Sukta 67
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Indra and Pūṣan
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (probable; not fully verified)
Mantras
Mantra 1
शत्रुनाशनम्। परि॒ व॑र्त्मा॑नि स॒र्वत॒ इन्द्रः॑ पू॒षा च॑ सस्रतुः । मुह्य॑न्त्व॒द्यामूः सेना॑ अ॒मित्रा॑णां परस्त॒राम्
Enemy-destruction. Around the paths on every side have Indra and Pūṣan sped: let those armies of the foemen, this day, be confounded most utterly.
Mantra 2
मू॒ढा अ॒मित्रा॑श्चरताशी॒र्षाण॑ इ॒वाहयः॑ । तेषां॑ वो अ॒ग्निमू॑ढाना॒मिन्द्रो॑ हन्तु॒ वरं॑वरम्
Bewildered, O foemen, wander ye—headlong like serpents. Of you, fire-confounded, let Indra smite the choicest, one by one.
Mantra 3
ऐषु॑ नह्य॒ वृषा॒जिनं॑ हरि॒णस्या॒ भियं॑ कृधि । परा॑ङ॒मित्र॒ एष॑त्व॒र्वाची॒ गौरुपे॑षतु
Bind on, in these (quarters), the bull-hide; upon the antelope’s fear do thou impose (it). Away, O Mitra, let the foe be driven; hitherward let the Cow draw near and come unto us.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to protect all approaches (roads, paths, boundaries) and to cause enemy forces to become disoriented, panic, and lose leadership, while safety and prosperity return to the performer.
Indra supplies force that breaks hostile power and strikes leaders, while Pūṣan is the guardian of roads and safe passage; together they ‘cover’ the routes and turn movement and advantage toward the performer.
Yes. The third verse mentions binding on a bull-hide (vṛṣā-jina) as a protective fastening, and the second verse invokes Agni as a confounding force that contributes to the enemy’s bewilderment.
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