Atharva Veda Sukta 29
Kanda 6Anuvaka 3Sukta 293 Mantras

Sukta 29

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (per anukramaṇī for ariṣṭa material; confirm in critical apparatus).

Devata: Śānti (functional), with focus on the omen-birds (ulūka, kapota) as agents/signs.

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (Atharvanic omen-verses often deviate; confirm by metrical count).

AV 6.29は、家に現れる凶兆を祓うための簡潔なアリシュタ・ニヴァーラナ(ariṣṭa-nivāraṇa)の護符的讃歌であり、凶兆鳥――とりわけフクロウの鳴き声と、ハトが家の炉火(家火)に触れるという不吉な接触――がもたらす家内の災いを無力化する。ここではそれらの徴を「空しく効力のないもの」(mogha)として言い換え、ニッリティ(Nirṛti)がその「使者」を通して侵入するのを遮断し、儀礼によって脅威の力を一年のあいだ家から遠ざけ、ヤマ(Yama)に結びつく追放先へと送り返す。

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.29

Mantras

Mantra 1

अरिष्टक्षयणम्। अ॒मून् हे॒तिः प॑त॒त्रिणी॒ न्येऽतु॒ यदुलू॑को॒ वद॑ति मो॒घमे॒तत्। यद् वा॑ क॒पोत॑ प॒दम॒ग्नौ कृ॒णोति॑

(凶を退ける。)かの翼ある凶なる飛び矢よ、去りて下へ落ちよ。梟が鳴くとき、この兆しは空しからんことを。あるいは、鳩よ、おまえが火の中に足跡をしるすときも(また空しからんことを)。

Mantra 2

यौ ते॑ दू॒तौ नि॑रृत इ॒दमे॒तोऽप्र॑हितौ॒ प्रहि॑तौ वा गृ॒हं नः॑ । क॒पो॒तो॒लू॒काभ्या॒मप॑दं॒ तद॑स्तु

ニルリティ(Nirṛti)よ、汝の二人の使者が、遣わされずとも遣わされても、ここへ、われらの家へ来るならば——鳩と梟によるその足跡は跡絶えよ、そこに足場を得ることなかれ。

Mantra 3

अ॒वै॒र॒ह॒त्याये॒दमा प॑पत्यात् सुवी॒रता॑या इ॒दमा स॑सद्यात्। परा॑ङे॒व परा॑ वद॒ परा॑ची॒मनु॑ सं॒वत॑म्। यथा॑ य॒मस्य॑ त्वा गृ॒हेऽर॒सं प्र॑ति॒चाक॑शाना॒भूकं॑ प्रति॒चाक॑शान्

怨みを離れるために、これよここへ飛来せよ。よき勇健のために、これよここに鎮まれ。外へ向いた者のように、言え――去れ、去れ、年の巡りに従って去れ。ヤマ(Yama)の家にあって味わいなく、振り返り見つつあるがごとく――そのように振り返りつつ、害なく去れ。

Frequently Asked Questions

In Atharvanic omen-logic, certain bird behaviors are read as portents that can ‘carry’ misfortune into the home. This hymn treats them as Nirṛti’s messengers and neutralizes their sign-value so they cannot establish entry.

Mogha means the omen is declared ineffective—its harmful message is annulled. Apada means it has no ‘footing’ or track in the house: the channel by which misfortune could take hold is ritually denied.

It does both: it sends the threatening force outward (even toward Yama’s domain as a banishment image) and simultaneously petitions for non-enmity and ‘good heroism’—a positive, stabilizing outcome for the household.

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