Sukta 64
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Saṃmanasya (Concord) / Devāḥ as exemplars
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires verification)
Mantras
Mantra 1
सांमनस्यम्। सं जा॑नीध्वं॒ सं पृ॑च्यध्वं॒ सं वो॒ मनां॑सि जानताम्। दे॒वा भा॒गं यथा॒ पूर्वे॑ संजाना॒ना उ॒पास॑ते
Know ye together; together be ye mingled; let your minds be of one knowing. As the Gods of old, in concord, attend upon their portion, so (be ye).
Mantra 2
स॒मा॒नो मन्त्रः॒ समि॑तिः समा॒नी स॑मा॒नं व्र॒तं स॒ह चि॒त्तमे॑षाम्। स॒मा॒नेन॑ वो ह॒विषा॑ जुहोमि समा॒नं चेतो॑ अभि॒संवि॑शध्वम्
Common be the spell, and common the assembly; common the observance, and together their purpose. With a common oblation do I make offering for you: into one and the same mind do ye enter, united.
Mantra 3
स॒मा॒नी व॒ आकू॑तिः समा॒ना हृद॑यानि वः । स॒मा॒नम॑स्तु वो॒ मनो॒ यथा॑ वः॒ सुस॒हास॑ति
Common be your purpose, common be your hearts; common be your mind, that among you there may be fair agreement.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is recited to create concord in a group—settling quarrels, preventing factional splits, and bringing an assembly or household into one shared intention and decision.
No. It can be performed purely by recitation. One verse mentions a “common oblation,” so some traditions optionally add a simple shared offering (havis), but it is not mandatory.
Unite speech, vows, and feelings: think together, meet together, commit together—so everyone enters the same mind and agreement becomes natural.
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