Sukta 72
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be filled from Anukramaṇī).
Chandas: To be verified (likely Anuṣṭubh-adjacent with prose-like opening label).
This short vājīkaraṇa hymn is a potency-charm aimed at stimulating and enlarging male virility, ensuring firm erection and successful union. It empowers arka (the arka-plant and/or its charged ‘solar’ potency) together with vāta (vital wind) as the inflating, strengthening force that makes the generative organ “join member to member” and exceed ordinary measure.
Kind of charm
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
वाजीकरणम्। यथा॑सि॒तः प्र॒थय॑ते॒ वशाँ॒ अनु॒ वपूं॑षि कृ॒ण्वन्नसु॑रस्य मा॒यया॑ । ए॒वा ते॒ शेपः॒ सह॑सा॒यम॒र्कोऽङ्गे॒नाङ्गं॒ संस॑मकं कृणोतु
यह एक वजीकरण मंत्र है, ताकत बढ़ाने के लिए। जैसे काला भैंस अपनी मादा के पास जाता है, अपनी ताकत दिखाता है, वैसे ही यह अर्क तुम्हारी ताकत को बढ़ा दे। यह तुम्हारे शरीर को ताकत दे, अंग अंग को जोड़ दे।
Mantra 2
यथा॒ पस॑स्तायाद॒रं वाते॑न स्थूल॒भं कृ॒तम्। याव॒त् पर॑स्वतः॒ पस॒स्ताव॒त् ते वर्धतां॒ पसः॑
जैसे हवा से बड़ा ताकतवाला अंग बनता है, वैसे ही तुम्हारा अंग बड़ा हो। जितना भी बड़ा हो सकता है, उतना बड़ा हो जाओ। यह मंत्र ताकत और बड़ाई की दुआ है।
Mantra 3
या॒व॒द॒ङ्गीनं॒ पार॑स्वतं॒ हास्ति॑नं॒ गार्द॑भं च॒ यत्। याव॒दश्वस्य वा॒जिन॒स्ताव॑त् ते वर्धतां॒ पसः॑
जितना बड़ा हाथी का शरीर होता है, गधे का भी उतना ही बड़ा होता है। घोड़े में भी उतनी ही ताकत होती है। इतनी ही ताकत तुम्हारी भी बढ़ जाए।
Inside Sukta 72
How it unfolds
- How it opens
The hymn opens with an explicit rite-label ‘vājīkaraṇam’ and a vivid analogy of the ‘dark one’ spreading toward the receptive female, establishing the model of irresistible generative approach.
- What it asks
May arka, with force, make the generative organ join effectively in intercourse and increase beyond ordinary measure; may vāta ‘stouten’ and stretch it to sufficiency.
- Where its power lies
Efficacy is asserted through natural/animal standards of potency (wind-inflation; stallion vigor; elephantine/asinine measures), implying that mantra can reproduce these powers in the human body.
- How it closes
It closes by fixing a quantified wish—‘to that extent let thy member wax’—sealing the charm with repeated increase-formula (vardhatām).
Famous verses
aṅgenāṅgaṃ saṃsamakaṃ kṛṇotu
tāvat te vardhatāṃ pasaḥ
Kind of hymn
Vājīkaraṇa (Aphrodisiac/Virility rite)
What it is for
To remedy sexual weakness/insufficiency by increasing erection, size, and potency, culminating in effective union.
Who it is for
Householders seeking fertility/sexual vigor; ritual specialists applying Atharvanic charms for potency and reproductive success.
Also used as
- Bhaisajya
- Vājīkaraṇa (virility rite)
Powers of the deity
- Stimulates sexual arousal and erection
- Promotes swelling/engorgement and firmness
- Augments generative strength and stamina
- Ensures effective copulation/union and reproductive success
Why the deity is called
Invoked to transfer the ‘spreading’ and ‘inflating’ power of arka and vāta into the practitioner’s body, specifically to increase virile capacity and successful sexual union.
The seer
- Atharvan (Anukramaṇī attribution: Atharvanic seer/tradition)Atharvan. Bhaiṣajya–pauṣṭika charms: bodily strengthening, fertility/virility rites (vājīkaraṇa), and pragmatic mantra-therapy for functional impairment.
Other hymns of this seer
- AV.6.70
- AV.6.71
- AV.6.73
- AV.6.74
Preparing for the rite
- Secure arka (Calotropis procera) material (latex/leaf/fiber) or a prepared arka-based unction/amulet as per local Atharvanic practice.
- Observe basic bodily cleanliness; keep the rite private and intention-focused.
- Optionally prepare a small binding/amulet thread or a smearable paste using arka (with water, ghee, or a neutral carrier).
The rite
- Recite the three mantras sequentially as an empowerment (abhimantraṇa) over the arka substance.
- Apply the empowered substance as a light unction to the lower abdomen/thighs (or prepare/fasten an amulet), maintaining modesty and safety.
- Conclude by reaffirming the intended union (mantra 6.72.1’s ‘member-to-member’ joining) and proceed to intercourse at the appropriate time.
What it needs
- Arka (Calotropis procera) leaf/latex/fiber or arka-prepared paste
- Water and/or ghee as a carrier (optional)
- Thread/cloth for an amulet/band (optional)
When
Traditionally performed shortly before intercourse; optionally at night or in privacy, after bathing.
The main substance
Arka (Calotropis procera) as empowered plant-substance / ‘arka’ potency
Herbs
- Arka (Calotropis procera)
Amulets
- Arka-fiber/thread band (arka-tantu) or small arka-leaf packet (regional practice)
How it is prepared
Abhimantraṇa (recitation over the substance) followed by either (a) a small unction/paste made with water or ghee, or (b) binding as an amulet; apply/fasten immediately after recitation.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a vājīkaraṇa (virility) hymn used to increase male sexual potency, firmness, and effective union during intercourse.
Arka is treated as an empowered substance—often identified with the arka-plant (Calotropis) and its charged, radiant potency—invoked to strengthen generative power.
Atharvanic practice commonly pairs the recitation with arka as an unction or amulet after empowering it by mantra; however, exact procedures vary by tradition and are not fully specified within the three verses alone.
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