Sukta 6
Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa milieu (enemy-destruction hymns frequently Angiras-like; specific r̥ṣi not provided here)
Devata: Aśvattha (tree-power) as the operative agent; implicit Indraic violence in the background
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Is mantra mein Ashvattha ped ko ek taakatwar hathiyar banaya gaya hai. Dushman ko maarne ke liye is ped ki daal ka use karte hain. Mantra ke zariye dushman ko baandh diya jaata hai. Nirriti aur Mrityu jaise shaktiyon ko bulaya jaata hai. Yeh shaktiya dushman ko pakad leti hain aur woh bach nahi paata. Ashvattha ko vanaspati bal kehte hain jo dushman ko bhaga deta hai. Is tarah apne dushman par vaar kiya jaata hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
शत्रुनाशनम्। पुमा॑न् पुंसः परि॑जातोऽश्व॒त्थः ख॑दि॒रादधि॑ । स ह॑न्तु॒ शत्रू॑न् माम॒कान् यान॒हं द्वेष्मि॒ ये च॒ माम्
Yeh mantra dushman mitane ke liye hai. Peepal ka ped khadir ke ped se nikla hai, jaise kisi mard se dusra mard paida hua ho. Woh ped mere dushmanon ko maare. Jinse main nafrat karta hoon aur jo mujhse nafrat karte hain.
Mantra 2
तान॑श्वत्थ॒ निः शृ॑णीहि॒ शत्रू॑न् वैबाध॒दोध॑तः । इन्द्रे॑ण वृत्र॒घ्ना मे॒दी मि॒त्रेण॒ वरु॑णेन च
Aye peepal ke ped, un dushmanon ko tod ke bhaga de. Zor se maarkr unhe door kar. Indra ke saath, jo Vritra ko maarne wala hai. Medi ke saath, Mitra aur Varun ke saath.
Mantra 3
यथा॑श्वत्थ नि॒रभ॑नो॒ऽन्तर्म॑ह॒त्यऽर्ण॒वे। ए॒वा तान्त्सर्वा॒न् निर्भ॑ङ्ग्धि॒ यान॒हं द्वेष्मि॒ ये च॒ माम्
Jaise Peepal ke ped ne bade paani mein dushmanon ko bhaga diya, waise hi yeh mantra bhi dushmanon ko tod ke bhaga deta hai. Jo log mujhse nafrat karte hain, aur jisse main nafrat karta hoon, woh sab door ho jaayein.
Mantra 4
यः सह॑मान॒श्चर॑सि सासहा॒न इव ऋष॒भः । तेना॑श्वत्थ॒ त्वया॑ व॒यं स॒पत्ना॑न्त्सहिषीमहि
Ashvattha ped ki taakat ki baat ho rahi hai. Tu jaise bail ki tarah tagda hai, kisi ko nahi maarta. Usi taakat se hum apne dushmanon ko hara denge. Tu hamare saath hai, hum jeet jayenge.
Mantra 5
सि॒नात्वे॑ना॒न् निरृ॑तिर्मृ॒त्योः पाशै॑रमो॒क्यैः । अश्व॑त्थ॒ शत्रू॑न् माम॒कान् यान॒हं द्वेष्मि॒ ये च॒ माम्
Ashvattha, in dushmanon ko pakad le. Jo log mujhe dushmaan hain, jo mujhse nafrat karte hain, un sab ko bandh de. Mrityu ki rassi se itni tight bandh de ki woh kabhi na khule.
Mantra 6
यथा॑श्वत्थ वानस्प॒त्याना॒रोह॑न् कृणु॒षेऽध॑रान्। ए॒वा मे॒ शत्रो॑र्मू॒र्धानं॒ विष्व॑ग् भिन्द्धि॒ सह॑स्व च
Ashvattha, tu pedon ka raja hai. Tu logon ko neeche gira deta hai, upar nahi chadne deta. Meri dushman ka sir bhi aise hi phaad de. Use zameen pe gira de aur tu jeet ja.
Mantra 7
तेऽध॒राञ्चः॒ प्र प्ल॑वन्तां छि॒न्ना नौरि॑व॒ बन्ध॑नात्। न वै॑बा॒धप्र॑णुत्तानां॒ पुन॑रस्ति नि॒वर्त॑नम्
Jaise naav ko rope se khol ke behne dete hain, waise hi dushman bhi beh ke chale jayenge. Jo log bhaga diye gaye hain, wapas nahi aate. Ek baar gaye to gaye, wapas nahi aate.
Mantra 8
प्रैणा॑न् नुदे॒ मन॑सा॒ प्र चि॒त्ते॑नो॒त ब्रह्म॑णा । प्रैणा॑न् वृ॒क्षस्य॒ शाख॑याश्व॒त्थस्य॑ नुदामहे
Main unko bahar bhaga deta hoon, apne mann se, apne irade se, aur mantra ke saath. Hum ped ki daal se bhi unko bhagate hain, Peepal ped ki daal se.
Frequently Asked Questions
To counter active enemies by turning the Aśvattha tree’s power into a ritual force that strikes, binds, and expels those who hate the practitioner and are hated in return.
It is not just symbolic: the branch functions as the physical implement that carries the mantra’s intent—used to thrust away foes and to embody coercive vanaspati power.
Both. Some verses push enemies outward (expulsion), while others explicitly ask Nirṛti and Mṛtyu to bind them with unloosenable nooses, creating restraint and ruin.
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