Atharva Veda Sukta 47
Kanda 7Anuvaka 5Sukta 472 Mantras

Sukta 47

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer attribution uncertain/variable)

Devata: Kuhū

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence with AV flexibility (longer pādas than strict anuṣṭubh)

Himne Paustika yang singkat ini memanggil Kuhū—daya bulan yang mujur, terkait dengan malam bulan baru—agar menjadikan kurban/ritus persembahan berhasil dan “menetapkan/menganugerahkan” kekayaan yang menyeluruh serta penuh pilihan kepada sang pelaksana yajña. Melalui seruan yang diulang-ulang (johavīmi) dan permohonan agar ia menerima havis (persembahan), sukta ini menargetkan rāyas-poṣa (pertambahan kemakmuran) serta karunia seorang putra pahlawan yang kuat (vīra). Daya himne ini terletak pada penyelarasan persembahan rumah tangga dengan aspek Kuhū yang reseptif dan membawa kesuburan, sehingga kelimpahan dan kelangsungan garis keturunan terjamin bersama-sama.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.47

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

Kuhū is a lunar goddess associated with the dark/new-moon phase, invoked here as a beneficent power who accepts offerings and turns the sacrifice into prosperity and fertility.

It asks for wealth of every desirable kind (viśvavāra rayi), sustained increase of resources (rāyas-poṣa), and the gift of a vīra—understood as a strong, worthy son or heroic strength for the household.

It fits especially well around amāvāsyā (new-moon observances) or any domestic offering for prosperity. Recite the two mantras with a simple havis offering, asking Kuhū to accept and ‘hear’ the rite so the requested increase manifests.

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