Sukta 136
Rishi: Atharvanic (unspecified in input)
Devata: Oṣadhi (the Herb) and Pṛthivī (Earth-goddess)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
AV 6.136は短い治療呪で、名を明かさぬ薬草を「女神なる大地に生まれたもの」として神聖化し、それを用いて髪をしっかりと定着させ、太くし、再生させる。讃歌は植物を敬虔に採取するところから始まり、ついで堅固さと新たな発毛を直接に命じ、結びに「万病を癒す」草の散布／塗布によって、抜け毛と切れ毛を防ぐ。
Mantras
Mantra 1
केशदृंहणम्। दे॒वी दे॒व्यामधि॑ जा॒ता पृ॑थि॒व्याम॑स्योषधे । तां त्वा॑ नितत्नि॒ केशे॑भ्यो॒ दृंह॑णाय खनामसि
（髪を強めるもの。）女神よ、女神の上に生まれ、大地に宿る薬草よ。広くひろがる汝を、髪を堅く強めるために、我らは掘り取り、髪に施す。
Mantra 2
दृंह॑ प्र॒त्नान् ज॒नयाजा॑तान् जा॒तानु॒ वर्षी॑यसस्कृधि
古きものを堅固にせよ。いまだ生まれぬものを生み出せ。すでに生まれたものは、時にかなって、いよいよ久しく、いよいよ豊かならしめよ。
Mantra 3
यस्ते॒ केशो॑ऽव॒पद्य॑ते॒ समू॑लो॒ यश्च॑ वृ॒श्चते॑ । इ॒दं तं वि॒श्वभे॑षज्या॒भि षि॑ञ्चामि वी॒रुधा॑
汝の髪で、根ごと抜け落ちるもの、また刈り取られるもの――その害を、われは「万病を癒す薬」によって灌ぎ、力ある薬草（vīrudhā）によって灌いで鎮める。
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a short Atharvavedic healing charm used to strengthen hair at the roots, reduce hair-fall, and encourage new, lasting growth through an empowered herb application.
The main power is Oṣadhi (the medicinal herb) grounded in Pṛthivī (Earth-goddess). The hymn also names the plant’s curative force as viśvabheṣajya, the “all-healing remedy.”
The hymn describes digging up the plant for hair-strengthening, then applying it to the scalp/hair roots and finally sprinkling or wetting the affected area with the plant remedy while reciting the verses.
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