Sukta 47
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer attribution uncertain/variable)
Devata: Kuhū
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence with AV flexibility (longer pādas than strict anuṣṭubh)
Mantras
Mantra 1
कुहूः। कुहूं देवीं सुकृतं विद्मनापसमस्मिन् यज्ञे सुहवा जोहवीमि । सा नो रयिं विश्ववारं नि यच्छाद् ददातु वीरं शतदायमुक्थ्यऽम्
Kuhū! Kuhū, the Goddess, beneficent, with knowledge active, in this sacrifice—easy to invoke—I call on her again and again. May she assign to us wealth of every choicest sort, and give a hero-son, a hundred-giving boon, worthy of hymn.
Mantra 2
कुहूर्देवानाममृतस्य पत्नी हव्या नो अस्य हविषो जुषेत । शृणोतु यज्ञमुशती नो अद्य रायस्पोषं चिकितुषी दधातु
Kuhū, the Gods’ consort of immortality—may she accept for us the offered portions of this oblation. Let her, well-inclined, hear the sacrifice to-day, and, wise in her knowing, bestow on us increase of wealth.
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.