Sukta 37
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per Anukramaṇī for 7.37)
Devata: Vāsaḥ (Garment) as charm-medium; Kāma/Manas implicitly
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
この一頌から成るアタルヴァ系の呪歌は、衣（vāsaḥ）を意図の物質的担い手として用い、男の注意と愛情を語り手にのみ結びつけることを目的とする。自らの布を男に掛ける／触れさせることで、その心（manas）と欲（kāma）を競争相手の女たち――社会的に「名高い」者であっても――から逸らし、接触呪術によって単一の執着を成立させる。
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Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn invokes Vāsaḥ, the garment/cloth, treating it as an active charm-medium that can carry the speaker’s intention through touch and wearing.
To make a man devoted to the speaker alone (kevala), and to prevent other women—even prominent or “famed” ones—from attracting him.
No. The central “substance” is the practitioner’s own garment; the rite works through recitation plus direct contact (placing/draping or briefly having him wear it).
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