणतां रा॒ज्याऽय॒ त्वामि॒माः प्र॒दिशः॒ पञ्च॑ दे॒वीः । वर्ष्म॑न् रा॒ष्ट्रस्य॑ क॒कुदि॑ श्रयस्व॒ ततो॑ न उ॒ग्रो वि भ॑जा॒ वसू॑नि

Log tumhe raja bana lein. Paanch disha ki deviyan tumhe choosein. Desh ke upar, sabse unchi jagah par khade ho jao. Wahan se humein dhan aur khushhali baanto.

Mantra 3

अच्छ॑ त्वा यन्तु ह॒विनः॑ सजा॒ता अ॒ग्निर्दू॒तो अ॑जि॒रः सं च॑रातै । जा॒याः पु॒त्राः सु॒मन॑सो भवन्तु ब॒हुं ब॒लिं प्रति॑ पश्यासा उ॒ग्रः

Yeh dua hai ki log tumhare paas aayein aur apna-sa kuch le kar aayein. Agni jo bhagwan ka message le ke jaldi chalta hai, woh sabko saath laakar mila de. Biwi aur bete ka dil accha rahe. Aur tumhe bahut log apna sammaan de kar dikhein.

Mantra 4

अ॒श्विना॒ त्वाग्रे॑ मि॒त्रावरु॑णो॒भा विश्वे॑ दे॒वा म॒रुत॑स्त्वा ह्वयन्तु । अधा॒ मनो॑ वसु॒देया॑य कृणुष्व॒ ततो॑ न उ॒ग्रो वि भ॑जा॒ वसू॑नि

Ashwin tumhe aage le ja rahe hain. Mitra aur Varun dono saath hain. Saare bhagwan aur Marut log tumhe bula rahe hain. Ab tumhara mann dhan dene ke liye taiyaar karo. Phir he taakat wale, hame dhan baant ke do.

Mantra 5

आ प्र द्र॑व पर॒मस्याः॑ परा॒वतः॑ शि॒वे ते॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी उ॒भे स्ता॑म्। तद॒यं राजा॒ वरु॑ण॒स्तथा॑ह॒ स त्वा॒यम॑ह्व॒त् स उपे॒दमेहि॑

Sabse door se bhaag ke yahan aa jao. Tumhare liye aasmaan aur zameen dono pakke khade hain. Raja Varun ne yeh baat kahi hai. Usne tumhe bulaya hai, to tum yahan paas aa jao.

Mantra 6

इन्द्रे॑न्द्र मनु॒ष्याः॒३ परे॑हि॒ सं ह्यज्ञा॑स्था॒ वरु॑णैः संविदा॒नः । स त्वा॒यम॑ह्व॒त् स्वे स॒धस्थे॒ स दे॒वान् य॑क्ष॒त् स उ॑ कल्पया॒द् विशः॑

He Indra, he Indra, tum log bhaago. Woh jaanta hai sab baat, Varun ke saath mil ke chalta hai. Usne tumhe apni jagah par bulaya hai. Usne bhagwanon ki puja ki hai, ab woh logon ko sahi tarike se set karega.

Mantra 7

प॒थ्याऽ रे॒वती॑र्बहु॒धा विरू॑पाः॒ सर्वाः॑ सं॒गत्य॒ वरी॑यस्ते अक्रन्। तास्त्वा॒ सर्वाः॑ संविदा॒ना ह्व॑यन्तु दश॒मीमु॒ग्रः सु॒मना॑ वशे॒ह

Raaste banane wali taakatein, dhan wali, kaai tarah ki, alag-alag roop wali, sab milkar tumhare liye behtar raasta bana deti hain. Woh sab milkar tumhe bulayein. Dasvein pad par, he taakat wale, acche mann se, hamare kaam aa jao.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is used in royal or public rites to secure the transfer and stability of the realm to a ruler, increasing his varcas (splendour/authority) and gaining universal recognition from all quarters.

The Directions (pradiś) function as cosmic-public witnesses: if every quarter ‘calls’ and acknowledges the king, his rule is portrayed as universally valid and socially uncontestable.

In the presented verses no specific substances are required; it primarily works as a declarative-acclamatory recitation within a consecration or prosperity-setting. In larger rājakarma, it can accompany enthronement actions like seating, proclamation, or anointing.

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