Sukta 134
Kanda 6Anuvaka 14Sukta 1343 Mantras

Sukta 134

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)

Devata: Indra (Śacīpati) / Vajra as personified force

Chandas: Uṣṇih (explicitly referenced as operative meter)

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a polity-protection (rāṣṭrabhṛt) charm with hostile-magical (abhicārika) force, meant to neutralize and destroy an aggressor who threatens the realm—driving him down, preventing his return, and ensuring pursuit even to the border.

The hymn treats chandas as an operative instrument: reciting in/with Uṣṇih is portrayed as strengthening the vajra’s strike, paralleling Indra’s mythic victory over Vṛtra.

Sīmanta is the territorial boundary or limit of jurisdiction; the mantra commands the vajra to chase the attacker up to that boundary, ensuring the threat is not merely expelled but decisively struck down.