Atharva Veda Sukta 129
Kanda 6Anuvaka 13Sukta 1293 Mantras

Sukta 129

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Bhaga (fortune/portion), with Indra as co-agent

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Ten krótki hymn paustika przywołuje Bhagę, fortunę jako czyjąś prawowitą "część", wraz z obfitym wsparciem Indry, aby zapewnić pomyślność i uczynić recytującego "fortunnym" (bhagin). Przyciąga dobrobyt z królestwa roślinnego (drzew, zwłaszcza śāṃśapa) i jednocześnie odpędza arātis (źli życzący, rywale, przeszkadzający), którzy mogliby utrudniać zysk. Moc mantry polega na zharmonizowaniu praktykującego z powracającym, nawet ukrytym udziałem Bhagi i utrwaleniu go poprzez apotropeiczne wygnanie.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.129

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

Bhaga is the Vedic power of fortune understood as your rightful allotted share—what properly comes to you. Here Bhaga is invoked to make the reciter ‘fortunate’ (bhagin) and to stabilize gains.

The hymn treats prosperity as something lodged within vegetation—stored, hidden, and recoverable. Śāṃśapa functions as a tangible implement/amulet that helps ‘tap’ that vegetative reservoir of Bhaga.

It is an apotropaic dismissal of arātis—people or forces that obstruct your success (envy, rivalry, hostile claimants). The mantra is meant to protect acquisitions and prevent interference with one’s portion.

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