Sukta 18
Rishi: Atharvanic seer (often anonymous/Angirasa in anukramaṇī for such charms; varies).
Devata: Oṣadhi/Vanaspati (plant-power) as operative deity
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (typical for compact domestic charms)
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.
Mantras
Mantra 1
वनस्पतिः। इ॒मां ख॑ना॒म्योष॑धिं वी॒रुधां॒ बल॑वत्तमाम्। यया॑ स॒पत्नीं॒ बाध॑ते॒ यया॑ संवि॒न्दते॒ पति॑म्
Hey vanaspati, main yeh jadi booti ukhad raha hoon. Yeh saari bootiyon mein sabse taakatwar hai. Isse aurat apni sautan ko bhaga deti hai. Isse pati milta hai.
Mantra 2
उत्ता॑नपर्णे॒ सुभ॑गे॒ देव॑जूते॒ सह॑स्वति । स॒पत्नीं॑ मे॒ परा॑ णुद॒ पतिं॑ मे॒ केव॑लं कृधि
Teri patte bahut bade hain, tu bhagwan ki taraf se aayi hai, tujhmein taakat hai. Meri sautin ko door bhej de. Mere pati ko sirf mera bana de.
Mantra 3
न॒हि ते॒ नाम॑ ज॒ग्राह॒ नो अ॒स्मिन् र॑मसे॒ पतौ॑ । परा॑मे॒व प॑रा॒वतं॑ स॒पत्नीं॑ गमयामसि
Tera naam is pati ke dil mein nahi basa. Woh humein pasand nahi karta. Chalo, us sautin ko bahut door bhej dete hain.
Mantra 4
उत्त॑रा॒हमु॑त्तर॒ उत्त॒रेदुत्त॑राभ्यः । अ॒धः स॒पत्नी॒ या ममाध॑रा॒ साध॑राभ्यः
Main unse upar hoon, aur aur upar jaana chahti hoon. Jo meri badi bahu hai, woh mujhse neeche rahe. Woh neeche wale logon mein reh jaye.
Mantra 5
अ॒हम॑स्मि॒ सह॑मा॒नाथो॒ त्वम॑सि सास॒हिः । उ॒भे सह॑स्वती भू॒त्वा स॒पत्नीं॑ मे सहावहै
Main aisa hoon jo jeet ke saath madad karta hoon. Tu badi takat wali hai. Dono hum jeetne wali takat leke dushman ko hara denge.
Mantra 6
अ॒भि ते॑ऽधां॒ सह॑माना॒मुप॑ तेऽधां॒ सही॑यसीम्। मामनु॒ प्र ते॒ मनो॑ व॒त्सं गौरि॑व धावतु प॒था वारि॑व धावतु
Main tumhare upar badi takat daalta hoon, aur usse bhi badi takat daalta hoon. Tumhara mann mere peeche bhaago, jaise gai apne bacche ke peeche bhaagti hai. Jaise paani apna raasta bana ke bhaagta hai, waise tumhara mann mere peeche aaye.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to subdue or expel a rival co-wife and to secure the husband’s exclusive attachment to the client, using a dug-up charm-herb plus spoken compulsion formulas.
In Atharvanic practice, plants are treated as living power. The herb functions as the physical carrier of the mantra’s intent—especially effective for domestic rivalry where a tangible charm is desired.
They are ritualized social directions: ‘higher’ signals precedence and authority for the operator, while ‘below’ symbolically pushes the rival into inferiority and exclusion within household space and status.
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