Sukta 17
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for kṣetra-hymns (varies by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Sītā (Furrow), with Maruts and Viśve Devāḥ as sanctioning powers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (by cadence and length; common in agrarian invocations)
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.
Mantras
Mantra 1
कृषिः। ३ पथ्यापङ्क्तिः, ७ विराट् पुर उष्णिक्, ८ निचृत्। सीरा॑ युञ्जन्ति क॒वयो॑ यु॒गा वि त॑न्वते॒ पृथ॑क्। धीरा॑ दे॒वेषु॑ सुम्न॒यौ
Jo log samajhdar hain woh hal jodte hain. Juaan ko alag-alag failate hain. Jo sthir hain woh bhagwanon ki kripa chahte hain aur apna kaam bhagwanon mein lagate hain.
Mantra 2
यु॒नक्त॒ सीरा॒ वि यु॒गा त॑नोत कृ॒ते योनौ॑ वपते॒ह बीज॑म्। वि॒राजः॒ श्नुष्टिः॒ सभ॑रा असन्नो॒ नेदी॑य॒ इत् सृ॒ण्यः प॒क्वमा य॑वन्
Hal jodo, juaan failao. Taiyaar zameen mein beej bo. Viraj ki badhaai humari ho, jo achi tarah se uthaye. Aur darntiyan pakke dhaan ke saath paas aayein.
Mantra 3
लाङ्ग॑लं पवी॒रव॑त् सु॒शीमं॑ सोम॒सत्स॑रु । उदिद् व॑पतु॒ गामविं॑ प्र॒स्थाव॑द् रथ॒वाह॑नं॒ पीब॑रीं च प्रफ॒र्व्यऽम्
Yeh hal chala raha hai, iski noke lohe ki hai aur pakki bani hai. Bhagwan Soma isme shakti daal rahe hain. Yeh zameen phaar ke beej andar daal de. Gai aur bakri jaisa dhan de, gaadi chalane layak ho. Mitti ko aisa kare ki fasal achi uge aur khets seedhe ho jayein.
Mantra 4
इन्द्रः॒ सीतां॒ नि गृ॑ह्णातु॒ तां पू॒षाभि र॑क्षतु । सा नः॒ पय॑स्वती दुहा॒मुत्त॑रामुत्तरां॒ समा॑म्
Indra is khet ko pakad ke rakhe aur Pusha uski hifazat kare. Yeh zameen humein doodh jaisa ras de. Saal bhar humein acchi fasal milte rahe, ek saal se doosre saal mein aur bhi zyada.
Mantra 5
शु॒नं सु॑फा॒ला वि तु॑दन्तु॒ भूमिं॑ शु॒नं की॒नाशा॒ अनु॑ यन्तु वा॒हान्। शुना॑सीरा ह॒विषा॒ तोश॑माना सुपिप्प॒ला ओष॑धीः कर्तम॒स्मै
Hal ki phal acchi lage aur zameen ko aaram se kaate. Kisan apne bailon ke peeche acche se chale. Shunaseer, tum is bhog se khush ho. Is aadmi ke liye aise paudhe banao jismein accha phal aata rahe.
Mantra 6
शु॒नं वा॒हाः शु॒नं नरः॑ शु॒नं कृ॑षतु॒ लाङ्ग॑लम्। शु॒नं व॑र॒त्रा ब॑ध्य॒न्तां शु॒नमष्ट्रा॒मुदि॑ङ्गय
Bail acche hon aur kisan bhi accha kaam kare. Hal acche se chalke zameen jode. Bail ki rassi acche se bandhe aur tum sambhal ke chalao.
Mantra 7
शुना॑सीरे॒ह स्म॑ मे जुषेथाम्। यद् दि॒वि च॒क्रथुः॒ पय॒स्तेने॒मामुप॑ सिञ्चतम्
Shunaseer, tum meri is bhog se khush ho jao. Jo ras tumne aasman mein banaya hai, us se is khet ko seench do.
Mantra 8
सीते॒ वन्दा॑महे त्वा॒र्वाची॑ सुभगे भव । यथा॑ नः सु॒मना॒ असो॒ यथा॑ नः सुफ॒ला भुवः॑
Sita, hum tumhe pranaam karte hain. Hamari taraf mud ke aao aur humpe bhaagya acha kar do. Tum humpe accha bhao rakho aur humare liye accha phal do.
Mantra 9
घृ॒तेन॒ सीता॒ मधु॑ना॒ सम॑क्ता॒ विश्वै॑र्दे॒वैरनु॑मता म॒रुद्भिः॑ । सा नः॑ सीते॒ पय॑सा॒भ्याव॑वृ॒त्स्वोर्ज॑स्वती घृ॒तव॒त् पिन्व॑माना
Hey Sita, tujhe ghee aur shahad se lipta diya gaya hai. Saare devata aur Marut bhi tujhe maante hain. Humare paas aa, humein doodh de. Taaki hum bhi strong banein aur barkat se bharein.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sītā is the personified furrow—the life-bearing line opened by the plough. She represents the field’s capacity to receive moisture, hold seed, and yield food.
They are prosperity-substances: ghee and honey signify sweetness and strength, while payas is the fertility-fluid (milk/rain/sap) that moistens and nourishes the crop.
It is recited at the start of ploughing or sowing, often with sprinkling the first furrow using milk-water and dedicating a small offering, to seek rain, good furrows, and abundant harvests.
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