Atharva Veda Anuvaka 1
Kanda 610 Suktas29 Mantras

Anuvaka 1

Is mantra mein insaan apni hifazat ke liye upay bataya gaya hai. Pehle aap apna khayal rakhenge, phir dushman logon ko door bhagayenge. Isse body mein taakat aati hai aur dhan-putra sab badhta hai. Kama devta ka zikr hai jo pyaar aur akarshan laata hai. Teeno lokon mein pavitrata failti hai is mantra se. Ghar mein suraksha hoti hai, dushman log nahi bol paate. Energy wapas aati hai aur aage badhne ka raasta milta hai. Ise regular karne se life mein shanti aur samriddhi aati hai.

Kinds of charm

Shantika (pacifying): 4Abhicharika (against foes): 3Paushtika (prosperity): 2Bhaishajya (healing): 1

Suktas in Anuvaka 1

Sukta 1

Is mantra mein Raat ki shakti aur Savitar devta ko bulaya gaya hai. Savitar humein nai taakat dete hain aur amrit jaise vardaan dete hain. Woh sachche hain, kirpa karte hain aur paani mein janme hain. Sahi baat bolne se acchi kismat milti hai. Acchi tareeke se prarthana karne se tez chamak aati hai. Yeh humein surakshit rakhne mein madad karta hai. Savitar humein aage badhne deta hai bina rukawat ke.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn to Savitar; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition) | Devata: Doṣā (Night) and Savitar | 3 Mantras

Sukta 2

Yeh ek raksha mantra hai jo aapko surakshit rakhta hai. Isme Indra ko bulaya jata hai jaldi se. Soma pe karke aur acchi tarah se stuti karke Indra ko shakti milti hai. Phir vajra wale Indra dushmano ko tod deta hai. Raakshasi jaisi bimariyon ko barbad kar deta hai. Aapki jeet ho jati hai aur aap safe rehte ho.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Indra-protective usage; r̥ṣi attribution edition-dependent) | Devata: Indra (with Soma as enabling offering) | 3 Mantras

Sukta 3

Yeh mantra khud ki hifazat ke liye hai. Isme kai rakshak shaktiyon ko bulaya jata hai. Aasman, hawa, paani aur yagya ki shaktiyan saath mein aati hain. Har ek devata se parda karta hai. Dukh, paap aur bala se bachne ke liye yeh hai. Dikhti aur chhupi hui taklif se suraksha chahiye. Ek ek karke charo taraf se shield ban jata hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic (protective litany; traditional attribution varies) | Devata: Multiple: Indra, Pūṣan, Aditi, Maruts, Apām Napāt, Seven Rivers, Viṣṇu, Dyauḥ | 2 Mantras

Sukta 4

Is mantra mein ek khaas divya shabd banaya jata hai jo raksha karta hai. Isme Tvashtri, Parjanya, Brahmanaspati, Aditya aur Marut jaise devtaon ko bulaya jata hai. Yeh mantra dushmani, buri nishaniyon aur kareebi dushman ko bhagane ke liye hai. Isse aadmi ke bete aur bhai bhi surakshit rehte hain. Yeh ek tarah ka suraksha kawach hai jo sab tarah ki buri cheezon se bachata hai. Mantra padne wala in sab devtaon ki nigrani mein aa jata hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/collective in many AV protective verses) | Devata: Ādityas (Aṁśa, Bhaga, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, Aditi) and the Maruts | 3 Mantras

Sukta 5

Yeh ek ghar ki badhti daulat aur khushhali ka mantra hai. Isme insaan ki chamak aur logon mein izzat badhane ki baat hai. Agni ko ghee se khilaya jata hai taaki woh upar uthaye. Indra aapko umar aur logon mein naam deta hai. Soma aur Brahmanaspati bhi is ghar ke vikas ko sahi maante hain. Isse aapke ghar mein paisa, izzat aur aulad sab badhti hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous) | Devata: Agni | 3 Mantras

Sukta 6

Yeh mantra dushmano ke khilaf ek raksha kavach hai. Yajamana ke dushman, badboli karne wale aur chupke se hamla karne wale log isme pakde jate hain. Brahmanaspati ki madad li jati hai unki vak shakti se dushmano ko nibatane ke liye. Soma bhi bulaya jata hai jo buri baaton ko kuchal deta hai. Dushman ki taakat khatam ho jati hai is mantra se. Yajamana apna kaam surakshit ho kar kar sakta hai. Samaj mein bhi koi bura irada wala aage nahi badh pata.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/Angiras-type in AV 6) | Devata: Brahmaṇaspati (Bṛhaspati) as lord of brahman and subduer of hostile intent. | 3 Mantras

Sukta 7

Ye ek suraksha wala mantra hai jo dushman taakat ko aapke bhale ke liye mod deta hai. Isme Devas ki jeet ka example liya gaya hai ki unhone bhi asuri balon ko haraya tha. Soma ko bulaya ja raha hai jo Aditi aur Mitra ke marg par chal ke aaye. Wo aapke dushmanon ko niche gira de aur aapko surakshit rakhe. Yeh mantra aapko aur aapke parivar ko khatarnak logon se bachata hai. Soma aapke liye sharma yaani poori suraksha la kar aata hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type (protective formula; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition) | Devata: Devas (collective) as precedent agents; protection (śarma) as the sought boon | 3 Mantras

Sukta 8

Is mantra mein Kama ko bulaya ja raha hai. Wo dusre ke man ko pakad ke baandh deta hai. Jaise bel ped se chipak jaati hai, waise hi wo bhi chipak jayega. Jaise chidiya zameen pe gir ke nahi ud paati, waise hi wo bhi yahin rahega. Suraj din bhar aas-paas ghoonta hai, waise hi uska mann yahin ghoomta rahega. Isse dono alag nahi ho sakte. Ye ek tarah ka pyar ka mantra hai. Iska matlab hai ki rishta tootega nahi. Kama sabse mazboot dori hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (love-charm corpus; specific r̥ṣi per anukramaṇī varies) | Devata: Kāma (Desire) / the binding power of attraction | 3 Mantras

Sukta 9

Is mantra mein kisi khass insaan ko apni taraf khenchne ke liye prayog hai. Shuru mein uske dil mein pyar aur chahat paida karte hain. Phir uske mann ko bandh dete hain taaki woh khud ko roke nahi paaye. Aakhri mein gaay aur ghee jaise cheezon ka prayog karte hain jo kisi ko bhi akarshit kar deti hain. Yeh ek tarah ka vashikaran mantra hai jo doosre insaan ko apne control mein lana chahta hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn) | Devata: Saṁvanana/vaśīkaraṇa (the charm’s coercive ‘binding’ power; effectively the addressed person as object of the rite) | 3 Mantras

Sukta 10

Ye ek chota mantra hai jisme pani chhidak ke puja ki safai karte hain. Isme teen jagah ke malik bulaye jate hain taaki raksha ho. Dharti ke liye Agni ko bulaya jata hai, jo sunne aur podhon pe niyantran rakhta hai. Hawa ke beech mein Vayu hai, jo saans pe niyantran rakhta hai. Aasman mein Surya hai, jo aankhon aur taaron pe niyantran rakhta hai. Har level ka apna malik hai jo us jagah ki cheezon ko sambhalta hai. Aise hi yeh puja khatam hoti hai aur sab kuch safe aur surakshit ho jata hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic ritual tradition (formulaic prose-heading + mantra) | Devata: Pṛthivī; Śrotra (personified); Vanaspati; Agni (Adhipati) | 3 Mantras

Inside Anuvaka 1

The theme

Protection-and-prosperity through mantra: self-guarding, enemy-aversion, vitality, and controlled attraction

Threads through it

  • ātma-gopana (self-guarding) and layered divine guardianship
  • rakṣoghna / apotropaic driving-away of hostile forces
  • paustika increase of varcas, wealth, progeny, and renewed vitality
  • vaśīkaraṇa/saṁvanana (love and attraction) via Kāma imagery
  • saṃprokṣaṇa-style consecration and purification across the three worlds

Who it serves

Daily-life security (personal and household), averting slander/enmity, restoring energy and forward progress, enhancing social radiance and prosperity, and managing desire/attraction with ritual control.

The deities

  • Savitarrevivifier/impeller (protector of progress and vitality)
  • Doṣā (Night)restorer/healer (renewal and amṛta-like refreshment)
  • Indraprotector/destroyer of threats (rakṣas-aversion)
  • Somaprotector and victory-bringer (deva-path, hostile-force redirection)
  • Brahmaṇaspatiprotector through brahman/vāc (counter-slander, warding aggression)
  • Agniprosperity-kindler (paustika increase, household radiance)
  • Tvaṣṭṛprotector/shaper (guards the reciter; fashions well-being)
  • Parjanyaprotector/nourisher (rain-life support; safeguarding)
  • Aditi/Mitras (deva-path guardians)protector (cosmic order, safe passage of Soma and boons)
  • Kāmabinder/attractor (vaśīkaraṇa, attachment and non-departure)
  • Overlord-powers of the three tiers (Earth/Antarikṣa/Dyau)purifier/protector (consecration by sprinkling; cosmic sealing)

What it heals

  • Loss of vitality, fatigue, blocked progressSukta 6.1
  • Fear of attack, evil influence, rakṣas/āsuric hostilitySukta 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.7, 6.10
  • Slander, covert aggression, social hostility and disputesSukta 6.6, 6.4, 6.3
  • Low varcas (diminished radiance/status), lack of prosperity or progenySukta 6.5, 6.1
  • Unwanted separation or failure to secure affection/attentionSukta 6.8, 6.9
  • Ritual impurity; need for consecration and boundary-protectionSukta 6.10

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a compact Atharvanic toolkit: self-guarding and layered protection, turning back hostility, securing vitality and prosperity (varcas), and directing attraction through Kāma-based binding, capped by consecratory purification.

Protective powers dominate: Indra and Soma for threat-aversion and victory; Brahmaṇaspati for weaponizing brahman/vāc against slander and aggression; Savitar and Night for renewal; Agni for prosperity; Kāma for attraction and attachment.

They function as controlled ‘binding’ rites within the same protective logic: the anuvaka moves from guarding the self and household to influencing social/relational outcomes, while still relying on mantra as the primary instrument.

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