Atharva Veda Sukta 28
Kanda 3Anuvaka 3Sukta 286 Mantras

Sukta 28

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-family attribution uncertain in this excerpt)

Devata: Puṣṭi/Rasa; addressed agent ‘Yamini’

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; pāda-structure consistent with AV anuṣṭubh usage)

Is mantra mein gaay-bail ke dhan ko badhane ke liye Pushti aur Rasa ko bulaya gaya hai. Yeh dono shaktiyan kheto aur jaanwaron mein taakat aur poshan laati hain. Saath hi Yemini naam ki ek kharab taakat ka bhi zikr hai jo maweshi ko barbad karti thi. Rifati aur Rushati jaise naam bhi is kharab taakat ke saath judte hain. Is mantra mein us khatarnak taakat ko accha banaya gaya hai. Ab woh logon, kheto aur jaanwaron ke liye bhala ka kaam karegi. Isse gaay-bail ka dhan safe rahega aur badhta rahega. Yeh ek prakar ki suraksha aur vriddhi ka mantra hai.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 3.28

Mantras

Mantra 1

पशुपोषणम्। एकै॑कयै॒षा सृष्ट्या॒ सं ब॑भूव॒ यत्र॒ गा असृ॑जन्त भूत॒कृतो॑ वि॒श्वरू॑पाः । यत्र॑ वि॒जाय॑ते य॒मिन्य॑प॒र्तुः सा प॒शून् क्षि॑णाति रिफ॒ती रुश॑ती

Yeh mantra gaay-bhains aur jaanwaron ko bachane ke liye hai. Jab bhagwan ne duniya banayi, tab jaanwar bhi banaye. Ek jagah Yamini naam ki shakti paida hoti hai, galat waqt par. Woh jaanwaron ko tabah karti hai, Rifati aur Rushati bhi uske saath hain.

Mantra 2

ए॒षा प॒शून्त्सं क्षि॑णाति क्र॒व्याद् भू॒त्वा व्यद्व॑री । उ॒तैनां॑ ब्र॒ह्मणे॑ दद्या॒त् तथा॑ स्यो॒ना शि॒वा स्या॑त्

Yeh shakti jaanwaron ko khatam karti hai, maas khanewali ban jaati hai. Iska naam Vyadwari hai. Isko kisi pandit ya brahman ke hawaale kar dena chahiye. Tab yeh acchi ban jaati hai, shant ho jaati hai.

Mantra 3

शि॒वा भ॑व॒ पुरु॑षेभ्यो॒ गोभ्यो॒ अश्वे॑भ्यः शि॒वा। शि॒वास्मै सर्व॑स्मै॒ क्षेत्रा॑य शि॒वा न॑ इ॒हैधि॑

Yeh mantra bhagwan se dua maangta hai ki woh sabpe accha ho. Aadmiyon pe accha ho, gay aur ghodon pe bhi accha ho. Poore khet pe bhi accha ho. Hamare liye bhi accha ho aur yahan acche se rahe.

Mantra 4

इ॒ह पुष्टि॑रि॒ह रस॑ इ॒ह स॒हस्र॑सातमा भव । प॒शून् य॑मिनि पोषय

Yahan samriddhi aaye. Yahan ras aaye. Yahan tum hazaron cheezein paao. He Yamini, tum jaanwaron ko khilao aur palao.

Mantra 5

यत्रा॑ सु॒हार्दः॑ सु॒कृतो॒ मद॑न्ति वि॒हाय॒ रोगं॑ त॒न्व॑१ स्वायाः॑ । तं लो॒कं य॒मिन्य॑भि॒संब॑भूव॒ सा नो॒ मा हिं॑सी॒त् पुरु॑षान् प॒शूंश्च॑

Jahan ache dil wale log khush rehte hain aur bimari apne badan se bhaga dete hain, us duniya mein tum pahunchi ho Yamini. Wo hume na takleef de, na insaanon ko, na jaanwaron ko.

Mantra 6

यत्रा॑ सु॒हार्दां॑ सु॒कृता॑मग्निहोत्र॒हुतां॒ यत्र॑ लो॒कः । तं लो॒कं य॒मिन्य॑भि॒संब॑भूव॒ सा नो॒ मा हिं॑सी॒त् पुरु॑षान् प॒शूंश्च॑

Jahan ache dil wale log rehte hain, jo achha karte hain aur agnihotra mein havan karte hain, us duniya mein tum pahunchi ho Yamini. Wo hume na takleef de, na insaanon ko, na jaanwaron ko.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is used to bring prosperity (Puṣṭi) and vital sap (Rasa) into one’s dwelling, cowshed, and fields, with the practical goal of increasing and protecting cattle.

Yaminī is a personified agency linked with liminal/irregular seasonality that can waste cattle when ‘out of season,’ but the hymn directly commands her to nourish and become benign (śivā).

Not in the cited verses: it works primarily through recitation and directed intention over the herd/field; optional simple śānti acts like sprinkling clean water may be added by practice.

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