Sukta 29
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (per anukramaṇī for ariṣṭa material; confirm in critical apparatus).
Devata: Śānti (functional), with focus on the omen-birds (ulūka, kapota) as agents/signs.
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (Atharvanic omen-verses often deviate; confirm by metrical count).
Is mantra mein ghar ke bure shagun ko khatam karne ki baat hai. Kabootar aur ulle ki awaaj ko log bure maante the. Yeh kehta hai ki ye sab shagun khali hain, koi asar nahi. Nirriti ke duto ko ghar mein aane se roka ja raha hai. Saal bhar ke liye buri shakti ko door bheja ja raha hai. Yama ki taraf se buri cheez ko bhagate hue bataya gaya hai. Ghar ki raksha ka poora plan hai is mantra mein.
Mantras
Mantra 1
अरिष्टक्षयणम्। अ॒मून् हे॒तिः प॑त॒त्रिणी॒ न्येऽतु॒ यदुलू॑को॒ वद॑ति मो॒घमे॒तत्। यद् वा॑ क॒पोत॑ प॒दम॒ग्नौ कृ॒णोति॑
Yeh mantra buraai hataata hai. Woh udne wala teer neeche gir jaaye. Ullu ki awaaz sun ke, woh bekaar ho jaaye. Kabootar, agar tum aag mein paon rakh do, woh bhi bekaar ho jaaye.
Mantra 2
यौ ते॑ दू॒तौ नि॑रृत इ॒दमे॒तोऽप्र॑हितौ॒ प्रहि॑तौ वा गृ॒हं नः॑ । क॒पो॒तो॒लू॒काभ्या॒मप॑दं॒ तद॑स्तु
Hey Nirriti, tumhare do dusman yahan aaye hain, koi bheja ya khud aaye, hamare ghar tak. Kabootar aur ullu ki taraf se jo bura aaya, uska koi nishan na rahe. Woh hamare paas na aake apne paon jamaye.
Mantra 3
अ॒वै॒र॒ह॒त्याये॒दमा प॑पत्यात् सुवी॒रता॑या इ॒दमा स॑सद्यात्। परा॑ङे॒व परा॑ वद॒ परा॑ची॒मनु॑ सं॒वत॑म्। यथा॑ य॒मस्य॑ त्वा गृ॒हेऽर॒सं प्र॑ति॒चाक॑शाना॒भूकं॑ प्रति॒चाक॑शान्
Buraai aur nafrat hamare paas se door jaaye. Bahaduri aur acchi taakat hamare paas aakar rahe. Jaise bahar ki taraf muh karke baat karte hain, waise hi buraai ko saal bhar ke liye bahar bhej do. Jaise Yama ke ghar mein koi khushi nahi, wapas dekh kar chala jaata hai, waise hi tu bhi wapas dekh kar, kisi ko nuksan na pahuncha, chala ja.
Frequently Asked Questions
In Atharvanic omen-logic, certain bird behaviors are read as portents that can ‘carry’ misfortune into the home. This hymn treats them as Nirṛti’s messengers and neutralizes their sign-value so they cannot establish entry.
Mogha means the omen is declared ineffective—its harmful message is annulled. Apada means it has no ‘footing’ or track in the house: the channel by which misfortune could take hold is ritually denied.
It does both: it sends the threatening force outward (even toward Yama’s domain as a banishment image) and simultaneously petitions for non-enmity and ‘good heroism’—a positive, stabilizing outcome for the household.
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