Atharva Veda Anuvaka 2
Kanda 310 Suktas78 Mantras

Anuvaka 2

Is adhyaya mein bahut saare mantra hain jo life ko safe aur strong banate hain. Pehle wasting disease aur maut se chhutkara mangte hain. Phir paani se shudhi aur healing hoti hai. Ghar aur darwaze ko bless karte hain taaki ghar stable rahe. Gay-bhains ko byre mein safe rakhte hain. Dukaan aur safar ke liye safe mantra hain. Subah Bhaga ji se good luck maangte hain. Khet aur hal ke liye Sita ji ko bulate hain. Co-wife ko bhagane ka mantra bhi hai. Raja ki sena ko strong banate hain aur prosperity ke liye sab milke kaam karte hain.

Kinds of charm

Paushtika (prosperity): 5Bhaishajya (healing): 2Abhicharika (against foes): 2Shantika (pacifying): 1

Suktas in Anuvaka 2

Sukta 11

Yeh mantra bimari se aadmi ko aazaad karne ke liye hai. Yakshma jaisi bimari jo body ko kha jaati hai, us se chhutkara dilaya jaata hai. Grah-seizure aur maut ke darr ko bhi door kiya jaata hai. Indra-Agni aur Brihaspati ko bulaya jaata hai. Woh dushman taakaton ki pakad tod dete hain. Phir saans aur jaan body mein wapas aati hai. Lambe zindagi ki dua hoti hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic healer tradition (often Atharvan/Angirasic attribution for bhaiṣajya hymns) | Devata: Indra-Agni; also implicitly Yakṣma and Grahi as adversarial agents | 8 Mantras

Sukta 12

Yeh mantra ghar ko aashiyas banane ke liye hai. Isme shala yaani ghar ko pakka aur achha bataya gaya hai. Rta aur viraj is ghar ko banate hain. Isme ghar ke khambho aur chhat ko mazboot hone ka ashirwad diya jata hai. Yeh mantra dushmano ko ghar se door bhagata hai. Ghar mein lambi umar aur dhan milta hai. Bacche bhi surakshit rahte hain. Sau saal tak sukh mile, yeh hi iska matlab hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (house-consecration hymn; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī) | Devata: Gṛha/Śālā and the consecrated house-timbers (with Ṛta/Virāj as sacral power) | 9 Mantras

Sukta 13

Is mantra mein paani ko bahut purana aur shaktishali bataya gaya hai. Devta Varun ne in paaniyon ko chalaya aur Indra ne jeeta tha. In nadiyon ke asli naam aur kahani unki shakti jagati hain. Jab hum yeh sab yaad karte hain, toh paani mein jeevan ki taakat aa jati hai. Yeh paani humein saaf karta, bachata aur naya jeevan deta hai. Isliye is mantra se hum paani ko apne liye upyogi banate hain.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (ṛṣi not securely fixed for this individual mantra in common indices) | Devata: Āpas (Waters), with mythic linkage to Varuṇa and Indra | 7 Mantras

Sukta 14

Is mantra mein gaushala ko ek aisa jagah banaya ja raha hai jahan sab gaay-bail ek jagah ikatthe ho kar shant se rehte hain. Yeh prarthana hai ki pashu na bikhrein, balki malik ki nigrani mein surakshit rahein. Gaushala ko aisa sthal banaya ja raha hai jo dhan aur samriddhi deta rahe. Naye bacche paida hone ke waqt jab herd tut sakta hai, tab bhi sab milkar rahein. Yeh mantra maangta hai ki gaay-bail swasth rahein aur unki aabadhi badhti rahe. Malik ke liye yeh gaushala khushhali aur sukh ka srot bane.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition | Devata: Goṣṭha / Rayi (functional deities: cowshed/wealth), with implicit cattle-prosperity powers | 6 Mantras

Sukta 15

Ye ek vyapari ka mantra hai jo dhanda aur safar shuru karne ke liye bola jata hai. Isme Indra se pukara jata hai ki wo raasta saaf kare aur dushman logon ko door bhagaye. Yahaan ye bhi maanga jata hai ki bazaar mein jo saman lekar jaaye, wapas usse zyada lauta aaye. Agni dev ko bali di jaati hai taaki wo asman logon ki meharbani qayam rakhe. Is mantra se paise aur maal dono ki hifazat ki dua ki jaati hai. Dusre vyapariyon ki buraai aur mohalle ke logon k nuqsan se bachne ki bhi fariyaad hai. Aisa maana jata hai ki ye padhne se raste mein koi bada mushkil nahi aata. Indra aur Agni dono milke is vyapari ka kaam aasaan kar dete hain.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (commercial/travel charms) | Devata: Indra | 8 Mantras

Sukta 16

Is mantra mein savere ki shakti ko use karke Bhaga ko bulaya jata hai. Bhaga matlab aapka hissa, kismat aur khushali jo aapko milti hai. Yeh kehta hai ki bhagya sabke liye khula hai, chhota ho ya bada. Pehle Bhaga aage chalke rasta saaf kare taaka kaam ban jaye. Savere jaldi aake woh apni kismat aapke paas pahuncha de. Ratha aur ghode ki tarah tezi se aapke ghar aaye. Isse din aur puja dono achhi shuru ho jaati hai.

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic seer(s) associated with Uṣas/Bhaga prosperity hymns (Saunaka anukramaṇī attribution varies by hymn-unit). | Devata: Uṣas (Dawns), Bhaga (Fortune/Distributor), with Dadhikrāvan as simile-power | 7 Mantras

Sukta 17

Yeh mantra khet jotne aur sita banane ke kaam ko pavitra banata hai. Isme khet ko aisa banaya jata hai jo khana deta hai. Vishve dev aur Marut devta ko bulaya jata hai taaki khet me barish ka pani aaye. Khet ko tel aur ghee se dharan se dhakne ka prayas hota hai. Isse khet me doodh jaisa poshan aur ghee jaisi taakat aati hai. Fasal achi hoti hai aur kisan ko khushali milti hai.

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for kṣetra-hymns (varies by anukramaṇī). | Devata: Sītā (Furrow), with Maruts and Viśve Devāḥ as sanctioning powers | 9 Mantras

Sukta 18

Is mantra mein ek aurat apni sauteli co-wife ko bhagane ke liye plant aur herb ki power use karti hai. Wo ek special oshadhi ya vanaspati ko khod kar nikalti hai aur use apne husband ke paas lagati hai. Mantra ke through wo kehti hai ki main upar hoon aur wo dusri aurat neeche hai. Is tarah wo apne husband ka pyar sirf apne liye secure karti hai. Husband ka dil uski taraf bhi bhaaga karta hai jaise paani apna rasta banata hai. Yeh ek practical rite hai jo social domination aur mind-directing imagery dono use karta hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic seer (often anonymous/Angirasa in anukramaṇī for such charms; varies). | Devata: Oṣadhi/Vanaspati (plant-power) as operative deity | 6 Mantras

Sukta 19

Ye mantra raja ki sena aur hathiyaron ko taiyaar karta hai. Purohit isse apni sena ko dushman se bhi tez bana deta hai. Agni ki kulhari aur Indra ki vajra se bhi tez hathiyar milte hain. Dushman ki sena kamzor ho jaati hai aur haar maan jaati hai. Apni taraf log jeet ki taraf badh jaate hain. Mantra se bhra hua teer dushman ke sabse bade yoddha ko maarta hai. Koi bach ke nahi bhaag sakta. Raja aur purohit milke is mantra ka prayog karte hain.

Rishi: Atharvanic seer (traditional attribution within AV war/host hymns; specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī tradition) | Devata: Indra (victory), Agni (fiery sharpness), and the empowered host/weapons as functional recipients | 8 Mantras

Sukta 20

Yah mantra samajh mein ekta aur dhan dono ke liye hai. Isme Agni, Indra aur Vayu ko bulaya jata hai. Agni havan ki aag hai jo sabko badhata hai. Indra aur Vayu milke taqat aur jaan dete hain. Sab log ek mann se baithe, koi bantwara na ho. Dhan aise hi aaye jo log khushi se baatein. Sab milke apni apni dhan denge bina kisi shart ke.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (sūkta attributed in the AV to an Atharvan/Āṅgirasa stream; exact r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī) | Devata: Indra–Vāyu (dual) | 10 Mantras

Deities of Anuvaka 2

  • ApasĀpas (Waters / Rivers)

    Healer/purifier

    In 1 hymn

  • Indra

    Protector/warrior-leader

    In 2 hymns

  • UshasUṣas

    Bringer of fortune

    In 1 hymn

  • Bhaga

    Distributor of prosperity

    In 1 hymn

  • SitaSītā (Furrow)

    Fertility-bringer

    In 1 hymn

  • Agni

    Consecrator/empowerer

    In 1 hymn

  • VarunaVaruṇa

    Guardian of ṛta/purifier

    In 1 hymn

  • Viraj / RitaVirāj / Ṛta (cosmic order, as invoked)

    Stabilizer/consecrator

    In 1 hymn

Inside Anuvaka 2

The theme

Ritual technologies for securing life—health, home, livelihood, fertility, and social order—by consecrating key spaces (house, waters, byre, field) and empowering human agency (trade, love, war).

Threads through it

  • Release from wasting disease and death (mocana from yakṣma/mṛtyu)
  • Purification and healing through sacred Waters (Āpas)
  • House and threshold consecration for stability and prosperity
  • Cattle cohesion and protection within the goṣṭha/byre
  • Trade and travel launch-charm for safe gain
  • Dawn as conveyor of Bhaga (allotted fortune)
  • Field/ploughing consecration and Sītā (furrow) for increase
  • Co-wife expulsion and exclusive conjugal attachment via plant-power
  • Royal/host martial consecration and weapon-sharpening through brahman
  • Wealth linked to assembly-harmony and generous circulation

Who it serves

Illness-recovery and longevity; purifying bath/river rites; moving into or stabilizing a dwelling; keeping cattle settled and safe; launching journeys and commerce; attracting fortune at daybreak; ensuring agricultural yield; resolving marital rivalry; empowering a king’s army; building prosperity with social concord.

What it heals

  • Yakṣma (wasting disease), grahi-seizure, threat of mṛtyu; loss of breath/vitalitySukta 3.11
  • Need for purification, removal of impurity and illness through water-ritesSukta 3.13
  • Marital rivalry (co-wife), loss of exclusive attachment; household relational conflictSukta 3.18
  • Fear of attack/defeat; need to harden and empower weapons and hostSukta 3.19
  • Instability in dwelling (inauspiciousness, lack of settled prosperity)Sukta 3.12
  • Cattle scattering, discord in the byre; loss/theft risk around livestockSukta 3.14
  • Travel and trade obstacles; road-danger, hostile forces, bad luck in commerceSukta 3.15
  • Agricultural uncertainty; need for rain-moisture and steady increase in the fieldSukta 3.17
  • Lack of fortune/portion (bhāga), delayed prosperity and daily successSukta 3.16, 3.20

Frequently Asked Questions

They apply Atharvanic mantra to stabilize core supports of life—health and longevity, purified space, home and cattle, trade and travel, agricultural increase, marital control, martial power, and prosperity in the assembly.

3.16 brings Bhaga through Uṣas (daily fortune), 3.20 frames wealth as socially harmonized and ritually generated, 3.15 supports trade and travel, 3.17 consecrates ploughing and the furrow for yield, and 3.14 stabilizes cattle-wealth in the byre.

Yes. Healing and purification are central in 3.11 (release from yakṣma/mṛtyu) and 3.13 (Waters as purifiers), while coercive aims appear in 3.18 (expelling a rival co-wife) and 3.19 (martial consecration to overpower enemies).

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