Sukta 30
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (ascribed generically in this plant-hymn complex)
Devata: Śamī (personified tree-power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable, by cadence and length)
Is adhyaya mein do tarike se plant power ka use bataya hai. Pehle tareeke mein madhu mila hua jau se dosh mitana aur samriddhi lane ka mantra hai. Dusra tareeka Shami ped ke mad ka use hai, jo dushman ya rivels ko confuse kar deta hai. Isse ghar mein sukh milta hai aur bacchon ko suraksha milti hai. Saath hi baal aur appearance se related problems bhi dur hoti hain. Yeh ek tarah ka protective charm hai jo ghar ki shakti badhata hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
पापशमनम्। दे॒वा इ॒मं मधु॑ना॒ संयु॑तं॒ यवं॒ सर॑स्वत्या॒मधि॑ म॒णाव॑चर्कृषुः । इन्द्र॑ आसी॒त् सीर॑पतिः श॒तक्र॑तुः की॒नाशा॑ आसन् म॒रुतः॑ सु॒दान॑वः
Yeh mantra buraai kam karne ke liye hai. Devaton ne Saraswati nadi ke paas, ek nagin par, jo ke moti jaisi chamakti hai, yeh jawar taiyaar ki. Usmein shahad milaya. Indra ne hal chalaya, woh hal chalane wale ka malik tha. Marut devata uske peeche hal chalane wale the, woh sab denewale the.
Mantra 2
यस्ते॒ मदो॑ऽवके॒शो वि॑के॒शो येना॑भि॒हस्यं॒ पुरु॑षं कृ॒णोषि॑ । आ॒रात् त्वद॒न्या वना॑नि वृक्षि॒ त्वं श॑मि श॒तव॑ल्शा॒ वि रो॑ह
Shami ped, teri jo khushi hai jo baal khole deti hai aur uda deti hai. Jisse tu kisi aadmi ko hasi ka paakka bana de. Baaki jungle ke ped door se kaat daal. Tu, Shami, jiske sau daal hain, tu ug aur fail ja.
Mantra 3
बृह॑त्पलाशे॒ सुभ॑गे॒ वर्ष॑वृद्ध॒ ऋता॑वरि । मा॒तेव॑ पु॒त्रेभ्यो॑ मृड॒ केशे॑भ्यः शमि
Shami, tere patte bade hain, tu bhagya wali hai. Baarish ne tujhe bada kiya hai. Tu dharam ke saath hai. Maa jaise beton pe daya karti hai, waise hi in baalon pe tu bhi daya kar.
Frequently Asked Questions
It combines expiation and prosperity (through honeyed barley consecrated on an amulet) with Śamī’s apotropaic power to disarm a rival—making the opponent socially ridiculous while protecting the household.
Hair symbolizes visible order, dignity, and vulnerability. The hymn uses Śamī’s “māda” to disrupt an opponent’s appearance (v.2) and then asks Śamī to restore calm and protection for one’s own side (v.3).
Śamī wood/leaf is primary. Barley (yava) mixed with honey (madhu) is consecrated on a maṇi (amulet/jewel), with Sarasvatī invoked as a purity-field supporting expiation and auspicious growth.
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