Sukta 4
Rishi: Atharvan/Āṅgirasa (hymn-cycle attribution typical for AV 4th kāṇḍa charms)
Devata: Vanaspati/Osadhi-rasa (plant-essence), with Soma as paradigmatic correlate
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant charm-meter; pāda-structure consistent with AV usage)
Yeh mantra purush ki taakat badhane ke liye hai. Isme paani aur podhon ka ras use hota hai. Gandharva ne Varun ke liye yeh jadi khodi thi. Yeh jadi Soma jaisi taqat deti hai. Isse sharir mein bail jaisi taakat aati hai. Yeh purush ki kamzori door karti hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
वाजीकरण यां त्वा॑ गन्ध॒र्वो अख॑न॒द् वरु॑णाय मृ॒तभ्र॑जे । तां त्वा॑ व॒यं ख॑नाम॒स्योष॑धिं शेप॒हर्ष॑णीम्
Gandharva ne yeh booti Varun ke liye khodi thi. Yeh aadmi ko taakat deti hai aur chamakti hai. Ab hum yeh booti khod rahe hain. Yeh aadmi ke ang ko jaagrit karti hai.
Mantra 2
उदु॒षा उदु॒ सूर्य॒ उदि॒दं मा॑म॒कं वचः॑ । उदे॑जतु प्र॒जाप॑ति॒र्वृषा॒ शुष्मे॑ण वा॒जिना॑
Uga suraj, uga chaand. Mera yeh bol bhi uge. Prajapati bhi utho, tum bail ho, tumhara dam bada hai. Tumhara bal bada hai.
Mantra 3
यथा॑ स्म ते वि॒रोह॑तो॒ऽभित॑प्तमि॒वान॑ति । तत॑स्ते॒ शुष्म॑वत्तरमि॒यं कृ॑णो॒त्वोष॑धिः
Jaise yeh tumhare liye ug rahi hai, jaise tap rahi ho, waise hi yeh booti tumhe aur bhi zyada taakat degi. Yeh tumhara dam aur bada degi.
Mantra 4
उच्छुष्मौष॑धीनां॒ सार॑ ऋष॒भाणा॑म्। सं पुं॒सामि॑न्द्र॒ वृष्ण्य॑म॒स्मिन्धे॑हि तनूवशिन्
Yeh mantra Indra se dua maangta hai. Kehte hain, jo taakat podhon mein hai, jo baal bulls mein hai, woh sab taakat is aadmi mein daal do. Indra, tum shareer ke malik ho, isliye puri taakat isme bhar do. Aadmi mein bhi wohi baal wali taakat aani chahiye.
Mantra 5
अ॒पां रसः॑ प्रथम॒जोऽथो॒ वन॒स्पती॑नाम्। उ॒त सोम॑स्य॒ भ्राता॑स्यु॒तार्शम॑सि॒ वृष्ण्य॑म्
Tu paani ka ras hai, sabse pehle paida hua. Tu ped-paudhon mein bhi hai, unki jaan hai. Tu Soma ka bhai hai. Tu mein taakat hai, bail jaisi taqat.
Mantra 6
अ॒द्याग्ने॑ अ॒द्य स॑वितर॒द्य दे॑वि सरस्वति । अ॑द्यास्य ब्र॑ह्मणस्पते॒ धनु॑रि॒वा ता॑नया॒ पसः॑
Aaj Agni, aaj Savitar, aaj Devi Saraswati. Aaj Brahma ke guru, is aadmi ke liye phaila do apna jaal. Jaise dhanush se baan chalate hain, waise hi pakad lo.
Mantra 7
आहं त॑नोमि ते॒ पसो॒ अधि॒ ज्यामि॑व॒ धन्व॑नि । क्रम॒स्वर्श॑ इव रो॒हित॒मन॑वग्लायता॒ सदा॑
Main tere liye jaal phaila raha hoon. Jaise dhanush pe taar tana hota hai, waise hi tujhpe jaal dala hai. Aage badh, taakat ke saath. Lal rang jaisi taakat hai yeh. Kabhi kam nahi hogi, hamesha rahegi.
Mantra 8
अश्व॑स्याश्वत॒रस्या॒जस्य॒ पेत्व॑स्य च । अथ॑ ऋष॒भस्य॒ ये वाजा॒स्तान॒स्मिन्धे॑हि तनूवशिन्
Ghode ki taakat, khachchar ki taakat, bakri ki taakat, aur mehndi ki taakat. Phir bail ke jo bhi prizes hain, woh sab is aadmi mein daal do. Tu shareer ka maalik hai, tu hi kar sakta hai.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is primarily a healing-and-strengthening charm aimed at restoring male sexual potency and overall vigor by consecrating and administering an herb’s ‘sap’ (rasa).
Because it treats potency as a single essence: born from Waters (āp), concentrated in Plants (oṣadhi/vanaspati), and exemplified by Soma as the paradigmatic life-giving plant power.
Both function together: the herbs/plant-essence are the substance of power, while Indra (as tanūvaśin, ‘body-master’) is invoked to ‘install’ that power firmly into the person.
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