Atharva Veda Sukta 9
Kanda 15Anuvaka 1Sukta 93 Mantras

Sukta 9

Rishi: Vrātya tradition (anonymous/collective)

Devata: Viś (the people) / Vrātya as functional focus

Chandas: Prose-like / short gāyatrī-like cadence but not securely metrical

Himne singkat dalam kompleks Vrātya ini membingkai kepemimpinan sakral sebagai poros tempat rakyat (viś) dan lembaga-lembaga kunci negara secara wajar berbaris dan menyatu. Dengan menyebut Dewan (sabhā), Majelis (samiti), bala tentara (senā), dan para pahlawan (śūrāḥ) sebagai para pengikut, himne ini secara ritual meneguhkan legitimasi politik serta persetujuan sipil-militer bagi penerimanya. Daya kerjanya tampil sebagai jimat-pengetahuan: siapa yang “mengetahui demikian” menjadi sebuah प्रियं धाम—sebuah kedudukan yang diterima dan disukai di tengah badan-badan tersebut

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

For securing followership and legitimacy—getting the people and key institutions (council, assembly, army, heroes) to align behind a leader.

They are personified civic institutions: Sabhā as the council and Samiti as the broader assembly. Invoking them means seeking formal consent and public acceptance.

It means becoming a dear, favored ‘seat’ or established standing—someone welcomed and influential within the council, assembly, and the military body.

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