Atharva Veda Sukta 101
Kanda 6Anuvaka 11Sukta 1013 Mantras

Sukta 101

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies)

Devata: Vājīkaraṇa (virility) / the empowered ‘member’ as functional devatā

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.101

Mantras

Mantra 1

वाजीकरणम्। आ वृ॑षायस्व श्वसि॒हि वर्ध॑स्व प्र॒थय॑स्व च । य॒था॒ङ्गं व॑र्धतां॒ शेप॒स्तेन॑ यो॒षित॒मिज्ज॑हि

यह मंत्र पुरुष के लिए है। इसमें दुआ है कि आप ताकत पाओ और आगे बढ़ो। आपका शरीर मजबूत हो और आप स्त्रियों को प्रभाव में रखना चाहें।

Mantra 2

येन॑ कृ॒षं वा॒जय॑न्ति॒ येन॑ हि॒न्वन्त्यातु॑रम्। तेना॒स्य ब्र॑ह्मणस्पते॒ धनु॑रि॒वा ता॑नया॒ पसः॑

जिस चीज़ से कमज़ोर आदमी को ताकत मिलती है, बीमार आदमी ठीक हो जाता है, वही ताकत माँग रहे हैं। ब्रह्मणस्पति से दुआ है कि आपका शरीर धनुष की तरह तना हुआ हो और ताकत से भरा हो।

Mantra 3

आहं त॑नोमि ते॒ पसो॒ अधि॒ ज्यामि॑व॒ धन्व॑नि । क्रम॒स्वर्श॑ इव रो॒हित॒मन॑वग्लायता॒ सदा॑

मैं तुम्हारे लिए फांसा खींचता हूँ, जैसे धनुष पे तान दिया जाता है। आगे बढ़ो, जैसे रोहित नाम की चीज़ फिसल के चलती है। कभी रुकना नहीं, हमेशा चलते रहो।

Frequently Asked Questions

It is used as a vājīkaraṇa (potency) charm to restore strength and induce firm, sustained sexual vitality, especially when weakness or illness has reduced vigor.

The bowstring image ritualizes ‘tautness’: the mantra is imagined to tighten and stabilize potency the way a string is drawn tight on a bow—firm, directed, and not slack.

The verses themselves do not name a specific herb; practice often pairs such charms with a strengthening tonic (e.g., milk/ghee with vājīkaraṇa herbs) and a symbolic cord (pāśa) to enact the ‘tightening’ motif.

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