Sukta 130
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often treated as anonymous/atharvanic for such kāmya hymns)
Devata: Smara (Kāma) empowered through Apsarases; Gods as dispatchers
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (edition-dependent; many AV love-spells are treated as anuṣṭubh)
AV 6.130は、アタルヴァ系の簡潔な恋愛呪であり、アプサラスと諸神を介してスマラ（カーマ）を「遣わし」、望む相手を恋い病ませ、落ち着きを失わせ、術者への焦がれる思慕で燃え立たせる。讃歌は魅惑・服従（vaśīkaraṇa）と同時に競争相手の排除をも図り、標的に術者のみを想起させ、他の者をすべて忘れよと命じる。その力は神々の聖なる差遣として枠づけられ、神々がスマラを駆り立て、マルットとアグニが標的の内なる狂熱と灼熱をいっそう強める。
Mantras
Mantra 1
स्मरः। र॒थ॒जितां॑ राथजिते॒यीना॑मप्स॒रसा॑म॒यं स्म॒रः । देवाः॒ प्र हि॑णुत स्म॒रम॒सौ मामनु॑ शोचतु
スモラ（Smara）。これはアプサラス（Apsaras）たちのスモラ、ラタジター（Rathajitā）たちの、ラタジテイー（Rathajiteyī）たちのスモラ。神々よ、スモラを駆り立てよ。かの者が我に従って恋い焦がれ、思いに焼かれよ。
Mantra 2
अ॒सौ मे॑ स्मरता॒दिति॑ प्रि॒यो मे॑ स्मरता॒दिति॑ । देवाः॒ प्र हि॑णुत स्म॒रम॒सौ मामनु॑ शोचतु
「かの者が我を想え」と、かく。「我が愛しき者が我を想え」と、かく。神々よ、スモラ（Smara）を駆り立てよ。かの者が我に従って恋い焦がれよ。
Mantra 3
यथा॒ मम॒ स्मरा॑द॒सौ नामुष्या॒हं क॒दा च॒न। देवाः॒ प्र हि॑णुत स्म॒रम॒सौ मामनु॑ शोचतु
かの者が我を想え――そして、あの別の者を決して想うな、いかなる時にも。神々よ、スーマラ（Smara）を駆り立てよ；かの者が我に焦がれ、我を慕って嘆け。
Mantra 4
उन्मा॑दयत मरुत॒ उद॑न्तरिक्ष मादय । अग्न॒ उन्मा॑दया॒ त्वम॒सौ मामनु॑ शोचतु
彼を狂わせよ、マルット（Maruts）よ；中空（アンタリクシャ）を酔わせよ。アグニ（Agni）よ、汝も彼を狂わせよ；かの者が我に焦がれよ。
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to intensify attraction and compel a specific person to pine after the performer, with an emphasis on exclusive remembrance and longing.
Apsarases embody enchantment and irresistible allure; the hymn treats Smara as their empowered force, making desire a summoned and directed potency.
In the received text of this sukta, no specific substances are prescribed; it functions primarily as a spoken/recited ‘sending’ of Smara, though later practice may add customary purifications.
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