Sukta 37
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per Anukramaṇī for 7.37)
Devata: Vāsaḥ (Garment) as charm-medium; Kāma/Manas implicitly
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Mantra Atharvan satu bait ini memakai “pakaian/kain” (vāsaḥ) sebagai pembawa niat secara fisik untuk mengikat perhatian dan kasih-sayang seorang pria agar tertuju semata-mata kepada si penutur. Dengan meletakkan atau menggunakan kain miliknya pada tubuh pria itu, kidung ini bertujuan mengalihkan pikiran (manas) dan hasrat (kāma)nya dari para perempuan saingan, bahkan yang termasyhur secara sosial, lalu menegakkan keterikatan tunggal melalui magi sentuhan.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn invokes Vāsaḥ, the garment/cloth, treating it as an active charm-medium that can carry the speaker’s intention through touch and wearing.
To make a man devoted to the speaker alone (kevala), and to prevent other women—even prominent or “famed” ones—from attracting him.
No. The central “substance” is the practitioner’s own garment; the rite works through recitation plus direct contact (placing/draping or briefly having him wear it).
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