Atharva Veda Sukta 9
Kanda 15Anuvaka 1Sukta 93 Mantras

Sukta 9

Rishi: Vrātya tradition (anonymous/collective)

Devata: Viś (the people) / Vrātya as functional focus

Chandas: Prose-like / short gāyatrī-like cadence but not securely metrical

Himne ringkas dalam gugusan Vrātya ini membingkai kepemimpinan sakral sebagai paksi tempat rakyat (viś) dan institusi-institusi utama negara secara wajar berhimpun. Dengan menamakan Majlis (sabhā), Perhimpunan (samiti), bala tentera (senā), dan para wira (śūrāḥ) sebagai pengikut, ia secara ritual meneguhkan keabsahan politik serta persetujuan sivik-ketenteraan bagi penerimanya. Kuasanya dinyatakan sebagai jampi-pengetahuan: sesiapa yang “mengetahui demikian” menjadi priyaṃ dhāma—suatu kedudukan yang diterima dan disukai dalam kalangan badan-badan ini.

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

For securing followership and legitimacy—getting the people and key institutions (council, assembly, army, heroes) to align behind a leader.

They are personified civic institutions: Sabhā as the council and Samiti as the broader assembly. Invoking them means seeking formal consent and public acceptance.

It means becoming a dear, favored ‘seat’ or established standing—someone welcomed and influential within the council, assembly, and the military body.

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